Bookmarker Wedding Favors

Bookmarker Wedding Favors for the Loving “Bookish” Couple

Perhaps you and your spouse met at the coffee shop, pouring over your college textbooks. Maybe you bumped into each other at a used book sale. Maybe you got introduced through book-club friends. You might be teachers or librarians. Or you may simply love books. Whatever the reason, a bookmarker favor is the perfect wedding keepsake for you to give your guests.

If your wedding has a certain theme to it, you can give out bookmarks that related back to that theme. Wine, beach, western, or butterfly themes can be reflected in the favors you give out. If you do not have a theme, simply choose one with a nice saying on it that reflects your sentiments towards your spouse and guests.

At an informal wedding, bookmarks that relate back to special events, such as a trip or first date movie, may make cute keepsakes. Choosing non-wedding themed bookmarks may require a small placard or wedding favor tag attached describing the reason you chose that particular bookmarker wedding favor.

Bookmarker Favor Shops

Besides being a nice purposeful and sentimental favor, bookmarker favors are often a cheap wedding favor alternative if you purchase the paper ones in large quantities. Pewter, silver, or gold bookmarker favors are also available for a more durable favor if your budget allows.

If you are having your wedding invitations and/or programs printed, you may be able to order matching bookmarks through that company. Otherwise, you can choose from a wide variety of bookmarker favors online:

• Calla Lily Design Bookmarks—Available for only .85 a piece, purchase them in a minimum quantity of 36. They come individually packaged with a “thank you” heart-shaped note attached, so you do not have to do any additional work.
• This Day Bookmark Favors—Pictures of kids adorn this bookmark favor, with customizable tassel and imprint colors. Have your wedding date and names written on it. One hundred bookmarks are less than $70.
• Wildflower Bookmark Favors—Perfect for a spring wedding, these unique wedding favor bookmarks have seeds embedded into the natural paper. While a little more costly, price does go down with larger quantities purchased.
• Photo Frame Personalized Bookmark—A curved silver or gold plated bookmark with a small photo frame. You can include an engagement picture, or send out small wedding photos with your thank-you notes that fit perfectly inside. Starting at $12, the company does discount for large orders, although you may have to call to receive a quote.
• Deluxe Bookmarks with Tassels—Have your bookmark personalized with a photo, choose your own message, and have front and back printing on these bookmarks. Two sizes with tassels are available, and prices go down depending on the quantity you order.

Make Your Own Bookmarks

If you enjoy crafting or do-it-yourself projects, you could make your own homemade wedding favors. Purchase the following items to make your own bookmarks:

• Extra printer ink
• Cardstock in white, cream, or pastel color
• Ribbon
• Hole puncher
• Photo (optional)
• Paper trimmer

If you have a photo-editing, scrapbooking, or print shop program on your computer, it may all ready have a bookmark format set-up for you to use. Otherwise, you can easily make bookmarks by making your page layout horizontal, then setting up columns. This makes the bookmarks a standard size. Plus, you can make a bookmark in one column, then group it and copy into the rest of the columns.

Experiment with text size, color, and fonts. Add a cropped photo of the two of you together. If it is a professional photographer’s engagement photo, be sure to get permission from him/her. This will add a personalized touch to your favors.

Once you have the bookmarks printed off, cut them using a paper trimmer to keep your lines straight. Then punch a hole in the top of each, and tie a ribbon in your wedding color(s) around the top, leaving an inch or two for hanging outside the book.

Your guests will enjoy using the bookmarker wedding favors long after the festivities have ended. The thoughtful thank-you will remind them of the lovely time they had at your wedding.