I love this idea for diy sugar cookie wedding favors. Simply bake pairs of heart-shaped cookies from this recipe close together and include your monogram on the cookies!

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So you went out and bought (or DIYed) your gorgeous centerpieces for the wedding. Have you given any thought to what you are going to do with them with the wedding is over?

I have got a great idea for you!

Mithi over at Planet Mithi gave her DIY centerpieces to her guests as wedding favors. She bought a stack of florists’ cellophane flower bags and printed out ‘Thank-You’ on translucent sticky labels, which she stuck to the cellophane bags. Near the end of the reception, her sister and some willing helpers packed up the centerpieces in the cello bags and gave them out as wedding favors to whoever wanted them.

Neat idea!

I have made homemade sugar cookies with the recipe I’m giving to you about a half dozen times. Sometimes I don’t decorate them, and simply roll them in sugar. No matter how I make ’em, they’re always delicious . And they would be superb wedding favors!

I decided to whip these up for Valentine’s Day. I am a novice cookie decorator, but I am still pleased with how these turned out!

Recipe for Homemade Sugar Cookies

1/2 cup butter (salted)

1/2 cup margarine

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

What are you going to do with all those cash-filled envelopes that will be pouring into your reception? What about a lovely, customized card box from For the Modern Bride?

For the Modern Bride offers unique card boxes that are perfectly suited to your own sense of style. You provide the swatches, as well as your wedding theme and For the Modern Bride will create a card box that accents the rest of your wedding decor.

All card boxes are made with quality fabrics, ribbons, embellishments, silk flowers, and anything else needed to fulfill the requests of their customers. And there is no assembly needed for the card boxes! All you would need to do is unpack it and it’s ready for use. And the slot fits all envelope sizes!

Note: The  production schedule books up extremely fast for card boxes, so it’s a good idea to order as soon as you can to lock in a spot.

So now that you’ve figured out what to do with all those important envelopes, there’s another reception detail to figure out: wedding favors. For the Modern Bride offers a great selection of Kate Aspen wedding favors, including this cute tea box set:

And lemonade mix wedding favors:

For the Modern Bride also creates custom logos and wedding stationery.

Later this month, For the Modern Bride will be launching another part of their website that will have over 2800 favors, gifts, bridal accessories, ceremony & reception decorations.

Check out For the Modern Bride website and blog for more info!

Okay, so  feather boas and moustaches were all the rage in 2009.

It’s time for some new photo booth props! When I saw these DIY party blowers over at Martha Stewart, I thought they would be a perfect photo booth prop!

For a paper tongue that will curl properly, choose a decorative paper that is about the same weight as photocopy paper.

Here’s what you need:

Plastic straw

Vellum

Double-sided sheet adhesive

Scissors

Decorative paper

Clear tape

Pencil

Rubber band

White glue

Decorative tape

For the full instructions go here. There is also a tutorial on Utterly Engaged.

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