Unique Wedding Favors

As much as we all love candy, little chocolates, Jordan Almonds or M&M's...  it can get a little boring.



Set a statement with your wedding favors! Try something different and unique like these treats:



Flip Flops in your colors are great for a cute outdoors wedding!



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These are the cutest things EVER!



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Or even some herbs or plants are fun





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The sky is the limit with wedding favors! Do something creative that shows your personality as a couple and make sure your guests never forget your wedding!



Guestbook Fun

When I stumbled across this, I just knew I had to share it with you guys! Bleu De Toi has come out with this fun and unique way of remembering the guests at your wedding. This guestbook fingerprint tree can become a lovely keepsake to hang on your wall instead of just some book that sits in a box in your attic.

Each woodcut print is hand printed and personalized just for you! The branches are left bare and you can choose the ink colors you want your guests to leave their thumb prints with.

I just love this idea! It's different and cute and fun for all of your guests!

You could even do balloons!! So adorable!





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Photobooth Craziness

Wedding planning is a serious business, okay.... There is absolutely no time for fooling around or fun and games. It's just work work work all the time. I have evidence. Look below.

Ok I lied. We love our job! It's so much fun! We were just having a little photobooth fun at Glenda and Jake's wedding. Such a great treat for all the guests! Go to phobooth.com and rent one for your wedding!

Perfect Wedding Favors for Santa Barbara....

I had come across some beach favors and though I thought that this was part of the budget that I could definitely DIY, these were too cute not to share. My original plan was to make CDs (I have a ton of blank CDs and covers, one of my occupational perks and probably more music than I can think of) because that would be very cute, very us and very free! However, I am LOVING these beach-themed wine favors. We're getting married in Santa Barbara, so what better favor than something that combines my two favorite things about SB- the beach and the wineries! To keep costs down, I can give one per couple. What do you think?

Starfish Wine Stopper (100+ = $1.46/ea, 2-99 = $1.72/ea)

Seashell Wine Stopper (from 2-99: $1.72/ea and 100+: $1.46/ea)

 

Chrome Seashell Wine Stopper (for more than 72 it's $1.64/ea) 

 

Personalized Wine Stoppers (100+: $1.92/ea)

Beach Themed Wine Charms (for more than 96 it's $2.60/ea)

 

Sparkly Starfish Wine Stopper (2-99: $1.79/ea and 100+: $1.53/ea)

Starfish Wine opener (50-99: $1.89/ea and 100+: $1.59/ea)

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How To DIY Vinyl Record Bowl!

Hey guys! Thought I'd share a couple of pictures of our homemade wedding fund bowl...actually, I have two. One's a vase for pennies and the other is the bowl for all other coins.

The bowl is a Bobby Gentry and Glen Campbell vinyl record that my friend got at a thrift store for 50 cents but, I've bought vinyl for as low as a nickel. This is her creation- thanks Jill! She was kind enough to give me the how-to, so I can share it with all of you! There are two methods, so whichever works for you- go for it!

1) The fun part! Shopping for vinyl!!!! Go to your local thrift store or garage sales or second-hand record stores and buy a cheap record that reflects your musical taste.
2) Preheat your oven to 200-250 degrees Fahrenheit (100-150 Celsius)
3) Place your record on the center of an upside down, oven-safe bowl on top of a baking sheet.
4) Place in oven and KEEP A CLOSE WATCH.
5) Each oven is different but, the record takes around 4-8 minutes to "droop" or melt around the bowl.
6) Wearing oven mitts (duh!), take out your creation and place it around another bowl.
7) Either mold it around the bowl or you can hand mold it to your liking. If you like what it looks like after you take it out of the oven, ignore this step.
8) Let cool for 10-15 minutes.
9) Flip it over and you're done!

 

View from bottom of the bowl

"Edges Up Method" (I think this is the easier version!)

1)Find an oven-safe glass bowl that's slightly smaller than the record.

2) Preheat oven to 200-250 F or 100-150 C.

3) Put the record, centered, over the top of the glass bowl.

4) Put the record and bowl into the oven, place a can (canned food) on top of the record.

5) Again, WATCH THE BOWL CAREFULLY!  If the sides of the record start to fold over the glass bowl, then your can may not be heavy enough, or you might need a larger bowl. If you don't want to start over, or if you simply want a deeper vinyl bowl, try pushing the can down carefully.

6) When you like what you see, take the bowl out of the oven.

7) Cool for 10-15 minutes, flip and enjoy!

View from the side

These bowls are really cute, you can infuse your musical taste throughout the house and they also make great, inexpensive gifts. I just made it into the wedding fund, with my so obvious DIY sign, because it's cute, convenient and very "us".

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Fizzy Favors!

Did you know that Jones Soda will personalize the pictures on their soda's for you! So if you wanted to have let's say and Orange and Blue Wedding, you can order the soda's with your pictures on them or a picture of your families... whatever you want! And then get the soda flavors or colors to match your theme!



These would also be a fun addition to your Holiday Party Drink Menu! But order by December 9th to have them in time for the Holidays! {Geez, are we that close to the holidays! Where did this year go!}



At $29.99 a 12-pack, for personalized favors, isn't a bad deal!



How fun, and yummy right! Fizzy fun favors!



Photo by: Caroline Johnson

Mad Cookies!

I found these adorable cookies at Mad Baker! Gosh, she is talented!!!

Just thought I'd share!