How to Make Your Own Personalized Candy Bar Wrappers

I got married in August 2007, and I was very much a Do-It-Yourself bride. I was involved in every aspect of wedding planning and I was intent on making sure that our wedding was special and personal for all our guests. From our wedding ceremony to our reception, to the music and the table decorations, I made sure everything was perfect for our theme (beachy - starfish, sandollars, and aqua and green). I was a bit stumped, however, when it came down to the favors. I wanted something customized for our theme and that our guests would love - and the traditional jordan almonds just was not going to cut it.

I browsed several wedding bulletin boards (weddingchannel.com and the knot.com) and found the most adorable favors I had ever seen: customized candy bar wrappers that reflected the couple's theme and personality. These were usually wrapped around Hershey Bars, and looked adorable. When I finally found these, my wedding was only a month away, so I didn't have a lot of time to order something that may or may not work; I was also having a problem finding exactly what I wanted. You can order personalized candy wrappers online, but nobody offered the colors I wanted, much less the theme. Most of them had wedding bells on them, which were totally not my style - I was going for a more contemporary look that would work with my beach theme. On a mission, I decided to make my own.

Making your own Candy Bar Wrapper Template
For my personalized candy bar wrappers, I used Microsoft Word. I used the original candy bar wrappers from Hershey Bars as a template, and I literally held them up to the screen(I had my view set to 100%) to make sure that my dimensions matched the measurements of the candy wrappers. I made a giant text box for the wrapper, and then added WordArt , clipart, and additional text boxes so that my wrappers matched the original Hershey Bar wrapper.