Favor Options

One of the fun things about planning a wedding is that the day is yours to choose the location, theme, color scheme, flowers, menu, and dress of your dreams. While the decisions themselves may be daunting, the resulting beautiful wedding day has rich rewards.

Yet one of the smaller details of a wedding -- favors for guests -- has its own set of challenges. Should you make them yourself or buy them? How far ahead should they be ready? What type of bag, box, or ribbon would look best?

If you're just beginning your wedding plans, these ideas may help. We've put together some helpful tips on choosing favors, as well as a list of Web sites where you'll find unique favors for any budget and wedding style.