Local Style: 7 Hawaiʻi Wedding Favors your Guests will Love
Warm the hearts of local guests, and give a little piece of Hawaiʻi to your out-of-town guests to take home with them with these local treats.
Wedding favors have transformed over the years, from monogrammed M&Ms to mini cocktail kits (that we’re not entirely opposed to). For a wedding in Hawaiʻi however, it’s a nearly missed opportunity to not play off of the local flavors and unique creations that the islands have to offer.
With some of your guests flying in, taking time off, or doing both to attend your special day, we think favors can be a memorable and fun way to say “Mahalo”–and also serve as a little treat for your guests to enjoy down the line.
Here’s a list of just a few ideas of cute, memorable, and above all uniquely local treats that your guests will gush about at their tables.
Because the sweetest treats in life are best drizzled with local honey, consider one of these cute little honey bears as a perfect wedding treat for everyone. Sourced from one of the only beekeeping farms on Oʻahu, Manoa Honey offers their unique honey flavors–from a delicate ‘Ohi’a Lehua-infused honey to their rich, nutty mac nut honey–in mini bear bottles adorned with a little lei perfect for your table setting.
We love a good chocolate covered mac nut, but it’s definitely overplayed. Madre Chocolate offers the best bean-to-bar chocolate infused with local and international cacao beans. From a coconut milk and caramelized ginger bar to a café con leche bar, we won’t be surprised if these treats don’t make it home.
Local Tip: Put out these treats later in the evening in a basket that guests can take on their way out to avoid them from melting!
Both aesthetically pleasing and essential for any wine enthusiast, consider this wine stopper as a useful gift and a perfect accent for your table setting. We would like to think that this would be a small reminder about the unforgettable evening they had in the islands every time they see the wine bottle that they’ll (inevitably) finish off after a long day.
It’s no secret that Hawaiʻi produces some of the best coffee in the world–and what better way to share this morning pick-me-up with your guests than to give a little bag of coffee beans as a favor! Give a package of local beans nourished by the island’s rain, volcanic dirt, and abundant sunshine for a practical, and beautifully aromatic gift.
This Kauai-based rum company offers a perfectly mixed mai tai in a bottle that can serve as a way for your guests to start off the night or to enjoy on their flight home. And don’t be fooled by their size, these little premade cocktails do not lack the punch that a local-style mai tai is known for.
Honolulu Cookie Company Cookies
They’re oh-so-buttery, in a cute pineapple shape, and possibly some of the most famous cookies on Oʻahu. Honolulu Cookie Company makes cute, individual boxes especially for wedding favors that hold two cookies–one for as soon as they open it and one for when they want to relive the experience at home.
These natural soy candles from jules + gem hawaii will bring your guests back to the islands every time they light it up. From guava and lavender to passion fruit and mint, the irresistible fragrances embody the scents of the tropics, and have us making room for just one more candle for our home collection every time we encounter one.
