| If you are having an outdoors wedding or | | | | each side. White is the most popular color for |
| reception, or your wedding location is without air | | | | fans, though you can use colored paper to |
| conditioning (unheard of here in Texas), making | | | | compliment your wedding colors as well which, |
| your guests a fan wedding favor is a great idea. | | | | can be very pretty. |
| Instead of making your wedding guests suffer in | | | | Then, having a pre-made template, cut out all of |
| what could be sweltering heat on your wedding | | | | your pages into the shape you have decided on, |
| day, pass out these fan wedding favors at the | | | | and then you can go to work. Grab some paint |
| ceremony or the reception, or both as necessary, | | | | sticks or buy some other kind of handle like |
| and you will help keep your guests happy and | | | | Popsicle sticks or any other decorative thing you |
| comfortable for the duration of your wedding. | | | | can find. (Most stores will give out paint sticks for |
| A fan wedding favor really is incredibly easy to | | | | free though). Spray paint all of the handles white, |
| make, and makes not only a unique wedding | | | | and then glue the front and back of the fan to |
| favor, but a useful one as well. Also, with two | | | | the handle with craft glue.Helpful hint, if you glue |
| different sides to your fan, the combination you | | | | the stick near the top of the paper of the fan, it |
| use is totally up to you! You can use a cute | | | | will make a sturdier fan. |
| picture of you two with a romantic verse on one | | | | If the handle you buy is already decorated, then |
| side and the ceremony program on the other, or | | | | just skip this part. You can decorate the handle of |
| instead of the program you can have the menu, | | | | your fan a number of ways. You can tie ribbon or |
| directions to the reception site, the story of how | | | | tulle around the base of the handle for decoration, |
| you met and fell in love, special thanks to those | | | | or a group of ribbons with colors that compliment |
| who helped, the possibilities are as wide as your | | | | your wedding. Another fun idea is to employ the |
| imagination. Another great plus, this handmade | | | | use of a glue gun to glue buttons, rhinestones, or |
| wedding favor is easy to make! | | | | other decorative sparkles to your fan. |
| Heart shapes are the most popular shape of fans | | | | This is a great homemade wedding favor that |
| for a wedding fan, but you can really choose any | | | | only takes a few minutes to make, and your |
| shape that you like. Create a layout complete with | | | | guests will enjoy looking at them as much as |
| pictures and design for your fan on the computer, | | | | using them. Not only that, but you'll find that many |
| and print it out. Then you can either buy some | | | | of your wedding guests will save your fans not |
| card stock and print off all the copies you will | | | | only as a memory keepsake, but for something |
| need on your computer or take it to a copy shop | | | | to use when the temperature is a little warm as |
| (their printers are better-and don't cost much | | | | well. |
| money) and get all the print outs you need for | | | | |