It doesn't get any easier (or cuter) than this. Put dragees in notched-petal favor boxes. Arrange five of these unusual shapes together in a circle and, voila, you've got a classic five-petaled cherry blossom. Custom favor boxes, Denise Sharp. Dragees, Pecou, from Crossings, 800-209-6141.

Taped to the lid of a favor box is a recipe for the chocolate-chunk cookies inside that helped bride, Sharon win groom, Francis's heart. Labels run through a sticker machine wrap the pink boxes.

In honor of a family tradition, bride Lauren canned 230 jars of four-berry jam and offered them to guests as favors.

At a wedding, our senses absorb the details of the day. These favors celebrate the sense of sound. Place a shell in a mesh bag, and your guests will hear the call of the ocean. Silver chimes slip into an aluminum canister trimmed with scallop-edge Ultrasuede and a double-face satin ribbon. A CD of love songs is placed in a cardboard sleeve, wrapped in rice paper, and tied with a woven ribbon. A kazoo in a glassine bag is topped with a folded piece of patterned paper and secured with a brass staple.

Create a boundless field of tulips with these sweet favors. We placed bulbs (you can buy them online in the fall) in votive candleholders with enough water to cover the roots, then added paper blooms and a vellum seat assignment to each one. Bulbs, John Scheeper's. Candleholders, Jamali Garden Supplies.

Caramel apples are a treat for both kids and adults. Packaged in cellophane, guests will be thrilled to take these delectable treats home with them.

Favor bags are filled with jelly beans and finished with stick-on labels. "Sos" bags (No. 7731000), Paper Mart. 8-by-2-inch labels (No. 800200), data-Labels.com. Jelly beans, Jelly Belly.

Invigorate table arrangements with a flavor infusion. Farmers'-market greenery, like oregano, basil, and tarragon, gives this modern setting an organic feel; planted in sleek pots, the herbs double as inventive displays for a wraparound menu of foods that put the plants' virtues to good use. Stainless cubes, Jamali Garden Supplies.

As a token of the couple's appreciation, guests were given farmer's market tote bags and jars of sour or spicy-sour pickles, a local summer favorite and the bride's family staple. 

Edible favors are always a hit. Unlike most knickknacks, they tend to be gratefully received -- and are quickly put to use. How better to thank your guests for traveling to your wedding than with a taste of the region's cuisine, like this New Jersey-inspired saltwater taffy? Add labels and stickers to convey a personal message, or buy treats in bulk and repackage them in imaginative ways.

Sure, matchbooks have become a go-to wedding favor, but there's more to these clever versions than meets the eye. Give away a surprising something to remember in the form of a cheery, charming pack of forget-me-not seeds. The best part: Long after the big day, guests will watch the dainty blossoms -- and the memories -- spring to life. Forget-me-not seeds, Flower Art & Soul. Glassine envelopes (G7), ClearBags.

Ripe fruits symbolize abundance and fertility -- and make delicious favors. Tomatoes look beautiful and enticing in this rustic Italian display.

It may not be dahlia season just yet, but that doesn't mean you can't channel this flower's intense color and festive attitude here and now. For these eye-catching favor pouches, we used bright tissue paper to create a pattern that mimics that bold beauty, then tied on a tag bearing planting instructions, and verdant ribbon to pose as leaves. At home, guests will peel back the petals to reveal a dormant dahlia bulb brimming with potential and just waiting to take root. Bulbs, Swan Island Dahlias. Tissue paper (CT1AP), Nashville Wraps. 1 1/2" Paper Shapers circle craft punch, EK Success, from Scrapbook.com.

For a takeaway centerpiece that's anything but garden variety, decorate reception tables with an array of plants that guests can gaze at while they dine, then take home with them at evening's end. The vessels holding these miniature orchids are wrapped in fabric for more exotic appeal. Mini phalaenopsis, McLellan Botanicals, orchidexperts.com. Calligraphy, Primele.

Stackable containers give guests a taste of your palette; we filled ours with sweets in rose, butterscotch, and strawberry flavors. Lozenges and jelly beans, Miette, miette.com. Puffs, by Trolli Candy, from Groovy Candies. Containers (t101), Glerup.

"A host, of golden daffodils/beside the lake, beneath the trees/fluttering and dancing in the breeze." We love daffodils as much as William Wordsworth did -- they herald spring's arrival. Here, budding bulbs bought from a local nursery are nestled into sake cups beneath beds of rocks. To turn them into take-home favors, use a rubber stamp to imprint planting instructions onto wooden posts. If you prefer dormant bulbs, buy them online in the fall. Bulbs, John Scheeper's. Large wooden sake cup (OMS -100), Buy4AsianLife.com. Wood-veneer paper, New York Central Art Supply, 800-950-6111. Rubber stamp, Stampworx.

Bags for each guest hang from a clothesline. Inside each bag is a program and recipe book featuring, among others, the caterer's recipes.

The best thing about this bridesmaid gift idea: You won't find another like it anywhere else. Ask your calligrapher to create something special -- a sentiment (as we did here), an illustration, or simply each attendant's initial. Have the image converted into a digital file and print it onto iron-on transfer paper. Cut closely around the design, iron onto a canvas bag (following the manufacturer's instructions), and -- don't forget this part! -- admire your handiwork. Grocery tote, BagWorks. Iron-on transfer paper, Epson. Dress, Barbara Tfank, from Barneys New York.

To help wedding-goers keep cool during this outdoor wedding, Hello!Lucky printed programs on paddle fans; guests were also given vellum bags of Ecofetti to toss during the recessional.

Just pair a tag and a bag (with whatever goodies you choose inside) for an easy and economical favor that also serves as a seating card.

Use rosemary, an herb of love and remembrance, to preserve memories of your seaside wedding. Guests can take home this fragrant sea salt to sprinkle over potatoes or use as an ingredient in focaccia. After preparing, decant into airtight containers, and label with your new, shared initial and wedding date.

For this gem of a favor, we nestled sparkly truffles into ring boxes. Truffles, Promise Me Chocolate, promisemechocolate.com. Ring box (CR101), JewelrySupply.com.

In these lovely favors, sugar-coated Jordan almonds masquerade as robins' eggs in a delicate faux nest; parchment paper threaded among them acts as a simple place card.

A jar of lemon marmalade and a few rich, buttery shortbread cookies were presented in tiny wooden baskets accented with patterned napkins and a wooden knife.

These genius bonbons come in 24 hues and six flavors; box up a pair for double the sweetness. Bonbons, Bedazzle My Bonbons, bedazzlemybonbons.com. Gold-bottom acetate candy box (T111), U.S. Box Corp., usbox.com.

During this wintery wedding in Sundance, Utah, male guests were given flasks and female guests were given winter boots as wedding favors. Each gift was adorned with a custom-made tag.

Give guests a sweet send-off by stacking cookies in cellophane bags with sturdy bases. Finish with a heart sticker made with a craft punch. Lattice Heart Large Craft Punch, by Martha Stewart Crafts, from Michaels, michaels.com. 3-by-11-inch hard round-bottom bag, Glerup Revere, rgroup.com. Macaroons, Kee's Chocolates.

Lush floral centerpiece blooms double as favors when you provide guests with waterproof bags to take flowers home in. Have cellophane ones custom-printed with a message asking guests to pick a few flowers. Set them out with twist ties to cinch bags closed, and at party's end your guests can carry on (and carry off) a bit of the celebration.

Pastelitos de boda (literally, "wedding cookies") are a traditional dessert at Mexican weddings. Made with walnuts, pecans, or almonds, they're a sweet way to thank guests for sharing the day. To give as favors, tuck two into a tiny clear box along with a note imprinted with a fitting sentiment or your wedding date. Type on a computer, print on colored vellum, then cut the messages into tiny strips.

Offer a tiered treat your guests won't be expecting. We stacked sugar cookies to resemble wedding cakes. Each cookie is spread with royal icing; once the frosting sets, small dabs of icing secure the tower. Top with a sugar flower and serve individually for a dessert that takes the cake. Cookies, Eleni's, elenis.com.

In grammar school, you predicted your future mate with the help of a few paper folds; now you know who he is, but that doesn't mean you can't still have fun with cootie catchers, calligraphed once and photocopied for guests to play along, too. Calligraphy, Bernard Maisner, bernard maisner.com. Printing, Intergraphics Litho, 212-631-7565.

The bride and groom collected the contents of the favor bags for months, amassing in their living room a pile of hand buzzers, Slinkys, and other five-and-dime treats to create these his-and-hers goody bags.

A recipe for General Oglethorpe's shrimp and grits (he was the founder of Savannah) is paired with grits from a local farm, and fastened with a custom-made button by Busy Beaver Button Company.

Custom buttons, Busy Beaver Button Company.

Make some homemade cookies and let your guests choose their favorites. Set out glassine-lined bags and seals for packaging cookies to go.

Bride, Robin designed goody-bag favors containing Matt's favorite kind of notebook and Robin's favorite type of pen, extra buttons, chewing gum, a fake mustache, and a note of thanks from the couple and their parents.

These tubes of chocolates are as irresistible as gumball machines -- only they're sleeker looking and don't require a quarter. Dylan's Candy Bar. Clear tower, 2 by 5 1/2 inch, B-T104, Spectrum Ascona, 1-800-356-1473. Gold label, 1 2/3 inch round, MLR10, Paper Presentation.

Chocolate bars adorned with the faces of the bride and groom are sweet in more ways than one. Choose a few favorite photos, then print them using an ink-jet printer or photocopy onto lightweight paper. (Enlarge or reduce images if needed.) With a paper cutter, trim so photos are slightly shorter than candy bars. Remove outer wrappers but not inner foil. Wrap each candy bar with a photo, and secure in back with double-sided tape. Adorn with waxed twine tied in a small bow.

Stamp a honeycomb onto a muslin pouch, and fill it with bee-bedecked honey candy. Rubber stamps, Stampworx 2000, stampworx2000.biz. Honey Bees Natural Candy, by Sweet Botanicals, England, from NaturalCandyStore.com.

Rolled beeswax candles are both elegant and eco-friendly. Wrap the bottoms in parchment paper and attach a matchbox covered in our wheat-print clip art. "Tiffany" cigar matchbox in blank, ForYourParty.com. 8-inch candles, Tommy & Friends, tommyandfriends.com.

Give guests sprightly bouquets of their own: Choose arrangements of 'Ping Pong' mums, chamomile, and lady's mantle (or other blooms to fit your color scheme). The flowers are held in small plastic floral tubes filled with water. Cones of decorative green paper hide the tubes.

Paper birds keep watch over egg-shape chocolates. Use scissors to carefully cut tulle into 8-inch squares. Set several dragees onto each. Gather the tulle around candy; secure pouch with twine. Place a die-cut bird on top; knot twine around the leg to anchor.

Blue-and-white packaging complements dark-brown coffee favors. Chocolate-covered espresso and coffee beans are stacked in hexagonal boxes tied with silk ribbon. Use rubber stamps (made at an office-supply store) to identify the treats. Homemade coffee truffles, composed of bittersweet chocolate ganache spiked with Irish whiskey and coffee extract, nestle inside candy cups; paper bands, made on a computer using clip art, dress up their boxes. Rich espresso fudge brownies (wrapped in cellophane) are covered with dotted paper.

Seasonal fruits make wonderful (and delicious) favors. Each of these sacks holds a handful of juicy red cherries, perfect for an outdoor summer wedding.

Buy glassine bags; trim tops with scalloped scissors. Fill bags with enough cherries, or other small fruit, so they peek out over the top. To help the bags stand up, turn corners under at bottoms.

Display favors in wooden crates.

It's only fitting to give cookies in a jar -- this one is tiny in size but big in old-fashioned charm. The mini store-bought cookies inside include chocolate chip, oatmeal cranberry, and shortbread currant. Embellish the jar with a ribbon-tied tag and a homemade label (affix with double-sided tape).

Send wedding guests home with fresh strawberries and scones to enjoy the morning after. Wrap scones in cellophane, and line a wooden berry basket with parchment paper. Tie on a note stamped with a strawberry design.

Filled with miniature Seckel pears, fiber bags make inviting favors. The bride's and groom's names, the wedding date, and "A Perfect Pair" is printed on labels tied to the bags with strands of paper ribbon.

Guests will be thanking you and crying teas of joy when you distribute these tissue pouches before your wedding ceremony.

Each guest at this wedding held at Tiffany's and Co. in New York City, received a silver bell tied with ribbon and tucked in a Tiffany blue suede bag to ring during the recessional.

These mini terrariums make chic table decor when grouped en masse -- and they double as favors, too! Just place sand and rocks in the bottom of a fishbowl votive holder.

Carefully set small succulents among the rocks -- securing them, if necessary, with toothpicks -- and quench their thirst with a dropper. Bubbleball 4 3/4-inch vase, Save-On-Crafts.com.

Take a cue from the Milanese, who serve panettone, a sweet bread made with dried fruit and citrus zest, on special occasions. The loaf is traditionally made in a large panettone mold, but we baked ours in attractive mini paper ones. Each treat is then wrapped in a cellophane bag tied with a letterpress tag by Austin Press. Bellissimo!