#433: "what are your favors?"

i was asked this question over the weekend.

and i didn't have an answer.

if i had space in my budget, i would have definitely thought a lot harder about what to give the guests as a parting gift. but i didn't. plus, i felt like a lot of favor ideas were done and done again. and what's unique about that. so i had kind of stopped thinking about it.

but now i'm seriously considering this whole favor thing again.

because i thought of something.


via lawrys.

why salt?! oh, i don't know. maybe this?

besides, couldn't everyone always use some extra spice? natch.

#362: $5.75 each.

complete instructions at once wed

this is a fab two-fer. table numbers that also encourage guests to share thoughtful (and hopefully some high-larious) words of wisdom with you and your hubs.

i'd take pictures of the best (read: witty) messages and ask the photog to include them in our album. or i'd create a collage of torn-out pages and turn it into a framed piece of art for a room in our home.

WWYD?

#359: i eat crap.

my diet is shameless. or more like...shameful. i consume more fried foods per year than probably all of you combined. exaggerating i am not. and i don't do it for the convenience or the cost. or even the nookie. i'm just truly madly deeply addicted to grease and lard.

one of the things i try to eat more of these days to counteract my addiction is...cereal. granted, i prefer the sugary kinds...but cereal (even the sugary ones) is quite good for you. especially compared to country fried steak and eggs (which is what i had for breakfast today)...and especially these days, with a lot of brands focused on fiber (definitely could use more of that if you know what i mean) and protein.

so. when i saw this little project, i could almost hear my heart asking me to be kinder to it. have i found my motivation to say no to bad foods? eh, probably not. but i do think this project could potentially strongly motivate me to eat more cereal. and i think we can all agree that a real breakfast can only do a body good.

now. if only i could come up with something brilliant to put inside the box...



craftzine via elizabeth anne designs

#334: hello.

found these via brooklyn bride .

these placecards are about a buck a piece.

or...you could load another DIY onto your list and use these at about $0.04 each.

#265: magic word.

did someone say bulk? oh hey hey! thanks miss hydrangea!

enter: the dollar tree. so i did some browsing and found a couple of goodies for you.

if you live in a rainy place:

dollar umbrellas.

if your wedding is outdoors:

dollar sunglasses in various styles. (this would be friggin brilliant, and a fab photo op!)

#259: muffin top.

two loverly ways to include the itty bitty muffins in your wedding.


from glamour this!.


from knottie green gelato.

#224: doing good.

hot diggity, readers! thanks for all the sweet info on the photog post! i looked at some of the sites you suggested and voila, came across this picture. (great picture, don't you think? packages start at $800. i know. w.o.w.)


photo by aaron almendral.

favor and charity rolled into one? i dare say yes. i think this is such a fantastic idea. on a rather self-indulgent day, it's a great reminder to have one foot on the ground and be grateful for everything we are and have.

there's 'livestrong' of course...but i've also seen pink bands, red bands, blue bands, purple bands, etc. all supporting various causes. it could also be used as a paperweight for place cards with some ribbon or in pretty see-through pouches.

cheese warning: inspiration rocks and all of your suggestions frequently inspire me. i may not be able to write about them but i read ALL of your comments, sometimes over and over again (OCD), and always explore the possibility of your ideas. thank you.

#220: ferrero steal my heart.

i don't know a SINGLE person who doesn't like these bits of yummy. what a great (and economic!) favor/place card idea.


from knottie pbell

#203: just because.

again, from matthew mead. i'm sooo making this. anything with the word chocolate and the word silk...is equal to...heaven.

#195: there's just something about donuts.

recipe here.

oh happy day featured this recipe of homemade donuts. gosh. they look so good, don't they? i'd make them for the day of...so the bridal party could nosh and be giggly from the sugar high.

#193: so fresh.

i went to the farmer's market this weekend and got coffee. what was out of the ordinary is that they had this set up of drip coffee for each individual cup. it was way cool. and it got me thinking. i love coffee. and so does the bf. we LOVE coffee.

i'm sure your local farmer's market features such a coffee vendor. what i would do (or what i should have done) is ask if they'd be willing to work a wedding for an hour or so. no big machines, no fancy gizmos...just their drip set up, their yummy coffee, and different milks and flavors. i'd be willing to pay for that kind of service as it would be my pleasure to get everyone caffeinated.

plus, 1 hour of no-machine no-nonsense coffee-making along with free advertising for a local vendor would be a rather economical (and fun!) option compared to a full-on coffee stand with tons of whirring and gadgety things...no?

#176: fabric ideas.

joann's fabrics

i'm showing you purple (imagine pairing this underlay of sorts with yellow ware like tinted vases with floating candles or a cupcake stand with yellow cakes or wine/vintage bottles with random yellow flowers) but black lace could also create a very mod vibe.

$5.59 sale price. and with a name like 'casa lace', it's all the more lovely. it's 58" wide. using very rough guesstimation, i'd need 36" squares per round table. so i'd purchase 10 yards. the extra fabric? i'd spiff up very simple invites, wrap favors, decorate menus, pretty up homemade BM bouquets.