Discover Different Styles of Wedding Favor Tags
Weddings have come a long way since the 1800s. From a simple ceremony with a pastor and family to hundreds of people with elaborate sit-down dinners, the evolution of weddings equates to much more work! Finding a venue and a dress is the first order of business, but the number of decisions you have to make is overwhelming. Brides (and sometimes grooms) spend hours choosing invites and Save the Date cards, elaborate flower arrangements, food, a multi-tiered cake, booking hair stylists, nail, and make-up services, selecting a DJ, and interviewing photographers. If you are planning your wedding and the details are bogging you down, you are in the right place!
Wedding favors are a small but special touch for a bride and groom to extend to guests. Elegant party favor labels and wedding favor tags add a more slick presentation to the package and make it more fun! They are great icebreakers for discussion between shy or awkward guests too!
What Are Tags and Party Favor Labels?
Tags are attached to your favor or favor bag. They are an incredible way to speak to each of your wedding attendees without actually talking (not that you won't say it to everyone, but that is not the point!). Choosing a unique wedding favor and adding party favor labels sends a personal message to family and friends. It also offers an avenue to pull together other aspects of your life, such as your favorite song or a sentimental location. If the groom proposed at the beach, your favor may be a starfish-shaped cookie with an oceanic wavy tag attached. Or perhaps both of you love autumn, and your favor is maple syrup with leaf-shaped tags. Regardless of your choice, make it personal and unique.
Why Use Tags?
Many tags identify what is inside a favorite box or bag, such as tea or gourmet olive oil. They are also a great way to add humor or a touch of whimsicality to the favor itself. Adding a tag also makes the favor more exciting and provides a memento for the attendees to remember the event. They make great scrapbook additions, along with photos taken at the wedding. Whether the gift is perishable or lasting, your guests will leave your wedding talking about it for years!
Great ideas for what theme to use include mimicking the flowers in your bouquets, using green leaves in the shape of a circle or heart, including your wedding colors, or some element of nature like mountains or trees. Or, as a souvenir to take home, including a photo of you and your mate attached to the tag. Most people enjoy having a keepsake; if inventive enough, yours will end up on the fridge or attached to the bedroom mirror for years to come.
What Materials to Choose for Favor Tags?
First and foremost, don't choose a flimsy material such as regular or tissue paper. An easily ripped product means your party favor labels are in the trash or on the venue's floor. Pick sturdy paper like cardstock or a tagboard. Artistic types might enjoy art paper interwoven with cloth fibers. Whatever you use, make sure the ink won't run or smear. Using embossed paper has an elegant appearance, while foil paper is more modern.
It would be best if you also thought about how the paper will receive ink. More porous papers will result in bleeding, so be careful with this.
Types of Favor Tags
For every design, there is an equally exciting type of favor tag. There are different shapes, from square to round to heart-shaped, with various colors, materials, and styles. The list of the kinds of favor tags goes on and on. Here are a few ideas to consider:
Hang Tags -This is by far the most trendy type of tag. A small hole punch allows the tag to 'hang' from a ribbon or string. It is attached to the favor box, basket, tulle, or organza bag. These tags can be cut into any shape you can think of to customize your favors. Snowflakes are perfect for a winter wedding or trees for an outdoor theme. Think about a butterfly shape for springtime or fall leaves for autumn. The string or ribbon is also a detail that adds to the favor. Choose raffia or twine for a vintage motif.
Mini Cards - If your message is long, try mini cards. Like a greeting card, you can use the outside and the inside to convey your message. These party favor labels are hung from a ribbon, string, or twine and can be glued to the box or wrapped around the favor.
Stickers and Labels - Available in many shapes and sizes, stickers and labels feature a space to put the written or printed information with an adhesive backing. Less likely to be lost or ripped, stickers and labels are great to stick directly on the favor or the favor box. This type of tag completes jars of bath salts, treats, or syrups. You can also use stickers or labels on the front of tins, pails, or boxes. Paper or plastic bags sealed with asticker and filled with gourmet popcorn or macaroons do a sweet favor.
Ribbon Tags - A distinctive way to add your message, these tags are printed with the note directly on the ribbon itself. The ribbon is then tied around the favor, favor box, or with a bunched-up tulle or organza circle. Use ribbon tags for candles, bottles, buckets, or soaps.
Wording
Couples use the wording to express their love for each other, a welcome or thank you to the guests who come. Some simply add their names or a monogram, and others the wedding date too. You can also add a poem, lyrics to a song, a meaningful quote, religious verse, or a catchy phrase that ties into the favor you are giving. An example of this might be a jar of honey and a tag that says 'Meant to Bee!' Add the bride and groom's names underneath, and voila!
Lettering
When it comes to lettering, the sky is the limit. With over 500,000 fonts available, a couple has so many choices! Pic something that speaks to you and your wedding. If you are a romantic, use Alocasia or Shineblue font. For a more whimsical look, try Flowerchild or Moonstone. Formal lettering is famous for Times New Roman, Cambria, or Georgia offerings. If you want to spend more, a professional calligrapher will handwrite your tags, one-of-a-kind lending lettering.
Custom Tags
Custom tags are an alternative for the bride who wants to personalize her wedding truly. You may pay a little more for a custom-designed and printed tag for this option. But you can rest assured no one else will have the same tags. Originality is expensive! Consider your wedding theme and colors, as well as the favors you want to provide, before deciding on your design.
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