The basic tenet of beach wedding favors is their expression of the beauty of the beach. There are many variations of beach wedding favors to choose from. One would be spoilt for choice with the array of wedding favors designed specifically for this occasion by retailers. As an alternative, homemade beach wedding favors are also very easy to make with materials easily obtainable.
The many categories and types of beach wedding favors are, among others, silver, edible, Cinderella and seashell, along with other variations of beach wedding favors as well.
Silver includes wine bottle openers, wine stoppers, silver coasters and others. They are symbols of elegance and are classic choices for weddings.
Some choices for edible favors are candy bar favors and cookies, these items are personalized into beach themes and handed out to guests.
Seashells! The thing that brings to mind when it comes to beaches and highly common for these favors. Seashells can be incorporated into coffee scoops, place card holders, key chains and many more.
Flip flops, sailboats, beach chairs, pails, seahorses, fishes, palm trees, lanterns, crabs, Hawaiian shirts, and many others are often used for beach and beach themed weddings’ favors. With the array of selection provided from retailers and the vast room for creativity to produce them on your own, the perfect wedding favor for your liking and budget is bound to be found.
You know that there are so many choices to choose from provided by retailers, but what’s more saving and unique than making them yourself and proudly claim them as your creations? Here are some ideas to get you started:
1. Cookies
To preserve the shape of your cookies during baking, shortbread dough is preferred to others for the characteristic ability for it to let the shape remain intact. The tool that is required for this purpose is a cookie cutter. With the beach theme borne in mind, some of the cookie cutters that can be used are stars, fishes and so on.
To produce a more “lively” effect of starfish on your cookies, slightly slant the “arms” of the stars. Also, add a variety of food coloring to produce eye catching cookie wedding favors.
2. Chocolates
With chocolate molds in hand (these can be purchased online or at craft retailers), starfish, seashells, fishes, and even seahorses can be produced in a jiffy. What can make them even more special is by adding gold or silver almonds. Your creations can be made even more special with clever wrappings. A notable consideration is the weather of the ceremony. Should it be hot and humid, this selection is not recommended because the chocolate wedding favors would melt and lose their shapes.
3. Starfish
A magnet and some decorative items are all you need to turn this sea creature into a wonderful present. First hot glue the magnets to the back of the starfish. Then, paste glitter, or further add bows to the arms of the starfish.
These, and so many other ideas that you can come up with will help a whole lot and help manage your budget better. The connotation commonly made for those who have beach or beach themed weddings – that they are of the upper class – is untrue and these variants of weddings is possible even for those who are not, with proper planning and preparation.
If creating your own favors is too time consuming or not feasible, retailers provide for many types suitable for different budgets and tastes. Formal or informal, cheap or expensive, tastes of different individuals, these are all provided for. Question is, where?
The highly recommended method of obtaining these favors is from your wedding planner. This is because he or she will be able to find great resources that are value for money.
Also, party supply stores can be scoured. They often stock many kinds of wedding favor ideas to choose from. Online retailers are also highly helpful due to the convenience and quantity of retailers to choose from.
Make it on your own, or buying – whatever the choice may be, what is important is to begin ahead of the anticipated wedding date. This is essential to avoid a shortage of supplies should the purchases be done at the last minute, stress from having to make wedding favors at a pressed time or adding to the pressure of preparing for your wedding.
