October
2009
Seed Wedding Favors Will Grow on You
If you are looking for an inexpensive and quite symbolic wedding favors to give your guests, “seed packets” are the perfect choice. Throughout time, seeds have been symbolic of new beginnings and new opportunities. This is exactly like the new start of your shared life together; as newlyweds you are in the earliest stages of married life and time and love will make your relationship continue to grow. Distributing these lovely wedding favors at your event will make you like Mother Nature scattering future flowers in backyards everywhere! Perfect for a springtime wedding or a wedding with an Earth-friendly “green” theme, these fun take home wedding flowers will literally be a gift that keeps on giving.
You can purchase many pre-packaged seed packet wedding favors from online stores. They are available in a variety of floral mixes including wildflowers, garden mixes and more. If you have a special theme running through your ceremony, you could look for herb seeds (fun for the gourmet cooks), your state flower (like bluebonnets for Texas), or just flowers that make you feel happy (Gerber daisies, sunflowers, snapdragons and more). Many of the pre-packaged seed packed wedding favors come with labels that can be personalized with the names of the bride and groom, the event date and a special message. Choose a clever special message to be printed on these wedding favors; if you need ideas try “plant with love”, “seeds of love”, “love blossoms here”, or “love is in bloom”.
If you are a do-it-yourself kind of bride, you can put together seed wedding favors yourself for a crafty and very inexpensive treat for guests. You can buy seeds (or try flower bulbs as an alternative) in bulk from your local gardening store. You have several options for wrapping up the seeds, depending on your style. First, you could use a semi-transparent organza fabric or cellophane and draw it up like a pouch with a ribbon holding it all together. Or, you can place the seeds in small, sealed envelopes and attach a personalized label sticker. Place your seed packet wedding favors near the guests’ place settings or pile them up in a cute basket near the door. Either way, you are sure to delight guests with your perennially thoughtful wedding favors.
