The Cinderella story inspires fairytale wedding themes and favors.
Cinderella is the quintessential bride, the princess marrying her Prince Charming on the most special day of her life. It's no wonder, then, that fairytale wedding themes often include aspects of the Cinderella story, complete with a coach riding off into the sunset of happily-ever-after. If you've chosen to bring a fairytale to life on your wedding day, send your guests home with a Cinderella horse and carriage wedding favor to thank them and serve as a souvenir of your wedding.
Candy-Filled Carriages
Many wedding vendors offer coach-shaped candy containers in a variety of sizes and materials, including plastic, paper, and glass. If you want to keep costs down and do it yourself, create elegant candy boxes from heavy card stock. Use scissors, a craft knife, or a die cutter to cut the front into a Cinderella carriage. Wrap a handful of pastel pillow mints or white Jordan almonds in tulle, tie with a ribbon, and tuck them into the box behind the carriage cutout.
Carriage Coach Candles
Candles and tea light candle holders are among the most popular wedding favors ordered from wedding vendors, and most include a wide variety of fairytale-themed candles. Pumpkin coach-shaped candles are available, as are votive and tea light candle holders etched or printed with a Cinderella horse and carriage. Some come complete with a presentation box; others need assembly or require you to purchase your own box and ribbon. You may find these at a local craft supply store, though you'll find a far better selection of different styles through an online wedding vendor or favor site.
Candy Cinderella Coaches
If you're putting together your wedding on a do-it-yourself budget, candy molds and melts can be your best friend. Check with your local craft or cake decorating supply store for plastic Cinderella coach molds. Wilton, makers of cake and candy-making supplies, makes the Fairy Tale Large Lollipop Mold with a fairytale castle, princess, and Cinderella carriage (Model 2115-1033).
Make lollipops from white candy melts and paint them with edible paints, then wrap each in cellophane and tie with a ribbon. If lollipops aren't your thing, you can use the mold with air-dry or oven-bake clay to make magnets, or use them to mold soaps. (Just remember not to use them to mold anything edible after you use them to make soap.)
Picture Frame/Place Card Holders
Picture frames that suit your wedding theme can serve a double purpose on your reception tables. Choose porcelain or sterling picture frames that feature a Cinderella coach and horses. Many have room to engrave or print your names and wedding date, or include a hang-tag that can be printed with the wedding details. Instead of presenting them in a pretty, wrapped box, slip a wedding place card into each one, and place them on the tables to help your guests find their seats.
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