Most couples planning a medium or large wedding see how quickly the costs can climb. If you're in that predicament and want to cut some costs, there's a way to do that with wedding favors and wedding shower favors. In fact, if you use a little creativity, you can impress your guests and lower your costs by making your own bridal shower favors. You can use the money you save on wedding favors to spend on sprucing up other elements of the wedding.

Think the idea of self-made wedding favors and bridal shower favors is tacky? Don't. In fact, this tradition of designing your own is really catching on. You can create wedding favors and wedding shower favors that perfectly complement your own tastes and interests; it's a unique way of personally thinking your guests for sharing this special day with you. By including attractive packaging like a small favor box, a nice wedding gift tag, a personalized ribbon, or a custom designer label, your wedding favors and wedding shower favors will be certain to create a lasting impression. They will also allow you to present favors which spotlight a special interest or hobby.

Before you start this process, you need to consider what message you want to convey through your bridal shower favors or wedding favors. What is the characteristic which defines the bride and groom? What is their favorite past time or hobby? How did they meet? What's an activity they enjoy doing together? What do you expect the mood of the reception or party to be? And will it have a theme? All of these should be considered as you plan to create your wedding favors / wedding shower favors. After you've figured out your message, you need to create wedding favors / bridal shower favors which communicate these ideas. For instance if you have a Valentine's theme, you might create wedding favors / bridal shower favors decorated with heart-shaped candies. For an Asian theme, create wedding favors / wedding shower favors of bird's nests.

One .last thing: Maybe you've decided you want affordable wedding favors or bridal shower favors, but you don't want the hassle of making them yourself. If so, there are still alternatives. Some ideas you might consider are candy tins containing traditional candies such as chocolate kisses or mints (accompanied with a thank-you tag and ribbon); mini-favor pails which are filled with nuts and can be tied with a personalized ribbon that's been stamped with the wedding date; mini travel candles that have been personalized with an oval label; or even personalized CDs containing favorite songs of the bride and groom.

Remember that in addition to buying affordable wedding favors / wedding shower favors, by making your own place cards, you can also save money and yet tell your guests how much you appreciate their attendance at your special event. If done carefully, these can look quite elegant and add a personality all their own to the shower or wedding. Nobody will even know you're saving money!