After reaching the conclusion that nobody wants to be loaded with trinkets to take home after a wedding, especially ones with the bride and groom’s names on them, we decided that edible favors were the way to go. However, I was astounded by the prices of prepackaged favors, as well as by the cost of even cheap containers that one can order to fill with one’s own favors. We finally decided to make a cost-effective treat that my mom often makes for Valentine’s Day and other holidays: M&M and pretzel treats (for lack of a better name).While the process is somewhat time-consuming, these treats are not difficult to make, and many hands make light work, as the saying goes. I enlisted my mom, future father-in-law, and fiancé to make the treats; then, when they were ready, I had a packaging party with two of my bridesmaids, my fiancé, again, and another friend.For the packaging, I purchased sets of boxes (assembly required) from Target (ClubWedd)—they were the perfect size and were an excellent value (I think they cost $12.99 for a box of 50). We lined them with a translucent vellum paper my mom found somewhere (for free!). To seal them shut, I cut ribbon (burgundy, to match the bridesmaids’ dresses)—one piece per box—and fastened the ribbon on top with stickers I had made by rubber-stamping a fancy letter H with silver ink (to match the tiny silver polka dots on the boxes) on sheets of white mailing labels.
I’m not sure of the final cost per favor, but I know that we saved a significant amount of money, not to mention shipping costs or other fees often entailed by favor orders.
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