Newlyweds-to-be, you’ll want to take note of this! Weddings can be expensive, and you’ll be wanting to make the most of your budget. Are wedding favours worth it? Do guests even appreciate them anymore? It is lovely to be able to give a special ‘thank you’ to everyone for taking the time to be part of your day, but how do you do that in a way that is cost effective, whilst actually giving your guests something they will want? Well we’ve got you covered, and we’ve popped all of our favourite wedding favour ideas into this handy list, so you can tick one more thing off your wedding to-do list. Let’s get into it!

10 interesting wedding favours your guests will actually want to take home

Homebaked goods

The best kind of DIY! If you’re a dab hand in the kitchen (or have a really kind friend who is) then your guests will definitely appreciate a sweet treat for the wedding day. We’ve all been to those weddings where the wait between food times can seem to stretch a little too far – so why not give your guests an on-hand snack in case they start feeling a bit peckish? If you don’t feel like baking up a storm yourself, there are plenty of lovely small businesses who create baked wedding favours – these brownies from Brownie Box Co. caught our eye for being almost too beautiful to eat! 

Books

You may have seen this trend going around on the internet recently, and we had to include it! As serious book lovers, we can’t help but think that if we were planning a wedding, these are definitely the favours we would include. You pick a book for each of your guests, tailored to them – maybe you know their reading style, or you want to gift them something you loved and want everyone to read. You can collect books from charity shops and write personal messages in the front, which is great if you know your guests love to read as much as you do, and something beautifully sentimental that they can keep forever. 

Matchboxes

If you’ve been on wedding Pinterest recently, you may have seen that matchboxes are all the rage when it comes to wedding favours in 2025, and we can see why. Brands like The Matches London are creating gorgeous designs – and they are so handy to have around, who wouldn’t want to take them home? In days gone by, matchboxes would have been given for lighting cigarettes at a wedding, Obviously that is not the case so much anymore, but they still make a really lovely keepsake – you could even pair them with a cute candle!

Personalised Illustrations

We are just waiting for the day we turn up to a wedding that has a wedding illustrator – a completely bespoke drawing is 100% a favour we’d be eager to take home! In case you haven’t seen them before, a wedding illustrator will come to your wedding and create live drawings of guests to take home with them. Isn’t that just the most thoughtful, personal favour you could ask for? No chance of any of those being left behind! 

Personalised bookmarks

Book loving couples, here’s another one for you. Wedding favours that are timeless, useful, beautiful and personalised? Our Personalised Heart Shaped Corner Bookmark ticks all of the boxes. Every time your guests pick up their latest read, they will be able to look at their bookmark and it will remind them of you. They’re a small enough favour that it is easy for guests to pop in their pocket or handbag and take away with them, and they feel extra special because you can customise each one with your guests’ initials. We’re all here for wedding favours that will last a lifetime!

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Luggage tags

Are you planning a destination wedding somewhere with beautiful blue skies and sandy beaches? Well your wedding favours should match the vibe – have you thought about gifting your guests luggage tags? There are some beautiful ideas over on Pinterest for how you can display them, and you can even get them personalised to every guest (like these from Giftsinajiffy on Etsy). It means every time your guests go on holiday they will think of the amazing time they had at your special day. Hooray for gifts that are both pretty and practical!

Wedding flowers

You put so much thought (and money!) into beautiful floral wedding displays, only for them to go to waste at the end of the day – not if you use them as wedding favours! Why not get your florist to stick around to dismantle your displays after the ceremony, and create bouquets for every guest to take home with them? Not only does it mean you’re getting more for your money – big win when it comes to the wedding budget! – but your guests get gorgeous fresh flowers to take away with them too.

Loose leaf tea

There’s nothing quite like a really good mug of tea, even better when it is amazing quality, loose leaf and tastes great. A little bag of loose leaf tea would certainly be appreciated by your guests after dancing the night away. Bird and Blend even have a wedding cake flavour tea that is both tasty and on theme! We think this is especially great if you’re having an autumn or winter wedding – let your guests take the cosy, fuzzy feelings home with them.

Playing cards

As we all know, there can be lulls on a wedding day – for example, when people are being taken away for photos or waiting for the next course of food to arrive. It’s always good to have an ice breaker (especially if you’re sat on a table with strangers!) which is why these personalised playing cards make a great wedding favour! There are some beautiful options out there, like these from Proper Goose, and they can be used on the day as a fun table game, then can be taken away by guests so they can be reminded of your day every time they bring them out to play with family or friends. 

Wildflower seeds

Wildflower seeds make a thoughtful, sustainable alternative to a traditional wedding favour. If you’re having a beautiful outdoor summer wedding, they are a great way for your guests to bring that feeling home with them, and help the bees too. They’re a beautiful nod to nature and can even be personalised, like these seed packets from Wedding in a Teacup.

We hope that our list of interesting wedding favours has inspired you for your big day. Let us know if you’ve been a guest at a wedding with a standout wedding favour, or if you end up using one from our list!

P.S. Our Wedding Shop is open and has a range of beautiful paper goods to make the small details of your day extra special.