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What are some fun wedding favors for a smaller informal wedding?

Everything I have come across has been a little too cheesy. Bubbles and candies wrapped in mesh and matchbooks are not only not my style but I don't think anyone ever holds onto/uses most of the favors found at weddings. I would like to do something cute, personalized, and very functional (stress functional) for my guests. Any ideas without breaking the bank?

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1. We bought wallet size frames and put pics of us together in them. We were able to get a good price on the frames thru ebay. Congrats!
2. I'm not married, but I've seen alot of neat lil' wedding gifts... 1 I went 2, everyone got a tiny salt & pepper shaker... another 1 I went to, they gave out a lil' stained glass heart shaped sun catcher thingy, with a dove on it... another 1 was a CD with the couples fav. songs...
3. Very true observation -- most favors are so canned and schmaltzy. You could get small picture frames; they could double as place setting markers or put your names on it with the wedding date; the guests can keep them as-is for keepsakes or put their own photos inside. If your wedding happens to be around the holidays, I've seen holiday ornaments with personalized ribbons (bride/groom names, wedding date) tied on. If it's a spring or summer wedding and you've got a bit of a green thumb, you can give out seed packets of your favorite flowers or bulbs -- they can be bought in bulk and then wrapped individually with a nice fabric or paper and some ribbon, with a cute little note -- maybe something about planting seeds for a good future. While jordan almonds are pretty overdone, you can still pick candy as a favor, just pick something personalized. Instead of typical sweets, get truffles or candies from your favorite sweet shop -- something unique and fun, and something your guests would associate you both with.
4. well i got this wedding bells for about 3 a box they come with 24 bells i got it in donwtown LA
5. There are a lot of cute favors out there that actually won't clutter up your guest's book shelves for years to come. Check out these... This is my fav...It's a timer in the form of a champagne bucket http://www.cruisenfavors.com/champagne-bucket-timer.html Salt and Pepper Shakers http://www.cruisenfavors.com/bw-love-salt-and-peper-shakers.html http://www.cruisenfavors.com/bw-love-salt-and-peper-shakers.html Other functional favors http://www.cruisenfavors.com/decorative-love-olive-oil-.html http://www.cruisenfavors.com/i-do----i-do-bride-and-groom-bottle-stoppers.html http://www.cruisenfavors.com/bride-and-groom-mint-to-be.html http://www.cruisenfavors.com/love-grows-plantable-wildflowersdaisy-set-of-.html http://www.cruisenfavors.com/love-grows-plantable-wildflowersdaisy-set-of-.html