It is crazy to think that a year ago & I was wrapping up 5 months of wedding projects and getting ready for the big day! I can tell that it's wedding season again because I have been getting lots of comments & emails about different DIY touches from our wedding last year! One of the most common questions I get is about the favors table at our wedding reception.
I couldn't decide what I wanted to do for wedding favors... so I figured I would just make a bunch of my favorites & make a table where guests can choose what they want to keep! I mean, personalized coasters are cool... but if there are 5 people in one family, you don't want 5 sets of coasters! It was unique & ended up being a hit!
I apologize in advance for the horrible pictures! I really didn't make any tutorials and most of the pictures came off of my crappy cell phone. I guess that's what I get for doing my project gradually while watching the Bachelor! :)
1. Custom CD's I made about 40 CD's of the music from our wedding ceremony & special dance songs. This was really inexpensive because it didn't require much! I got the CD labels from Office Max and the CD's & sleeves from Walmart. These were really fun & a good way to remember the songs from your special day... especially if you're doing more contemporary music rather than cheesy love songs! :-) Our music included Lucky {Colbie Caillat}, Always Forever {Phil Wickham}, Deeply In Love {Hillsong}, I Do {Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat}, The Way I Am {Ingrid Michaelson} and a couple of other fun songs!
2. Handmade Tile Coaster
These were by far the favorite from the whole table! I probably should have just done coasters only... but I didn't know everyone would LOVE coasters so much! I will do a tutorial on these soon... but there are about a million out there. The cost was cheap because we bought the plain white tiles at the restore for 5 cents a piece! I did sets of 4 and used scrapbook paper from Hobby Lobby. You also need felt for the bottom, mod podge, spray sealer & ribbon. I made "Thank You" tags on the computer using microsoft word & a scalloped edge punch {see more pictures below}.
3. Thank You Candles
I bought 2 packs of these from Michaels using a 40% off coupon. Totally not DIY, but I thought it was a good filler & very inexpensive if you use a coupon!
4. "Love is Brewing" Coffee Packets
Here is a good gift for the guys who don't care about coasters & candles! It was also VERY inexpensive! I got the cone bags on sale for less than $1 per 25, but I am sure you could buy them online for not much money. I bought an organic dark roast for $6/lb at Trader Joes and put approx. 12 Tbsp in each packet. It's been a while so I don't remember my exact measurements, but I want to say that I got around 14-16 packets per pound of coffee. I tied them up with a ribbon & homemade "Love Is Brewing" tag. {see more pictures below}
Here is a good gift for the guys who don't care about coasters & candles! It was also VERY inexpensive! I got the cone bags on sale for less than $1 per 25, but I am sure you could buy them online for not much money. I bought an organic dark roast for $6/lb at Trader Joes and put approx. 12 Tbsp in each packet. It's been a while so I don't remember my exact measurements, but I want to say that I got around 14-16 packets per pound of coffee. I tied them up with a ribbon & homemade "Love Is Brewing" tag. {see more pictures below}
5. Sweet Pea Packets
I got these packets of seeds on sale for like 25 cents/dozen so I just used them as a filler! But they were gone so I am guessing that there were some gardeners at our wedding :)
I got these packets of seeds on sale for like 25 cents/dozen so I just used them as a filler! But they were gone so I am guessing that there were some gardeners at our wedding :)
6. Cookie Cutters & Recipes
I also got these cookie cutters at the Carlson Craft sale for less than $2/for 24 of them, but I know that you can get them online also! I printed out a favorite cookie recipe of ours on white card stock & matted it on black. Then I punched out a hole in the top corner & tied the cookie cutters with a ribbon. They looked so cute spread out on the table.
I also got these cookie cutters at the Carlson Craft sale for less than $2/for 24 of them, but I know that you can get them online also! I printed out a favorite cookie recipe of ours on white card stock & matted it on black. Then I punched out a hole in the top corner & tied the cookie cutters with a ribbon. They looked so cute spread out on the table.
The extras
The little black place card holders were just the cheap, silver ones from the dollar tree that I spray painted black. I printed out labels of what everything was & put them out {not like it's not self explanatory...? I just like to create more work for myself!}.
The advice box was where people dropped off advice card/mad libs that were put on every place setting. They were so fun to read on the way to the airport for our honeymoon! {Pictures below}
The little, pink containers are just from the dollar tree and went with the rest of the decor. They are also super nice because they now organize the drawers under my bathroom counter :)
Also, the table really was decorated! This picture was just taken before the decorators had gotten there! If I left anything out, please let me know!! I so so so regret not taking any good pictures! I have a few from my photographer, but they aren't very clear!
{cookie cutters & recipe cards}
{candles from Michaels}
{diy tile coasters with "thank you" tags}
{diy tile coasters while being made}
{ribbon from hobby lobby & homemade thank you tags}
{love is brewing tags on coffee samples}
{love is brewing tags on coffee samples}
{cookie cutters & recipe cards}
{advice for the happy couple mad libs}
I hope all of you future brides are enjoying wedding planning & remember to spend time enjoying the big day! It is over so quickly & I can't believe we will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary in just over a week!
