Favor Ideas

I've never been a huge fan of the wedding favor.  For a wedding guest, most favors are just crap.  Who needs an engraved champagne flute? 

Besides the fact that favors can get expensive, most of the time they aren't very practical.  Edibles are OK, I guess, and something totally wacky gets points for creativity, such as these home made crayons.  And it seems to me, from watching shows like Bridezilla, that favors can be one of those stress-points for brides.  If you're DIYing, you've got 150 ribbons to tie onto 150 boxes that you had to fold yourself.  Ulg. 

But, in the interest of exploring my options, I did some searches for 'green' wedding favors.  And I found some ideas that I actually like.  Not only because of the color green, which is a front-runner in the wedding color contest, but because if I do have wedding favors, I want them to be useful to the recipient and/or good for the environment.  So, a list of ideas for my wedding favors:

Seed Paper: Print programs or menus on it.  Guests take it home and plant the whole thing, which is embedded with flower seeds. 

Herb Pots: If green is going to be a wedding color, these could double as centerpieces.  Paint the pot in the other color themes, and people get to take home fresh herbs.  Plus, two wedding expenses and projects have become one, and I don't have to worry about what to do with the centerpieces when the wedding is over.

Baby Trees: Again, a centerpiece/favor duo.  Planting trees is good for the environment. The only disadvantage I've found is that all the seedlings are usually conifers (read, pine trees), which I'm less visually attracted to. 

And hey, look!  I can even give you guys some engraved champagne flutes too!