Let Love Grow: Making Your Own Wedding Favours

When planning a wedding, arguments tend to happen. I'm sure Wedding Favours have caused an argument...or two.  Wedding favours are an old tradition, a tradition, I'm sure many brides and grooms may decide to scrap. I like to think of Favours as a potential place to save some money and highlight your talents. Especially if you're ambitious and you can create something handmade on your own. A favour is a nice way to say thank you to each of your guests. Favours contribute to decor and I, personally, think it's lovely to leave a special event with a small momento. A small and useful momento is even better!

I made these for a friend's wedding this summer. They were quick, relatively inexpensive and a perfect gift from a gardener. Though my friend Sarah has many talents, gardening is one of the more obvious talents she possesses. Every summer she grows and harvests beautiful zucchinis, tomatoes, herbs, carrots, potatoes and onions. Her yard is highlighted by the lovely flowers growing in her flower beds and in her ceramic pots.  A personalized packet of wildflower seeds from a gardener and nature lover seemed like the best choice as a gift from my dear friend, Sarah. 

These Favours were small enough to be slipped into a purse. The intention for these seeds was for a wedding guest to later spread on their property, in a place that's special to them or on their favourite walk. As a wedding guest spreads the seeds, it was my hope that they would think of that special couple on their special day and "Let Love Grow."

I don't know if you've ever seen wildflower seeds before but my first thought for Favours was to either find or make vellum envelopes. Wildflower seeds are far less pretty than I anticipated...

Needless to say, I opted for the adorable yellow polka dotted paper Recollections brand envelopes that I found on sale at Michaels.  If  you were to use vellum, I'd recommend adding some dried lavender for interest sake. 

I decided to label the envelopes with the Bride and Groom's names, the wedding date and the "Let Love Grow" quote. I wanted the favours to look hand stamped and I wanted them on craft paper. I'm not a super techy kind of girl, the most simple way I've found to do this is to draw out multiple labels on a piece of white paper and then photocopy them onto craft cardstock.  I had a ton of Favours to make, photocopying was going to save me a lot of time!!

After I made the copies, I trimmed the labels, edged them with gold ink and glued the labels onto the envelopes. I then filled each envelope with a heaping tablespoon of seeds, sealed the envelopes and added a piece of decorative washi tape to the back, as an extra little detail and to prevent them from opening and growing a small garden in a guest's favourite handbag.  

 

These favours were extremely well received and looked adorable, featured as a part of the table decor. Thank you for reading!!  If you have any questions or you just liked this big idea, feel free to comment below!