Wedding favours are the perfect way to thank your guests and add a little extra magic to your big day. But they don’t have to break the bank to make an impact! With a bit of creativity and a personal touch, DIY wedding favours can be both budget-friendly and unforgettable. Whether you’re looking for handmade keepsakes, edible delights, or personalised tokens of appreciation, the possibilities are endless. We’ve rounded up a treasure trove of DIY wedding favour ideas to inspire you. From elegant and timeless to quirky and fun, you’ll find endless styles and inspiration to suit your theme. Scroll down to discover these fabulous ideas and start crafting favours your guests will cherish forever!
Don’t miss our popular wedding favours gift guides below:
- 50 50p wedding favours
- 100 wedding favours under £1 each
- 57 cheap wedding favours
- 50 candle wedding favour ideas
- 37 personalised wedding favours
- 39 Children’s wedding favours
Our Favourite DIY Wedding Favour Ideas
DIY Lip Balm Wedding Favours
Afternoon Tea, anyone? Introducing one of the funnest diy wedding favour ideas: Afternoon Tea lip balm-making kit which contains all the flavours you need to create your very own tea party Lip balm favours! Tuck into the delicious Strawberries and Cream, Earl Grey Tea, Prosecco and Peach Cocktail and Victoria Sponge flavours supplied in individual glass vials, all ready to add to your balms.
DIY Wedding Favour Ideas: Wire Lettering Kit
Within this comprehensive kit, you get everything you need to create professional-looking ‘love’ wire words. Using the wire included in your kit, you’ll be able to make up to 22 hanging decorations or 13 larger wall words! Pop them in a gift box and you have the most amazing DIY wedding favour ideas for your friends and family – something truly special they can treasure, and totally handmade by you!
Eco-Friendly Soap Making Kit
These eco-friendly starter kits for soap making are fun and simple DIY wedding favour ideas.
Mint Julep Cups Filled with Blooms
Prepare a classic mint julep for each of your guests and fill it with some traditional wedding flowers. Attach a stylish tag that explains the meaning of these blooms (e.g. “Red roses symbolise passion, desire, and romance.“). Later on, the mint juleps may be filled with cocktails or remain as beautiful decorative vases till the end of the night.
Extra tip: make personal engravings on each of the mint juleps. It may be the guests’ or newlyweds’ names and the wedding date. This way, it’ll make for a great wedding favour for many years to come.
Make Your Own Bath Truffles Kit
Make your own cocktail bath truffles with this beginner DIY craft kit. This kit contains all the ingredients you’ll need to make your very own creamy bath truffles. It’s great fun, easy to use and contains enough ingredients for you to make about 10 lovely bath truffles which you can use as wedding favours.
DIY Soy Candle-Making Kit
This candle-making kit for adults makes it easy for beginners to create beautifully original candles that look like they belong in the store! Comes with three luxurious 100% pure essential oils for authentic aromatherapy to make your world smell wonderful and welcoming, including Lavender, Lemongrass, and Cedarwood. The perfect DIY favour ideas for your wedding guests!
Custom Biscuit Kit – Cute DIY Wedding Favour Ideas
Create personalised biscuits as edible Save the Date or Wedding Thank You biscuits. This kit lets you add text to your biscuits easily. Bake biscuits, colour icing and cut out using the same (or smaller) cutter as your biscuits. Stamp your names, wedding date or message to your guests and layer on top of the biscuit.
Make Your Own Wedding Cocktails
Fill these bottles with your own favourite cocktails! This listing includes labels and tags and the front bottle labels are personalised as required.
Natural Wedding Favour Ideas: How About DIY Candles?
Make unique wedding favours with these candle-making kits! Roll yourself some taper candles with this pure beeswax candle-making kit with everything you need to make a dozen 5.5-inch tall and 3/4-inch in diameter rolled beeswax candles.
Gin Infusion Kit
With this DIY kit, you’ll be able to make 1.4L of infused artisan gin in four 350ml batches. Perfect for making your wedding experience as tasty as possible. The process just takes an hour and will be sure to impress your wedding party guests!
DIY I Spy Wedding Game Template
This is the perfect DIY wedding favour addition to the wedding activities your guests will surely enjoy.
Personalised Monogram Wax Seal Stamp – One Of Our Favourite DIY Wedding Favour Ideas
A wonderful finishing touch to invitations, gifts, place settings, greetings cards, craft projects and so much more. Perfect for those who want to make their own wedding favours.
Whether you’re looking to expand your skills or discover new projects, explore craft work opportunities on Jooble to enhance your creative journey.
Handmade Table Name Crackers
Print these crackers on luxury paper and finish with a hand-tied silk or organza ribbon.
Write Your Own Chocolate Love Notes
Let your loved ones know how much you care with these write-your-own sets of ten edible chocolate messages. Each set comes with its own edible ink pen to add your personalised messages. Handmade from the finest milk and white Belgian chocolate and topped with edible icing to add an extra special touch to your wedding tables.
Key Chain Stamping Kit
These Key Chain DIY kits are a fun project to make for your wedding guests as favours. Create hand-stamped keyrings your guests will love.
Wedding Favour Botanical Stamp
Our hand-drawn wedding favour stamp is a lovely way to add your botanical style to your handmade wedding favours or party stationery. Use the wedding favour stamp to personalise your wedding favours or party favours. Stamp up wedding favour tags or labels, sweet bags, mini jam jars, seed packets or wood slices. With our wedding stamp, no surface is safe!
DIY Mulled Wine Spices – One Of Our Favourite DIY Wedding Favour Ideas
A truly unique wedding favour. This pre-fill mulled wine spice mix in a cellophane bag is really nice, and tasty; a perfect present for your loved ones. You can choose from orange and lemon or cinnamon apples.
DIY Mini Boozy Wedding Favours
Handmade citrus-infused Vodka as a unique gift for your wedding favours? Perfect!
Wedding Advice Scrapbook Sheet
This instant download printable is a super fun activity that is perfect for a bridal shower, couples shower, rehearsal dinner or any other wedding-related event. Guests can get creative and fill out this sheet so the newlyweds will have something to remember them by, as well as wishes and advice for the future. Just print as many sheets as you need and use the included cutting guidelines to trim them down to size for easy insertion into your scrapbook album.
DIY Flower Confetti Cones
This is the confetti kit you need! It comes with your choice of flowers, A5 recycled paper, double-sided tape, and instructions on how to make the cones yourself. It’s really easy to do and they look beautiful!
Printable Matchbox Wedding Favours
Make beautiful personalised matchbox-style wedding favours to match your colour scheme. These versatile matchbox templates can be styled with your colours, names and messages on the front, back and side of the sleeve. They make stunning table favours or place names and will add the wow factor to your big day.
Corked Bottles with Custom Tags
Fill these empty glass bottles with your favourite olive oils and you have a perfect wedding favour!
Espresso Martini Cocktail Kit
Buy a DIY cocktail kit with all the ingredients to make great drinks for your guests to save them from going to the bar. Choose from espresso martini and modern variations. An ideal kit for your personalised wedding favours.
Custom Make Your Own Bride And Groom Peg Doll Kit
Perfect for any age, this personalised make-your-own bride and groom kit is a fantastic activity or favour for a wedding. The two peg dolls need help to get dressed for their big day, then they’ll be ready to take their vows.
Hot Chocolate Treat Kit
This delicious bottle of hot chocolate mix is the perfect wedding favour you can assemble on your own! The kit consists of hot chocolate powder, white chocolate stars, mini marshmallows and finished off with some yummy mini choc chip cookies.
Embossing Powder
Fabulously fun embossing powders to use with your hand-drawn and hand-carved rubber stamps. Decorate your wedding favours or tags with a touch of sparkle using this kit.
Art Deco Favour Box DIY Kit
Choose these elegant laser-cut favour boxes to say “thank you” to your guests in the most beautiful and classy way! They will make a stunning addition to your wedding tables!
S’mores Kit
Make heart-melting S’mores with a gorgeously coordinated kit that includes a special tabletop marshmallow toaster. Why not add a touch of fun to your wedding party instead of traditional wedding favours?
Custom Wedding Favour Tags
This is the perfect kit to assemble your coffee, tea or make your own smores favours. This includes tags, bags and jute twine.
Scorch Marker Pen
Unleash your creativity with this fun and easy-to-use tool! Perfect for personalising favours on your own! Just a shake and a couple of pushes of the chisel tip and the Scorch Marker Pen is ready for use in your craft designs.
Reusable Slate Favour Tags
Use as luxury present gift tags, wedding favours name tags, and wine bottle name labels.
Guardian Angel Keyring Kit
These beautiful little kits make one angel Keyring. Perfect DIY favours for your kid’s tables.
Mini Heart Holders for Photos and Place Cards
These lovely little place nameholders are entirely handmade and unique!
Printable Children’s Kids Wedding Activity Booklet
This printable children’s activity booklet is a wonderful addition to your wedding table. The little ones can often get a little restless during the proceedings of the day, this little booklet will help them and your day move along just fine.
Frequently Asked Questions About Wedding Favours
What are simple homemade wedding favours?
Simple homemade wedding favours are budget-friendly, thoughtful gifts for your guests that can easily be crafted by hand. Popular options include jars of homemade jam, mini potted plants, or baked goods like cookies or brownies wrapped in pretty packaging. Another easy idea is creating sachets of dried flowers, herbs, or spices for a fragrant keepsake. DIY kits, like assembling your own soap bars or candles, are also great for making favours that look professional while still being personal.
What can you do instead of wedding favours?
If traditional favours don’t feel like the right fit for you, there are plenty of alternatives! Consider writing heartfelt thank-you notes for each guest, or donating to a charity on their behalf. Some couples opt for shared experiences instead, like a photo booth or caricature artist during the reception. Another wonderful idea is setting up a “sweet treats” station where guests can fill their own goodie bags to take home. It’s all about finding a gesture that feels meaningful and memorable to you and your partner.
Is it rude to not give wedding favours?
No, it’s not rude to skip wedding favours! These small tokens are a nice touch, but they’re not a requirement. Guests primarily attend weddings to celebrate your big day, not for gifts. If you feel like favours aren’t necessary or they don’t fit your budget, focus on making the day itself unforgettable instead. A warm, inviting atmosphere and thoughtful touches, like great food or personalised table settings, will leave a lasting impression.
What do you give as a wedding favour?
Wedding favours can range from edible treats to practical keepsakes or fun mementoes. Edible options like chocolate truffles, infused oils, or custom cookies are always a hit. For practical gifts, think along the lines of mini candles, keychains, or seed packets your guests can plant at home. If you want something truly unique, handmade gifts like personalised coasters, crafted ornaments, or DIY drink mixers can stand out. The best favours are those that reflect your personality and leave your guests feeling appreciated.
No matter what path you choose, the thought you put into thanking your guests will make them feel special. Whether it’s a handmade favour, a donation, or an unforgettable experience, it’s the gesture that counts!
Don’t miss our popular wedding favours below:
- 50 50p wedding favours
- 100 wedding favours under £1 each
- 57 cheap wedding favours
- 50 candle wedding favour ideas
- 37 personalised wedding favours
- 39 Children’s wedding favours
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Last Updated on March 12, 2025 by Lucy
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