Bridal Shower Favors Your Guests Will Love

By Emily Platt
June 27, 2018
Jessica Bordner Photography

Wrap up an unforgettable event with pretty and practical keepsakes.

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While you don't have to give favors at your bridal shower, many hosts choose to do so anyway. That's because the extra details often enhance celebrations. Small gifts for guests can double as activities or décor items—and even when they don't, they're appreciated as long as they're cool or useful. We've rounded up a number of examples to show you the power of party presents.

We have a few key tips for buying bridal shower favors. First, it's nice to somehow connect the tokens into your fête's theme or event design. Second, get creative with what you give—the more original, the more exciting. Third, try for something that's at least a little practical. You don't want your presents to go to waste, do you? While favors are definitely supposed to be mementos, they should also serve another purpose. That could be anything from entertaining attendees at the party itself to coming in handy later on the wedding day.

Take this celebration's plant favors. Not only were the adorable Shop Succulents gifts incorporated into the party's place settings, but recipients could display them in their homes afterward. This is exactly the type of takeaway we're talking about. To see more ideas just like this one, browse the inspiration ahead. You'll find present suggestions as well as packaging and presentation options. From edible items to fun DIYs, there's plenty to savor and steal for your own soirée. Whatever you choose, your guests will be happy, and you will be, too—no throw-away keepsakes here!

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Soap

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Sweet rectangles of 504 Soap were tied with a bow for this bridal shower.

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DIY Bracelets

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Naseem Events worked with Petal Atelier for this bracelet-making station. Guests could design their own jewelry using fresh blooms.

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Cocktail and Emergency Kits

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This basket held presents for work and play. Little pouches contained emergency items in case of big-day disasters, while tins contained ingredients for single-serving cocktails. For your own kits, turn to Pinch Provisions and W&P Design.

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Bendy Straws

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Not only do personalized bendy straws make for great day-of photo ops, but they can be washed and reused after the shower. Krazy Straws designed this one.

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Fruit Baskets

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No, we're not talking about those giant gift packages. Small bundles of your favorite fruit are more than sufficient. These ones were customized with Sarah Jo Design calligraphy for a farm event.

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Nail Polish and Notebooks

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Celebrants received two goodies at this event: Essie nail polish and Red Bubble notepads. The items coordinated with the rest of the party's color palette.

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DIY Lipstick

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Sweet Root Village set up a DIY lipstick station for this bride-to-be's celebration.

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Mini Rosé

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Keep the party going with individual bottles of bubby, like Chandon's sparkling rosé.

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Agate Slices

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These The Hollow Geode agate slices were customized with Kristen Marie Design calligraphy for beautiful keepsakes.

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Pens

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Extra pens are always appreciated. Bonus points if they match the bridal shower's theme (think: a palm-print version for a tropical affair).

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Fans and Décor

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Keep everybody cool at a summertime soirée with the help of take-home fans. These woven ones came with other keepsakes: plexiglass names by Pitbulls & Posies and Anne Robin.

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Perfume Bottles

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Your ladies will love a new scent, especially in time for the wedding day. These bottles carried a Viktor&Rolf fragrance.

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Flower Crowns

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Flower crowns double as favors and a bridal shower activity. Hudson Botanica provided these blooms.

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Candles

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Candles are a classic gift—the prettier the packaging, the better. These iridescent ones were purchased at Anthropologie.

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Sweatshirts

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Dress your girls in a fun uniform. At this shower, that meant matching Sudara sweatshirts.

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Cookies

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Sogi's Honey Bakeshop recreated this bride-to-be's Happy Menocal wedding monogram on her shower's cookie favors.

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Candles and Bracelets

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Guests left this fete with West Elm candles, plus pink beaded bracelets from G2G Designs.

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Ice Cream Scoopers

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Take-away ice cream scoopers (from Fishs Eddy) made perfect sense for this ice cream parlor-themed bridal shower.

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Bottle Openers

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Keep the booze flowing after the fact with bottle openers like these My Wedding Favors ones.

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