Budgeting your wedding favors is not rocket science, but it is not as easy as buying your weekly groceries. Before you shell out your cash and blow your budget out of proportion, here is some important information you need to know so your wedding favor budget will make sense any which way you look at it.
First of all, you need to identify the number of favors you will need. At some weddings, the couple gives wedding favors to all the guests that will attend. For some, they give favors per couple, and still for some, per family. Once you know the number of guests, you can gauge whether you can just give out little inexpensive niceties or if you have a small number of guests you will be giving favors to, you can consider giving a more expensive party favor.
Next, source available suppliers for your favors. Check the price range and see if their items fit in the ballpark figure of your budget. It is okay if you do not have a favor item in mind yet as you will see so many favors that even if you have thought of one, you might still change your mind.
You can check mail order suppliers, online bridal favors stores, visit a local wedding store, or you can check out supermarkets for items you can use as favors. Ask if they offer wholesale prices since you will be buying in bulk, unless you have an intimate wedding with few guests.
When you have the cost per item of your favor, do not forget to add the packaging costs to the expenses when decorating the favors as well as the costs for favor labels. While the packaging and decorations may be optional in some cases, the favor labels are a must as they contain the wedding details. If you forget to include all these incidentals, either you will come up short with your wedding favors or blow your budget out of proportion – and neither option looks pretty.
Some decorations that you may fancy include heart charms, beads, and ribbons. Even if they cost just a little, you may end up hurting your budget as you may be buying in bulk.
If your budget constraints are really too tight, you may consider buying wedding favors from your local grocery store. Cheap wedding favors that are readily available in grocery stores are lip balms, coasters, and shot glasses. You can also print your own wedding labels to save on cost.
Just like any other item in your wedding budget, you need to be creative and resourceful so you can maximize your wedding budget, and maybe even have a few extra for that lovely honeymoon afterwards.
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