Wedding favours your guests can use

Which kind of favour suits your guests?

Think of the people receiving it before choosing the packaging. A tea-drinking family may enjoy a sachet to take home, while friends who rarely get together may value a photo of themselves at your wedding.

You do not need to find one object that everyone will treasure. Choose something that makes sense for your guests, fits your budget and is easy to take home.

Tea, cookies and other edible gifts

A small packet of tea or cookies gives guests something to open after the wedding. It works well when you want a simple thank-you without choosing an object for someone else’s home. A personalised sleeve or tag can carry your wedding details.

For example, HeChaLa’s tea favours start at S$2 per guest, with a minimum of 100 sets. Its page describes personalised labels and gift packaging. Check what your chosen tea and design include before comparing the total with another favour.

A Love Knot’s honey jars offer a different order size: a minimum of 20, sold in multiples of ten. Small jars are listed at S$1.70 each with a customised tag and ribbon or rope. The honey dipper is separate.

For cookies, BakeAvenue lists bags at S$6 each, including a label sticker, with a minimum of ten bags per flavour. Delivery is charged separately. These supplier prices were checked on 15 September 2026; request the final amount for your quantity and delivery details.

Ask for the ingredient and storage information before ordering. If you are choosing several flavours, make them easy to identify. Check when the gifts should arrive and where the venue can keep them until they are placed on tables or handed out.

Something guests will use at home

A coaster can suit guests who enjoy having tea or coffee at their desks. A tote may suit people who carry books or groceries. Choose these because you can picture your guests using them, rather than because the object can hold your wedding logo.

Try a sample as an ordinary object. Put a mug on the coaster or carry a few things in the bag. Look at the size, finish and design as well as the presentation box; attractive wrapping cannot tell you how the gift feels to use.

If you want the item to feel personal without covering it in wedding details, put your names and date on a removable tag. The object can then have a colour or pattern you like, while the tag carries your thank-you.

An everyday gift is only useful if it fits the recipient. If you cannot think of an object that suits your guests, an edible favour or the venue’s existing gift may be a simpler choice.

Photo prints guests make together

A photo print gives friends something from the wedding itself: a picture with their siblings, cousins or the people at their table. It suits a reception where guests have time to take photos together and you would enjoy offering that experience.

With Monotone for weddings, guests scan your event QR code and take a photo in their phone browser. They can add an optional note or drawing, then collect a custom black-and-white photo receipt. An operator runs printing and helps guests collect their prints.

Your names and artwork can appear on the receipt, and the photos and messages stay together in your digital guestbook. The receipt and guestbook examples show how the design can look alongside the photograph.

Unlike a gift at every seat, a photo print depends on guests taking part. If you want each person in a group to take a copy, include those copies in your booking brief. A pre-packed gift is simpler when everyone must receive the same item.

A conventional photo booth is another option if you prefer posed pictures with controlled lighting and colour prints. The photo-format comparison explains the differences. Choose the photo you want guests to have before deciding which service to book.

Do you need another favour?

Ask your venue whether a favour is already included and see the actual sample. If you like it, you can use it as your gift. An additional purchase is useful only if it gives your guests something you want to add.

You can also choose not to provide a separate favour. A meal and time together may be where you want to spend your budget. If you already have a photo booth, decide whether its prints are enough before ordering another keepsake.

How many should you order?

Decide whether you are giving one gift per person or one per household. Individual place settings make a per-person gift easy to understand. If you choose a household gift, plan how you will distribute it so couples and families know which one is theirs.

Minimum orders can change the cost more than a small difference in unit price. For an illustrative 70-guest wedding, 70 gifts at S$2 cost S$140. If that same hypothetical order has a 100-piece minimum, the goods cost S$200 and leave 30 extra gifts.

That is an example of the arithmetic, not a complete supplier quote. Add any delivery, packaging, labels and other charges to compare totals. Check whether quoted quantities include the extra gifts you want for helpers or family members who cannot attend.

For a photo service, compare the event quote and agreed copies rather than dividing its price by the guest list and calling that the cost of each favour. The service includes taking photos and printing at the wedding, not just a box of finished gifts.

Giving the favours to your guests

For a seated meal, placing gifts at each setting makes them easy to find. A collection table can suit a reception without assigned seats; put it where people will notice it as they leave and make the intended quantity clear.

Tell the venue which arrangement you want and who will bring the gifts. Check that the packaging is easy to carry with a handbag or other belongings. Keep a box for any remaining gifts so they can go home with someone you have chosen.

Start with one or two samples, work out the quantity and compare the complete totals. Choose the gift you can picture your guests using or enjoying, then agree the design and delivery details before ordering.