Double Duty Decor

I have always known that my wedding would be something that my future husband and I would have to pay for on our own. Even as a young girl, when I daydreamed about my big day, I was being practical and frugal. Now that the time as come for me to actually start planning, I am trying to make my wedding elegant yet thrifty. I have scoured the Internet in search of money-saving wedding ideas and one idea I repeatedly came across was to make the wedding favors double as centerpieces. Genius idea? Yes! Easy to come up with? Not so much; at least not for me anyway.

I am not big on flowers and giving flower centerpieces as favors is just not my style. I was leaning towards the idea of candy or some other treat that looks nice on display and could be taken home for later but my fiancé mentioned that he thinks a wedding favor should be something that people can keep to remember the special day and edibles wouldn't allow for that. Hmm, good point, honey. I searched online for more ideas. I found votive candle holders that could be etched with our names and/or the wedding date. I love candles! But I didn't love the idea of giving someone a candle holder with our names on it. Unless those people happen to be our parents, I didn't see that being a good favor. Then I came across these little beauties! 

These are Chalkboard Frosted Glass Tealight Holders from David's Bridal. The plan is to write wedding day-related things on them and then our guests can take them home to erase and reuse as they like. Plus, I won't object to keeping any extras!