Wedding Blog

I just thought I’d share one of my last minute wedding projects that I crammed in during the week of the wedding (two days before our nuptials, yikes!).

With the help of Mr. Eggplant and few of my bridesmaids, we created this quick, cheap, and easy wedding favor :

When I first told the event manager at our hotel that we were planning on having a candy buffet, she mentioned that in past weddings that she had coordinated, candy buffets were often overlooked and untouched. This was mainly due to the fact that our reception room was shaped in the form of an “L,” so a display that was visible to one side of the room would not be visible to the other. I definitely didn’t want to end up with 120lbs of uneaten jelly beans, so I decided to create a favor for each table setting that would let our guests know we had a mountain of sweet treats for them.

Supplies:
200 Clear Flat Polypropylene Bags - $4.32 from Papermart
200 Ferro Rocher Candies - approximately $40 from Costco
200 Fold-Over White Place Cards - $8 for 50 cards from Paper Source
A Stapler (or two)

Cost: Approximately $0.45 per favor

First, I designed a simple favor tag. Each tag had a thank you message on the front with a candy buffet reminder on the back. They were printed on 3.5″x5″place cards purchased from Paper Source because I did not have time to cut up the paper myself. If you buy cover stock and cut it yourself, this project will be even cheaper.

Each plastic bag was filled with one Ferrero Rocher candy and the folded place cards were attached to the bags with a single staple.

And here’s the back. I think the favors could’ve stood on their own without a candy buffet also.

I didn’t have time to color-coordinate, but I think this project would look cuter with colored candies to match your wedding hues. How cute would it be to have sacks filled with pink gummy hearts for a pink-themed wedding? The bonus? Our candy buffet was devoured by all of our guests. No more gummy bears for dinner, yay!

Happy crafting!