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Are They Worth the Effort?

If you are the creative type then you are probably already mulling over the idea of making your own wedding favors. But is making your own really worth all the time & effort?

When you begin thinking about what you could make & the time it will take to make them, wouldn’t you be better off just buying them ready made? Making your own can be a good option if your budget won’t stretch to ready made versions & you know you are capable of making perfectly good versions yourself. However there are other considerations.

For instance, if you wanted to make your own cookie wedding favors, with packaging, fully iced & you have over 200 guests. You will need to consider a) how long will it take you to bake that amount of cookies.

Remember you will need to bake around 10% more than the number of guests to allow for any mistakes during icing or breakages; b) how long you can store them for before they go off; c) where can you store them & how