22 Personalized Wedding Favor Ideas

Bottles of limoncello affixed with custom labels presented on a table covered in white linens and framed by boxwood — Photo by Bottega 53 Studio

From exchanging handwritten vows at the ceremony to naming your signature cocktails after your pets, infusing your wedding with personal details is what makes your big day truly unforgettable. Customizing your wedding to reflect you and your partner gives your guests a deeper understanding of your relationship, thereby making the experience even more meaningful and emotional for you and your loved ones. While incorporating any special touches throughout your wedding will definitely enhance the festivities, one of our favorite ways to tailor your wedding to speak to you two as a pair is by distributing personalized wedding favors.

Instead of a cookie-cutter candle or a generic deck of cards, you can upgrade your favors by engraving your item with your joint initials and your wedding date, ensuring that your guests will be reminded of your special day every time they use these keepsakes. You can also go the DIY route by making your own creation from scratch—something like homemade pesto taken from a family recipe or handmade origami to represent your heritage is bound to be appreciated. To make an even greater impact, consider adding customization to the display, whether it’s escort cards that double as mementos or a standalone table covered in decorations.

While sending your friends and family home with a special souvenir that reflects your partnership is a considerate way to thank everyone for coming, it’s also a way to extend the celebration since your guests will get to relive the feel-good emotions every time they use the item. To make sure your favors really make an impression, remember to pass out products that are both personal and practical.

From jars of honey to mini bottles of wine, here are 22 personalized wedding favor ideas your guests will be thrilled to take home with them.

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Punny Matchboxes

Personalized Matchbook Wedding Favors in Green, Blush, Black, and White — Photo by Pharris Photos + Films

Matchboxes are always a well-received wedding favor since they play off of the couple finding their “perfect match.” Plus, they’re useful. To take these tokens to the next level, consider including puns. At their floral-filled affair in Texas, the bride and groom distributed matchboxes to their guests, complete with phrases, such as “I got lit,” “The perfect match,” and “Love on fire.” Doing so will show off your playful side and your sense of humor, which is guaranteed to give your friends and family a laugh.

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Bottles of Wine

Wine bottles wrapped in ribbon and affixed with a label made of floral fabric — Photo by Paige Vaughn Photo

There’s no question that alcohol makes a good party. To capture the celebratory nature of a wedding, gift your guests bottles of wine. Choose a sentimental flavor, such as the bottle you had on your engagement night or your go-to drink at your favorite date-night spot. Then, add the finishing touches. For instance, when this couple tied the knot at their design-focused wedding in Austin, they wrapped each bottle in their signature wedding fabric.

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Mini Jars of Honey

Mini honey jars with couple's names and wedding date set on each place setting — Photo by Peyton Byford

Sharing an edible treat with your friends and family is the perfect place to add a stamp of personalization. If you’re tying the knot in the fall or winter or planning a rustic wedding in a barn, design mini jars of honey engraved with your names and wedding dates and use them as place cards. This couple selected these goodies for their woodsy wedding in Northern California as a sentimental tribute to the bride’s dog, Honey.

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Personalized Candles

Hotel Sunday candles with a custom wax seal and custom matchboxes — Photo by Abby Jiu Photography

With beautiful packaging and a sweet-smelling aroma, candles are a no-fail favor. Every time your friends and family light the candle in the days following your wedding, they’ll be transported back in time. Not to mention, they’re easy to personalize. After this couple said “I do” at their modern fête in Washington, D.C., they gave each of their guests a candle wrapped in a gold wax seal etched with their joint initials, paired with a custom match box that said “Light it up.” You can even go the extra mile by sticking a handwritten note to the back of each box and choosing an item that reflects your aesthetic.

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Limoncello to Go

Limoncello bottles with custom crest on labels used as escort cards and favors — Photo by Bottega 53 Studio

If you’re trading vows in Italy or hosting an Italian-inspired fête, give your guests a taste of the local flavors with bottles of limoncello. The European country is known for this citrus fruit, so choosing lemony favors will introduce loved ones to the surrounding area and familiarize them with the culture, especially if you purchase these beverages from a neighborhood store. To personalize each present, attach a tag that features your custom crest. You can even use them as escort cards, like this couple did at their vibrant wedding in Tuscany.

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Tailor-Made Tambourines

Tambourines with couple's names, wedding date, and an illustration of their venue — Photo by Roberta Facchini Photography

Are you a music-loving couple who wants to share their passion with their guests? Send attendees home with musical instruments, like tambourines, that include your couple name, wedding date, and an illustration of your venue. Bonus points if your guests can actually use them during the celebration. For an interactive component, this bride and groom gave their guests instruments, so they could play along with the band at their seaside wedding in Puglia, Italy.

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Take-Home Hot Sauce

Bottles of homemade hot sauce with couple's wedding date lined on shelves for escort cards and favors — Photo by Megan Robinson

Homemade favors are the ultimate mode of personalization. Take, for example, this couple who distributed bottles of hot sauce that they made from scratch using ingredients from their own garden at their fall wedding on a Utah ranch. Whipping up a recipe together is a fun way to bond as a couple before the big day, plus your friends and family will be impressed with your efforts. Pour the red-hot condiment into bottles marked with your wedding date for context.

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A Thematic Deck of Cards

Custom decks of cards with an illustration of the mountain lodge wedding venue — Photo by Janine Licare Photography

By equipping your guests with playing cards, you'll give them instant access to fun on the go. There are so many different games to play, and you can take the deck anywhere due to its compact size. To take the game a step further, personalize the stack with a custom illustration of your venue, especially if it's a focal point of your celebration. Having your setting drawn on the front will remind everyone of the unparalleled views at your nuptials.

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Custom Koozies

Three orange koozies with disco balls and a pun with the couple's last name — Photo by Hannah Baldwin Photography

Koozies are one of those gifts that your guests can use both during and after the event. Hand them out at cocktail hour along with bottles of beer and canned cocktails, so everyone can carry their beverages in style. For a personal spin, choose drink holders that nod to your relationship, whether it’s a pun using your new last name (like this couple did at their disco wedding in Maryland) or a logo of your favorite sports team.

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Bobbleheads

custom bobblehead favors featuring the grooms engraved with their names and wedding date — Photo by Anee Atelier

Looking for a unique favor everyone will be talking about? Pass out miniature replicas of your loved ones in the form of bobbleheads. These grooms selected figurines of their friends and family as an ode to their setting in the Los Angeles Dodgers stadium, but these replicas will be a hit at any type of affair. Don’t forget to imprint each item with your name and wedding date.

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Mini Bottles of Champagne

Mini personalized bottles of champagne on white shelves for wedding favors — Photo by Natalie Bray

It doesn’t get more celebratory than sipping on Champagne. Toast to the festivities by assigning seats with mini bottles of bubbly that guests can later take home as favors. Select a brand that you and your future spouse always endorse and top it off with a custom label, featuring your wedding date and location, which were elements that this couple included at their timeless nuptials in Santa Barbara.

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Homemade Pesto

We’ve already established that homemade presents are one of the best ways to personalize your favors. If you and your partner love to travel, a home-cooked dish will give your loved ones a glimpse into some of your favorite trips. At each place setting during their backyard bash in New England, this bride and groom arranged mini jars of pesto with custom labels, which they made together for their wedding after getting inspiration from a cooking class in Venice, Italy. Sharing such a meaningful experience with your friends and family will make your special day even more intimate and valuable.

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Woven Fans

Folding chairs at the ceremony set with a personalized woven fan — Photo by Lilly Red

For weddings taking place in a hot climate or season, selecting personalized fans for your favor is both pretty and practical. Giving your loved ones access to these items at your outdoor ceremony will help them cool off, and they'll reinforce your aesthetic. We love woven fans with a hint of wood for bohemian or beachy bashes. Add customization by engraving them with your wedding date and a feel-good saying.

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Boxed Goodies

Gift boxes tied with colorful ribbon and affixed with custom labels — Photo by Austin Gros

Although most couples leave their wedding favors unwrapped, placing them in packaging will give them a personal touch. Engulf your gifts in boxes secured with a colorful ribbon using hues from your color palette, and tie a tailor-made label with your joint monogram or a brief thank-you note. By keeping your gifts a surprise, everyone will be excited to open the highly-anticipated item after the soirée concludes.

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Infused Olive Oil

Bottles of olive oil infused with rosemary and herbs and tied with a white ribbon — Photo by Kurt Boomer

Olive oil is a worthwhile favor, especially if you’re a whiz in the kitchen or if you’re making it official in Italy—where the condiment is fresh. At this romantic function in Tuscany, the couple sent guests home with bottles of olive oil infused with herbs that their wedding planner made at home. By adding your own branding with both of your first names and your wedding date, your loved ones will fondly recall your wedding every time they use the cooking staple.

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Milk and Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies wrapped in cellophane with a custom sticker and bottles of milk with a striped straw — Courtesy of The Elli Blog

Late-night snacks are a must at any wedding, so why not give guests the option of taking them home as favors? A cold glass of milk and a chocolate chip cookie is a crowd-pleasing choice that will evoke an element of nostalgia. Your guests can savor this mouth-watering treat in between rounds on the dance floor or back at the hotel at the end of the night. Decorate this classic combination with stickers of your custom crest and matching straws.

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Hand-Drawn Illustrations

Illustrator drawing an electronic portrait of a couple with a stylus — Photo by Justin Lee Photography

Do you want to complete your big day with a personalized favor and experience? Hire a graphic designer to create custom portraits of your wedding guests that they can print on site or receive electronically. Everyone will love the interactive component and the unique memento. A photo booth where everyone can take home the pictures will also deliver the same effect.

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Monogrammed Candies

Gold California Gummy Bears box with JJ monogram and palm leaf and CompartÃ©s Chocolate box with JJ monogram and palm leaf — Photo by Lulan Studio

If a slice of wedding cake or a helping from the dessert bar isn’t enough to satisfy your sweet tooth, send guests home with custom candies. As a tribute to their company, these grooms arranged a table with gourmet chocolates and gummy bears at their tropical fête in Malibu. Complete the setup with personalized packaging featuring your combined initials and an emblem that represents your aesthetic, like this palm tree.

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Tote Bags

Tote bags are a stylish and functional gift, especially for beachside bashes. Plus, you can brand them with your names, wedding date, location, and logo for a personalized flair that will bring guests back to your big day every time they use them. For the gift that keeps on giving, fill each bag with an abundance of goodies. You can either distribute these accessories at the end of the reception or at the beginning of your wedding weekend as a welcome bag.

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Cans of Soda

Red soda cans with the couple's names on the label and each featuring a striped straw and ribbon — Photo by Sweetwater Portraits

Although couples tend to choose alcoholic versions of beverages for their personalized wedding favors, soda will appeal to all audiences and age groups. Stamp each can with your name, and accompany the carbonated drinks with striped straws that coordinate with your décor for a youthful spin.

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Bags of Popcorn

After hours of breaking it down on the dance floor, your attendees will most likely be ravenous by the end of the night. If late-night snacks aren’t available, send guests on their way with bags of popcorn to munch on. There’s no better way to thank them for coming than with a sweet and salty combination of flavors in paper packaging that showcases your custom monogram.

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Celebratory Maracas

Yellow maraca personalized with couple's names and tied with a custom label — Photo by Sargeant Creative

Another instrument that loved ones can enjoy during and after the celebration are maracas. Your guests can shake them during the first kiss, the recessional, or the send-off. For a special touch, personalize each one with your names and wedding date in intricate calligraphy.

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