10 Wedding Favors Under $1

Do yourself a favor and save money with these super-cheap wedding favor options.

Whether DIY, edible, drinkable, or just plain adorable, these affordable wedding favors will be a hit with your guests!


1 } Washi Tape Tea Lights

If you're the crafty type, you'll love this wedding favor idea from Something Turquoise. Simply wrap tea lights in patterned washi tape, and give each guest 2–3 candles wrapped in tulle or cellophane and tied with a bow. Easy peasy!

Washi tape tea light wedding favors

Something Turquoise

2 } Donuts

For less than a dollar apiece, donuts make an excellent wedding favor/late night snack! Print out these cute labels from Sugar and Charm and bag those donuts up in style without spending a bundle.

Wedding donuts in cute 'I'm Donuts Over You' favor boxes

Sugar and Charm

3 } Seed Packets

Whether it's flower seeds for a garden wedding or herb seeds for a more rustic affair, packets of seeds are an inexpensive and useful wedding favor. And the best part? Guests will remember your wedding when they see that tomato plant bloom in their backyard.

Seed packet wedding favors displayed in a rustic wheelbarrow

Jason + Anna Photography

4 } S’mores

Buy some graham crackers, chocolate bars, and marshmallows in bulk and bag the ingredients up for individual build-your-own S’mores wedding favors. Adding a punny label like this one from The Flair Exchange takes it from cheap to chic.

DIY s'mores wedding favor kits in glassine bags

The Flair Exchange

5 } Glow Sticks

Turn your wedding into a dance club and watch your guests go wild with these inexpensive yet super fun favors.

Glow stick wedding favors with 'Let Love Glow' tags

Project Duo Photography

6 } Tea Bags

Individual tea bags will cost you pennies per person, so spruce this favor up a bit. With help from small glassine envelopes, pretty labels, and twine, a simple tea bag becomes an elegant wedding favor.

DIY tea bag wedding favors

Evermine

7 } Bookmarks

Print a heartfelt thank-you on strips of cardstock, punch a hole at the top, knot some twine through the hole, and voila! You’ve got yourself an easy, DIY bookmark wedding favor. We also love these customizable ones from PaperLovePrints at just $12 for a pack of 20.

Bookmark wedding favors customized with name and wedding date

PaperLovePrints

8 } Cookies

Whether you bake them yourself or buy them at the store, everyone loves a good cookie. Take a cue from DoubleTree and hand them out to your wedding guests as favors. Simplicity for the win.

DIY cookie packets as wedding favors

DetailsonDemand

9 } Popcorn

Your love is poppin’ and, of course, your wedding will be poppin'. So give your guests popcorn wedding favors. They’re incredibly easy to DIY and very affordable. Buy the already-popped popcorn in bulk, or simply pour kernels into favor bags for guests to pop at home.

Popcorn as wedding favors

Sam Stroud Photography

10 } Magnets

If you’re not trying to DIY, check out these personalized wooden magnets from David’s Bridal. They’re just 90¢ apiece if you buy 100 or more, and they’re the perfect way for your friends and family to stick your future wedding photos on their fridge.

Wooden wedding magnet wedding favors

David's Bridal

Bonus! Mint To Be

These adorable favors cost just pennies each...and go to show you that a punny tag is more valuable than a pricey favor.

Mint wedding favors with a 'Commit Mints' tag

Thompson Photography Group


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