Add a little Halloween inspiration to your wedding!  Happy Halloween everyone!

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We are a big fan of custom treats for weddings and events… but when we saw Boca Bons’ selection of personalized cookies and grahams, we couldn’t resist getting some created for ourselves.

The individually wrapped graham cracker squares were dipped in white chocolate, imprinted with the Weddings Unique logo and then decorated with white and pink sprinkles.  The cookie boxes are made up of Oreo cookies dipped in white, milk and dark chocolate and then covered with sprinkles.

The personalized options are numerous as you can choose different colors of sprinkles, boxes and ribbons and can send them any artwork to match your wedding or event.  They seem just too pretty to eat, but I think we can overlook that pretty easily.

If you’re lucky enough to live in a state where there is fresh fruit special to the region it is a fun element to incorporate into your wedding.  If you live in Georgia why not make peach place cards?  Give your guests some candy apples for your Washington state reception, or if you live in the great state of Florida offer your guests a variety of fresh citrus fruits. 

They offer a great palette of beautiful colors and who doesn’t love a piece of fresh fruit?! 

{Photo credit:  Martha Stewart}

These super cute and fun “Cootie Catchers” take us all the way back to elementary school days!  These wedding favors can be personalize with fun facts about the bride and groom and customized to match your colors and fonts.  They are great way for guests to know more about the couple and to entertain them as they mingle during the reception. 

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For those brides that want to incorporate organic elements into their wedding, these adorable bird seed favors by 2 Birds In Love are perfect!  They are custom made to order and can be made into various shapes like apples, birds, hearts and even monograms.  Super cute, fun and good for the environment… your guests and the birds will love them!

Cookies are a sweet treat that are easily personalized with a monogram and accented with colors that match your wedding decor. Add a custom tag with a coordinating ribbon and they’re a perfect wedding favor!

These cookies were baked and hand-decorated by Cookie Cousins.

Marc and Darlene's personalized cookie favor

Each individual cookie is wrapped with a Cookie Cousins cellophane bag and tied with ribbon.

It is now possible to host an Eco-Friendly affair without sacrificing any style! With just a little thought and environmental consciousness, your wedding can help save a tree, remind others to recycle and celebrate planet Earth.

Here are some tips for a “Green” Wedding:

Stop the Presses
Along with using post-consumer recycled invitations, create a wedding website with all the great information you need to share with your guests, bridal attendants and family. This online resource allows you to print less, save on postage and only mail out the essential invitation by saving a tree and sparing the printer from producing too much paper for the affair.

These embossed wildflower wedding invitations are crafted on quality, recycled papers containing at least 30% post-consumer fibers.

Glam Up In Vintage
Visit local thrift stores, ebay and check out friends and families’ attics for décor, props or maybe even mom’s old wedding gown. You can discover old treasures, use something “old” with a “new” purpose and feel good about the recycling effort while getting glam in vintage.

Serve Green on a Silver Platter
Serve organic, local foods, wines and spirits – with just a little research, your menu can contain foods grown locally or through sustainable farming practices. Consider utilizing your wedding planner and cater to help make a donation of all the leftover food to a local homeless shelter or church.

Give the Gift that Keeps Giving
A charitable donation, a small potted plant or flower, make a lovely, lasting wedding favor that your guests can appreciate and cherish for longer than your wedding weekend.

This is a modern twist to offering seed packets as an eco-friendly wedding favor. These Celebration Grow Favors are customizable and made from 100% post-consumer waste. Embedded with wildflower seeds, all you need to do is plant the favor in a pot of soil, provide water and sunlight and watch it grow!

Destination Do Your Part
If you are hosting guests from out of state who will be flying in, calculate the mileage they will travel and offset their carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions by donating to programs that plan trees or preserve rain forests.

Find Friendly Flowers
Pesticide-free petals smell better and look beautiful. Find a florist who grows or can source organic bunches for your bouquet.