Wedding Favours Guests Actually Keep: The Case for a Little Bottle of Your Day

Most wedding favours are left behind on the tables. A small scent of your wedding day is one guests take home, use and remember you by.

Walk through any reception at the end of the night and you'll see the same thing: favours left behind on the tables. The favours guests do take home are the ones that feel personal and useful. A small bottle of your wedding scent is both.

Why a scent makes a good wedding favour

It's part of the day. Guests take home the very scent they celebrated in.
It brings the memory back. Every time they use it, they think of your wedding.
It suits everyone. No sizes, no dietary needs, nothing that melts.
It looks beautiful on the table. Amber glass with a handwritten tag is elegant at every place setting.

How to present it

Tie a tag to each bottle with your names and the date of the wedding.
Name the scent: "The scent of our wedding day" turns a bottle into a keepsake.
Use it as a place card. Write each guest's name on the tag and the favour doubles as the seating plan.
Add a short card explaining how to use it at home.

Choosing the scent

The favour should match the scent you use on the day, so the memory connects. Velours Rose, Vellum Amour and Thé Blanc are the most popular wedding choices: romantic, warm or clean.

Favours for the people closest to you

For parents, grandparents and the wedding party, consider something more lasting than a favour: a 100 ml travel reed diffuser or a full-size reed diffuser in your wedding scent, so their home carries a little of the day. Our guide to bridal party gifts has more ideas.

Planning ahead

Order favours a few months before the wedding so there is time to tag and pack them. For larger weddings, planners and couples can contact us through a trade account for consistent quantities and gift wrapping.

Quick answers

What wedding favours do guests actually keep? Personal, useful favours. A small bottle of the wedding scent is one guests take home and use.

How do you present a scent as a wedding favour? With a tag carrying your names and wedding date, ideally doubling as a place card.

When should we order wedding favours? Two to three months ahead, to leave time for tagging and packing.

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