This post is all about destination wedding gift ideas for guests.
If you’re planning a destination wedding and want to find a way to thank your guests for travelling to your event, then keep reading! In this post we share 40 unique destination wedding favors that you could gift your friends and family.
Travel Theme Wedding Souvenir Ideas
Seeing as your guests will be spending time and money making their way to your special day, you have the opportunity to gift them in a useful way relevant to their travels. Gift them items that will make their flight more comfortable so they feel refreshed and energised at your wedding.
1. Luggage Tags
A great way to ensure your guests don’t lose their luggage is with luggage tags. It’s the perfect small gift that will be put to good use.
2. Tote Bags
While abroad, your guests will probably buy a few souvenirs. Help them bring all of those goodies back home with an extra tote bag. You can customize the design on these tote bags or, to keep costs down, opt for a ready-designed one.
3. Lip Balm
Airplane rides can dehydrate the skin and lips! Make sure your friends don’t arrive with chapped lips on your wedding day by gifting each person a lip balm.
4. Eye Masks
Another fun and affordable destination wedding favor idea is eye masks. Give your best friends the best self-care for the long-haul flight with eye masks.
5. Face Masks
In a similar vein, opt for full face masks as wedding favors. They’re an affordable and thoughtful gift.
6. Sleeping Mask
Sleeping on airplanes is tough at the best of times. So a perfect destination wedding favor idea is a sleeping mask for each guest. It’s bound to be a big hit!
7. Airplane Bottle Openers
A great idea for a budget-friendly wedding souvenir is airplane bottle openers.
8. Passport Covers
Passport covers are a practical gift idea. Ensure your wedding guests arrive back home with a fully intact passport.
9. Wedding Welcome Bags
Given the long trip your wedding guests are embarking on, another great idea is to gift everyone welcome gifts upon arrival. These welcome bags could include small items like a rehydrating face serum or a sleeping tablet! Get creative with what your guests might need after a long journey.
Affordable Wedding Favors For A Destination Wedding
If you’re on a tight budget with your wedding souvenirs but still want to delight your guests, then keep reading…
10. Local Treats
Choose edible treats local to your destination wedding region. This is the best way for your wedding favors to feel unique while still being budget-friendly. Find out what the local delicacies are, or ask your local vendors for advice.
11. Welcome Letter
Destination wedding gift bags shouldn’t just be stuffed with tangible items that have no meaning. A perfect way to thank your guests while adding a personal touch is with personalized handwritten welcome letters.
Include a short story about what you love about your relationship with that guest and how thankful you are that they attended your wedding. To go the extra mile, you could include a photo of the happy couple with the guest from when you all first met.
12. Mini Bottles of Alcohol
Another cheap wedding favor for destination weddings is a mini bottle of alcohol, for example, mini tequila bottles. Remember that if you’re flying to your wedding location, you probably won’t be able to pack all of these mini bottles.
Organize to have these sent directly to your wedding destination. Bonus points: choose an alcohol that’s local to the region you’re marrying in.
13. Custom Shot Glasses
A popular destination wedding favor that’s also affordable is custom shot glasses. You can customize these to have the couple’s names on it. Or choose a design that represents the wedding destination/wedding country.
14. Mint Tins
The perfect gift that keeps within budget is mint tins. You could get them customized with a design related to your wedding location.
15. Gift Card
It’s hard to please everyone when it comes to destination wedding gift ideas. An excellent way to please the masses is with gift cards. You can choose the amount to keep within budget easily. And you can choose retailers that everyone shops at like Amazon.
16. Cork Stopper
A great way to commemorate your dream wedding is with cork stoppers with your wedding date on or with your wedding country on.
17. Magnet
Destination wedding favors are fun to choose because they’re also like souvenirs. Think about what souvenirs your guests might buy when travelling to your wedding. Gift them those! One perfect gift is a magnet!
18. Matchbox
You can never have too many spare matchboxes around. Gift your guests this functional gift that stays within budget.
19. Wine Charms
Wine charms are a big hit with destination weddings. Help guests keep track of their drinking glass with these cute gifts. Think of it as part of the table-scape when designing that. They’re like a functional ornament.
20. Hand Fans
If you’re planning a destination wedding where the weather is hot like a beach destination wedding or a summer event in Europe – hand fans are a great idea! You can personalize each fan with guest’s names.
21. Coffee
Wedding weekends are tiring, even for guests! Gift them a pouch or pod of coffee. Extra point if the coffee is locally sourced!
22. Group Gifts
If staying within a tight budget is important for you, then opt for group gifts. It’s likely that guests will be attending in pairs or bigger groups. Instead of gifting everyone individual items that might not please everyone, a better way is to opt for group gifts. For example, gift a group game that that couple or family can bring back home to enjoy.
Tropical Destination Wedding Favor Ideas
If your destination wedding is on a tropical island or has a beach wedding vibe, then think about selecting wedding favours that are relevant to this.
23. Beach Towels
Gift guests practical items that they’ll use during the wedding weekend and beyond – like beach towels.
24. Water Bottles
If it’s hot and sunny, then one of the best destination wedding gift ideas for guests is water bottles! You can customize them with the happy couple’s crest or keep it simple.
25. Golf Balls
With beach weddings usually comes golf courses nearby. Between events, some of your guests might go enjoy these amenities. Gift them a practical gift – a set of golf balls.
26. Sunscreen
No one wants to be sun-burnt in wedding photos! You especially don’t want your bridal party red as a tomato in those photos. So one of our best tips is to gift guests a stick of sunscreen. We love this Japanese brand below.
27. Dancing Shoes
A gift that you can give during the wedding reception that can also be affordable and functional: dancing shoes for women to change into. If your wedding is tropical, then flip-flops are a great choice.
Italy Destination Wedding Favors
Italy has become an incredibly popular destination in recent years. You can have a lot of fun choosing the right favor here.
28. Olive Oil Bottles
Gift guests mini olive oil bottles local to the region. Ask your local vendors for help sourcing these.
29. Nice Bottle of Wine
If you’re planning a dream wedding in Italy, then there is probably a beautiful vineyard nearby. A nice bottle of wine makes for the perfect wedding favour for guests.
30. Cooking Class
When in Rome…learn to cook pasta! Organize a group cooking class for your guests as a sort of wedding souvenir.
31. Truffle Oil
Depending on the region in Italy, truffle oil might be a local delicacy.
32. Limoncello
One of the best things you can do at the end of the night at your destination wedding is to bring out a shot of Limoncello. Even better, gift guests a mini bottle to bring back home.
33. Perugia Tablecloths
If you’re getting married in Perugia, then gift guests a local tablecloth. They are stunning!
France Destination Wedding Favors
If France is your destination of choice, then have fun gifting your guests local souvenirs.
34. French cheese
Who doesn’t love cheese? A small slice of local French cheese will be a big hit.
35. Macarons
And who doesn’t love macarons? Seriously! These make for such a cute and affordable destination wedding favor.
36. A French beret
Ok, getting a little cliché here but it’s still a fun, memorable wedding favor.
Spain Destination Wedding Party Favors
Here are more destination wedding gift ideas for guests in Spain
37. Hand-painted Spanish Tiles
These traditional hand-painted tiles can double up as magnets or jewellery dishes
38. Mallorcan Pearls
Getting wed in Mallorca? Congratulations, it is stunning there. We love capturing couples weddings there. Mallorcan pearls are a unique and beautiful wedding favor.
38. Almond Blossom Perfume
Give your guests a scent to associate to your wedding weekend. Almond blossom perfume from the South of Spain is divine!
39. Jamon Iberico
The perfect choice for a Spanish destination wedding party favor? Jamon! Just make sure you have a backup choice for the veggies in your crowd.
This post was all about destination wedding gift ideas for guests.
