Wine Bottles as Wedding Favors

For couples looking for an elegant and unique theme, wine is a perfect option, providing many versatile choices for decorating. Using wine bottles as wedding favors can be a great way to customize and personalize gifts for your reception guests. A couple can choose to be creative or simple while still providing guests a memorable gift with wine bottles as wedding favors.

Personalized Wine Bottles

If you happen to be in the area of a local winery, many offer wine bottling and labeling opportunities. This activity will let a couple pre-order the amount of wine necessary to provide their guests, selecting their own wine flavor, bottle style and bottle color and then labeling with a personalized label. The bottle colors can help to accentuate a color pallet or a specifically designed bag or wine bottle box can be used to coordinate your colors. Some wineries even offer smaller sample sized wine bottles which may fit into your budget a little nicer. You can easily wrap these tiny bottles in tissue paper or tulle or simply tie a color coordinating ribbon around the neck.

There are a number of online wine sellers that will allow you to create your own labels and select your favorite wine flavors. Be careful to follow the online guidelines for the ordering, shipping and storing requirements of the wine bottles. There may also be a significant difference in pricing based on the time of year you are purchasing, discounts provided for large orders and possibly a significant amount of time required to complete an order so be sure to inquire ahead of time.

Sharing Your Favorite

If your planning doesn’t leave you time for customizing, you can still select your favorite wine to be served at your reception. You can ask your catering manager to see if they can purchase additional bottles as a quantity discount or smaller sample bottles that you can use for distribution as wedding favors for your guests. Local wines are sometimes a great touch if your wedding will be attended by out of town guests.

A Wine Theme Without the Wine

Wine bottle wedding favors can include wine bottle shaped chocolates that are stamped with your names or wedding date. Or small wine bottles that can be used as decorative glass vases can also serve as a name card holder at a table setting. The small bottles may even be able to have your wedding date or your names etched in to the glass to remind your guests of your special day. You could also place a rolled up scroll in to the bottles with a wish, memory or special thought for your guests, playing on the message in a bottle idea with miniature wine bottles.

If you are looking to incorporate wine bottles as wedding favors, there are many creative, customized and personal ideas. A wine bottle hints at celebration while being an elegant or fun favor for your guests. As you think about using wine bottles as wedding favors, be sure to consider factors such as the transporting of the bottles and the ordering time to ensure there are no surprises with your selections. 

 For really unique favors you may want to find out how to make wedding favors.