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Green Favors For Weddings Are Naturally Beautiful and Eco Friendly
Attractive, Natural Wedding Favors Make Being Green Easy
The bride wears white but the wedding might be green.
Going green in many aspects of life is not only a trend, but can also be an act of responsibility. Fortunately, preserving the earth and natural resources can be stylish as well, with green favors continuing to crop up. HansonEllis offers beautiful eco-friendly favors made from natural fibers and other materials.
Give green wedding favors with the satisfaction of knowing you are helping the planet. At HansonEllis, eco favors show the beauty of nature in high quality, unique products. Most favors can be personalized for a special touch.
A bag that not only is roomy and practical, but attractive and eco-friendly as well? Sounds perfect. Sounds like the Eco-Friendly Beach Jute Tote Handbag. The bag is just right for a beach or destination wedding favor, or for a bridal shower. Made from natural jute fibers with cotton wrapped handles, the tote can be personalized with an embroidered name, monogram or message.
A rich blend of tea is always a nice favor, but when packaged in a bamboo container, it becomes a truly unique one. Oolong Tea in Wood Bamboo Holder is a special loose blend of Osmanthus flower and oolong tea leaves, packed in a decorative container. The tea also can be placed in an optional gold organza bag with tassel for a touch of sparkle.
Add a tropical, exotic ambiance to your wedding with the Bali Spa Incense Favor, a package of 20 hand-rolled incense sticks. Exclusively imported from Bali, the sticks come in six assorted colors and the natural island fragrances of sandalwood, jasmine, frangipani (a tropical flowering plant), pine, lavender and rose.
Candlelight brings an intimate glow to a festive occasion. With the Wood Twig Beach Votive Candle, that light will shine in a glass votive held in a unique holder crafted from twigs. The favor will be a natural fit for a garden theme wedding.
If it looks like an egg and feels like an egg, can it be a wedding favor? Ah, yes, but what a favor. The Love is Blooming Garden Eggling Plant cracks open to reveal a bed of soil with a seed packet ready for planting flowers or Italian parsley. The egg can also be used as a clever place card holder.
The delicate fragrance of camellia in a heart-shaped bar of French-milled soap makes for a lovely favor. With the soap nestled in a natural jute bag woven from the Abaca plant, the Heart Soap in Mini Jute Bag Favor is perfect for a beach or casual outdoor wedding.
All these products and many more are found on these pages of HansonEllis, the industry leader for unique, high quality favors with a personalized touch.
Personalized Eco + Handmade Party Favors
Eco + Handmade Party Favors are wedding and party favors made from natural materials rather than plastic: bamboo and wood chopsticks, real seashells and sand dollars, wishing beans that sprout, hand-carved stone paperweights, palm leaf fans and small wooden boxes. They suit a green or outdoor wedding, a beach or garden reception, an Asian-themed dinner, a bridal shower, a spring party or a company event that wants a low-waste gift on the table. There are 96 pieces in Eco + Handmade Party Favors, most of them personalized in-house by HansonEllis with names, a date or a short message, and there is no minimum order.
What you will find in Eco + Handmade Party Favors
- Engraved chopsticks the Personalized Black Bamboo Chinese Wood Chopsticks, the Personalized Japanese Wood Chopsticks, the Personalized Red Japanese Bamboo Chopsticks, the Engraved Japanese Wood Chopsticks with optional handmade natural Lokta pouch, the Custom Fine Dining Twisted Black Chinese Bamboo Chopsticks Pair & Box, the Engraved Fine Dining Twisted Dark Brown Wood Chopsticks & Chopstick Bamboo Box and the Personalized Hawaiian Island Chopsticks with Pouch & Chopstick Rest, for an Asian, island or Pacific menu where the favor sits on the plate.
- Wishing beans and growing favors the 12 Personalized White Magic Wishing Beans, the Love is Blooming Watering Can With Magic Wishing Bean and the Growing Together Wishing Beans in a Tree Wood Box with green grass moss, for a favor guests plant instead of storing.
- Natural shells, sand dollars and starfish the Personalized Beach Sand Dollar Favor, the Personalized Polished Beach Clam Seashell Favors, the Natural Seashell Keychain, the Beach Finger Starfish Favor of Love, the Harmony Seashell Turtle Favor, the Ribbon Beach Seashell Bell Ornament Favor and the Polished Beach Tiger Clam Trinket Sea Shell Coin/Pill Jewelry Box, for a beach or destination wedding where each piece is a real shell.
- Wood boxes and baskets the Wood Treasure Chest Favor Box, the Personalized Wood Treasure Map Chest Box, the Sea Of Love Starfish Aged Trinket Wooden Beach Box, the Eco-Friendly Mini Wood Champagne Box Favor and the Mini Easter Basket Favor by the dozen, for favors you fill yourself with candy, a note or a small keepsake.
- Hand-carved stone paperweights the Natural Hand-carved Pocket Size Heart Stone Paper Weight and the personalized You Rock natural polished stone paper weight, sold singly, for a favor that lasts on a desk long after the party.
- Handmade fans the Heart Palm Leaf Buri Celebration Fan Favor and the Chinese Sandalwood Fan with custom rose satin ribbon, for a warm outdoor ceremony where guests need something to do with their hands.
- Handmade wood and bamboo keepsakes the Sailing Away Together Wooden Nautical Sailboat, the Handmade Bamboo Sliding Stick Whistle Flute and the Personalized Natural Bamboo Spiral Notebook and Pen, for a table gift that is clearly handmade rather than mass-produced.
How to choose
There are 96 pieces in this category and they divide by material more than by theme. Decide what the favor is made of and what you want the guest to do with it.
| Bamboo or wood chopsticks | Choose them when the meal is Asian, island or Pacific, or when you want a favor that is genuinely used at home. Pairs come plain, with a rest, with a pouch or in a matching box. |
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| A seed or wishing bean favor | Choose it for a garden, spring or green-themed wedding. Guests plant the bean and the favor keeps growing, which is the closest thing to a zero-waste table gift here. |
| A real shell, sand dollar or starfish | Choose it for a beach or destination wedding. These are natural pieces, so every one varies slightly, and a personalized sand dollar or clam shell doubles as a place card. |
| A small wood box or basket | Choose it when you want to fill the favor yourself. Treasure chests, the mini champagne box and the Easter basket are sold as containers for candy, a note or a keepsake. |
| A carved stone paperweight or handmade keepsake | Choose it for a favor that stays on a desk or a shelf. Heart stones, polished rocks, the wooden sailboat and the bamboo whistle flute suit smaller guest lists where each piece is noticed. |
Ordering Eco + Handmade Party Favors for weddings and events
Eco favors are bought by the guest count, and there is no minimum order, so you can match your list exactly instead of buying fixed pack sizes. Order the total quantity first, and if the pieces should carry different names — one per guest as a place card, or a set for the wedding party — email your list to [email protected] after ordering so it can be matched to your order. Logos for a corporate event are handled by custom order: send a vector file (.eps, .ai, .cdr, .pdf or .svg) or a high-resolution image to [email protected]; a logo setup fee applies and not every logo can be reproduced. Order 3–6 months ahead for a wedding. Standard production is 5–10 business days, rush 3–5 and expedite 1–3, plus 2–5 days US shipping. For bulk pricing, please contact [email protected].
Questions shoppers ask about Eco + Handmade Party Favors
What is an eco-friendly party favor?
A favor made from a natural, renewable or reusable material instead of plastic. In this category that means bamboo and wood chopsticks, real seashells and sand dollars, seeds and wishing beans, hand-carved stone, palm leaf and sandalwood fans, and small wooden boxes. There are 96 pieces to choose from.
What makes these favors eco-friendly and handmade?
The materials. The pieces here are bamboo, wood, natural shell and sand dollar, carved stone, palm leaf, sandalwood, moss and seeds, and several are hand-carved, hand-rolled or hand-assembled rather than molded. Natural pieces vary slightly from one to the next, which is how you can tell.
How many eco party favors should I order?
One per guest is the usual rule, and there is no minimum order, so you can order the exact number on your list. Many hosts add a few spares for last-minute guests and for photographs of the table.
How are eco and handmade favors personalized?
They are personalized in-house by HansonEllis, which has been doing this since 1999. Enter names, a date or a short message in the personalization field on the product page. Most pieces here can be personalized; a few, such as the treasure chest box and the Easter basket, are sold plain as containers.
Can each favor have a different guest name on it?
Yes. Order the full quantity, then email your list of names to [email protected] after ordering so it can be matched to your order. This is how hosts use chopsticks, sand dollars or shells as place cards.
Are the shells, sand dollars and stones natural?
Yes. The shell, sand dollar, starfish and carved stone pieces are natural, so each one differs slightly in shape, size and color. That variation is part of the handmade look rather than a fault.
When should I order eco party favors?
Order 3–6 months ahead for a wedding. Standard production is 5–10 business days, then 2–5 days shipping in the US; rush (3–5 days) and expedite (1–3 days) production are available if the date is close.
Can I see a proof before the favors are engraved?
Yes. Proofs are optional on request for a $35-55 service fee per proof, and a proof adds days to production. Changes after a proof carry a $40 minimum updating fee, so check the spelling and the date first. Ask in the order notes or call Customer Support at 310-878-9429.
Can you ship eco favors to a destination wedding outside the US?
International shipping is by request. The cart calculates US shipping only and international orders cannot be rushed, so email [email protected] for a quote and allow extra time.
Can I return eco party favors?
Personalized favors are made to order and are final sale unless defective. Non-personalized favors can be returned within 14 days. All orders ship insured by UPS, FedEx or USPS with tracking emailed to you.
Updated September 2026 by the HansonEllis personalization team.