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November 06, 2012

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Honey Favors

Erin Kunkel

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A beekeeper friend of the couple’s made a batch of organic honey for them to give as favors.

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Fragrant Favors

John Dolan

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Burlap favor bags contained goat’s milk soap and lavender sachets that meghan found on Etsy, and maple syrup from the farm’s sugarhouse.

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Stamped with a Seal

StudioAustin Weddings

These newlyweds’ gave guests boxes of salt-water taffy (a childhood favorite of the bride’s) finished with an anchor stamped in a gold wax seal.

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Philly Favors

Trevor Dixon

At the end of the night, guests at this wedding took home boxes of Philly-ized chocolate treats by Marcie Blaine Artisanal Chocolates.

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Relaxing Favors

For their destination wedding in Bali, this couple gave guests prettily-packaged local bath salts and soaps.

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Chocolate-Chip Cookies

Jessica Antola

Pretty paper boxes lined with pink glassine and filled with Tate's chocolate chip cookies were offered as tasty takeaways at this wedding.

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Granola Goodies

Jill Thomas

At each place settin sat a homemade gift for the guests packaged by the bridal party a few days before the wedding: granola in burlap-topped jars with two tags, one with the newlyweds' initials and the other reading "honey bunches of love."

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Oh Honey

Amy & Stuart Photography

Bride Joey and her bridesmaids packaged these take-home gifts—adding labels and gold twine.

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Black and White

Favor boxes with marshmallows and local hot cocoa mix were wrapped in black grosgrain ribbon and topped with lace flower appliques.

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From the Farm

The bride had custom tags affixed to bags of mini chocolate-chip cookies from her venue, a farm-to-table venue in New York.

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A Rockin' Keepsake

Crystals, in kraft-paper boxes stamped with positive affirmations, awaited guests at each place setting. "I collect raw minerals, so they're a part of our home, and we wanted to share that," says the bride.

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Gourmet Goodies

For favors, the couple decided on pink salt combined with Aleppo chili pepper and bouquet-garni herbs (a French blend of dried basil, marjoram, and rosemary). The mixture was presented in muslin pouches stamped with a design by the bride.

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Super Souveniers

Natalie Shelton

Each guest took home a crocheted horseshoe wall hanging. The bride bought one on a road trip once and during the planning process realized it'd be a great favor.

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Coastal Candles

Jessica Antola

Candles from Lilly's company, Nell's Compass, were festooned with a custom label and offered in two scents: Atlantic and Pacific.

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City Chic

Favor boxes holding miniature black-and-white cookies were wrapped in labels that matched the invitation suite by Hello Lucky.

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Sugary Sweet

Aaron Delesie

The couple bottled fresh maple syrup from the groom’s family’s sugarhouse and finished them off with elegant ribbon and a tag.

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Hooked on Books

The design from the invite tag was stamped onto small notebooks from Scout Books, which were set out in a rustic box from The Upper Rust, a favorite antique store of the bride's in lower Manhattan.

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Sisterly Love

In the weeks leading up to the wedding, Molly and her sister filled jars with homemade granola. A graphic design by Lucky Luxe Couture Correspondence reading "Merci Beacoup! Homemade Granola" was made into a rubber stamp by theRUBBERpress. Linen was then stamped and secured around the tops of the jars with a wrapping of twine.

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A Perfect Pairing

Tea and cookies were packed together in boxes lined with green glassine and sealed with a sticker bearing the couple's initials.

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Bags and Buttons

At Grace and Aaron's sweet southern destination wedding in Georgia, guests took home a recipe for General Oglethorpe's shrimp and grits (he was the founder of Savannah) paired with grits from a local farm, both fastened together with a custom-made button by Busy Beaver Button Company.

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Jolly Jingle

At this Breakfast at Tiffany's wedding, each guest received a silver bell tied with ribbon and tucked in a suede bag to ring during the recessional.

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Island Style

Corbin Gurkin

At their Hawaiian wedding, this couple gave their guests vials with local sea salts.

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Ornamental Charm

Aaron Delesie

Mini versions of this couple's getaway car were given as favors in boxes sporting their monogram.

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British Appeal

Thayer Allyson Gowdy

At the end of the night, each guest went away with a thoughtfully prepared package of miniature scones, clotted cream, and homemade orange-bergamot marmalade. The sweets were wrapped with a beautifully calligraphed note (meant to be read, of course, with a dapper British accent): "English breakfast with love, Annie and Olly."

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Homemade Snacks

Pickles packed in Ball jars fit the bill for this Paso Robles, California, fete.

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Spicy and Sweet

Guests were given jars of peppercorn honey with customized labels as wedding favors.

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Snack Attack

Favor bags stamped with the pair's crest were filled with chocolate-covered pretzels, caramel turtles, and nuts from the candy bar.

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Good to Go

Rachel Thurston

Aluminum water bottles were customized with the couple's silhouettes and were filled with water before the day's bike ride to keep guests hydrated. Afterward, guests took them home as favors.

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Seasonal Selections

At this holiday-time wedding, muslin sacks were rubber-stamped with "naughty" or "nice" and left out for guests, near a sign reading "Please conduct a brief self-evaluation of your behavior this year, and choose one accordingly." The naughty bags held chocolate "coal"; the nice bags were filled with peppermint sticks and peppermint-chocolate bark.

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Fragrant and French

Provencal-milled lavender soaps were given as favors.

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Starry-Eyed

Daniel Kiyoi

One of two matchbook favors designed by the bride, which boasted a celestial pattern and their nicknames.

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Chocolate-Chip Cookies

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Granola Goodies

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Oh Honey

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Black and White

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From the Farm

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A Rockin' Keepsake

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Gourmet Goodies

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Coastal Candles

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Sugary Sweet

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Hooked on Books

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Sisterly Love

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A Perfect Pairing

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Bags and Buttons

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Jolly Jingle

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Island Style

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Ornamental Charm

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British Appeal

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Homemade Snacks

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Spicy and Sweet