If you feel like sharing the joy of your wedding day, giving to those less affortunate might be a great option. While you could just make a donation to any charity close to your heart, you might also give in the name of your guests.

There are organisations like Practical Presents that let you chose the good cause you would like to contribute to. The choices range from financing a flock of goats or chicken to buying a well for a village comunity or planting trees.

How do you present these unique wedding favors to your guests? There are various possibilities. The easiest one: just prepare a little card for each guest (they might even double as place cards) explaining the good cause you contributed to in their name. Or you might prepare something a little more elaborate: if you bought some chicken, get a little flower pot and sow some catgrass. Once it has grown (make sure you get the timing right!), place a little plastic hen (from dollar- or toy stores) on the grass. Prepare a little card wich says „there is a chicken with your name“ – on the backside explain i one short sencence where your money went. Sounds too complicated? Just substitute the flowerpot and the catgrass with a little square of articial lawn. Instead of a plastic hen you could also use a quial egg – make little holes at either end and blow out what is inside and just use the shell.

This is just one idea – depending on what good cause you contributed to, you will have to get creative!

Don´t get me wrong – this is by no means a cheap wedding favor. But a very original one, and a favor your guests will remember for years to come. And on top of it you might even change the lifes of people for the better – they will be remembering your wedding day, even if they won´t know whom gave this gift to them – and why…