Wedding Features / July 1, 2022
100 Gift Ideas for Wedding Guests
Contents:
- Sweets
- Drinks, Condiments, and Snacks
- Custom Ideas
- Wedding Gifts That Can Be Used After the Wedding
- Seasonal and Thematic Gifts
- Entertainment and Symbolism
We have divided favor ideas into categories to make it easier for you to choose.
Sweets
- Meringue is so light and weightless, it’s perfect as a gourmet gift.
- If the meringue is a little fragile, you can substitute marshmallows.
- Make a miniature brownie for each guest. You can use it as a seating chart by attaching a piece of paper with the name of the person to whom it is addressed.
- Make boxes of colorful macaroons for your guests.
- Truffles will be appreciated by guests right at the wedding when coffee is served.
- Futuristic candy, printed with a food 3D printer, looks very original. As an option, you can make figurines of the guests and use them for seating.
- Monpensier boxes.
- Fondant. You can make it yourself or buy it ready-made.
- Fun cupcake pops will be the perfect way out if you’ve run out of gift ideas.
- Or cupcakes for each guest.
- Cookies with a fortune.
- Delicious scones are a budget-friendly gift option for a cozy, homemade wedding.
- Buy a Kinder Surprise for each guest: candy and a toy in one gift.
- A chocolate bar is a classic sweet treat that all guests will appreciate.
- And chocolate champagne bottles are good as gifts for winning the competition.
- Homemade cookies.
- Lollipops.
- Colorful liquorice sticks will add brightness to the feast.
- You can remember your childhood and make colorful marmalade in sugar for your guests.
- Or make sacks so guests can fill ’em up with candy.
Drinks, Condiments, and Snacks
- You can make a small bottle of champagne or wine with a straw for each guest.
- Cocktails in a mason jar with a theme label.
- A voucher for guests to order drinks from the bar.
- Packets of nuts (chocolate covered or not).
- Bright apple or any other fruit on plates looks spectacular.
- Chewy candy in the shape of hearts.
- Or breath-freshening jelly beans with a playful caption.
- Jars of honey.
- Or leave the honey in the honeycomb and package it up nicely.
- Bundles of herbs would make an original and useful gift.
- Spices in a corked bottle, filled with multicolored layers—an unusual and very stylish solution.
- Jars with home-made adjika.
- Tea in a bottle with a crusty cork always looks stylish.
- A small box of tea.
- A small can of coffee will ensure your guests have a brisk morning after the wedding party.
- Baskets or bags of berries.
Custom Ideas
- Reusable wine stoppers engraved with your guest’s name.
- Personalized liquor flasks.
- Mini olive oil bottles.
- Small notepad with a wedding theme on the cover.
- Stylish pens or pencils.
- Original cup holders.
- Candles (you can use regular candles or pour paraffin into glasses with the names of the bride and groom).
- Unusual candle holders.
- Let your guests become real cooks—give them a set of baking molds.
- Compact mirror.
- A decorative heart made of wood (it can also be used for decor or as a card indicating the guest’s place at the table).
- An antique key with the guest’s name.
- On a rod or in letters instead of a “tongue”.
- A handmade paper flower so he can take it with him.
- Surprisingly enough, books!
- Let it be the one that everyone has long dreamed of, or just rare copies with a hint of antiquity.
- A charitable gift—such as making a small donation on behalf of each guest to a charitable organization and presenting the guests with certificates that prove it.
Wedding Gifts That Can Be Used After the Wedding
- Name glass pendants.
- If you have a colorful wedding, decorate the glasses with colorful name bracelets.
- Flash Tattoos: These metal patterns are water resistant and last a long time.
- A keychain with a photo or guest’s name on it.
- Name lip balms.
- Handmade soaps.
- Bath Bombs.
- Jars of scented salts.
- Mini bottles of scented bath foam.
- Towels with guests’ names printed on them.
- If there are many women in attendance, why not give each of them nail polish in the color of the wedding?
- Name sachet bags.
- Live bulbous plants (tulips or crocuses).
- Delicate violets.
- Succulents will fit into the interiors of most modern apartments.
- Present a bean sprout, with a suggestion to go on a fabulous journey together in the footsteps of plucky Jack.
- Candles with a scent reminiscent of a wedding.
Seasonal and Thematic Gifts
- If the wedding is planned during a hot season, prepare beautiful fans for each guest.
- And sunglasses, especially if the banquet is outdoors.
- And if it’s on the coast, put a basket of flip-flops.
- During a winter wedding, hot chocolate will come in handy.
- Cones with a bronze or gold plating will look very original.
- Decorate each place setting with a snowflake. made of ceramics, mastic, or chocolate.
- Or place mesmerizing glass snow globes near each plate.
- On Christmas Eve, give your guests personalized Christmas decorations.
- Or bake gingerbread men.
- Bengal lights!
- Kids will especially love the firecrackers.
- Hand warmers would be great for a late fall wedding.
- For Easter, you can make a nest and fill it with eggs.
- Jam jars look great at rustic weddings.
- If you have a honeymoon planned after your wedding, or if you’re just using a travel theme for your wedding, play up the luggage tags.
- If you have an oriental wedding, prettily decorated scented sticks would be nice.
- Certificate for a meeting with the bride and groom (going to the movies, restaurant, dinner at home, etc.).
Entertainment and Symbolism
- Hire a caricaturist who will not only entertain, but also give everyone in attendance their portraits.
- A magician’s performance.
- Give your guests Rubik’s cubes and determine right at the wedding who is the fastest to assemble them!
- Put origami on each plate with instructions, and at the end of the wedding, have a contest for the best figure.
- Coloring books would be a great gift for kids.
- Soap bubbles will allow everyone to dive back into their childhood.
- Raffle tickets What if someone at your wedding becomes a millionaire?
- Interior cushions with funny images.
- Fun wedding-themed badges.
- Give a hashtag emblem and include a link on it that makes it easy to find all the stuff about your wedding.
- Soft toys to commemorate the warmth of your celebration.
- Print out your signature recipe for each guest.
- Hand out thumb drives with your wedding playlist.
- Take a Polaroid (or Fuji Instax) camera to your wedding, and all guests get a printed photo of the bride and groom at once.
- Photo frame. You can use it at the wedding to indicate where your guests are seated, and then have everyone take it with them when they leave.