With today’s technology, burning a dreamy wedding mix for guest favors is ultra-easy and affordable—plus it’s one task where your fiancé can take the lead. Here are some ideas to get you started:

Your playlist should echo your reception, featuring the songs nearest and dearest to the two of you. Consider including romantic standards like “Unforgettable” for your grandparents, as long as the mix flows seamlessly. Once you’ve settled on twelve to fifteen songs filling about an hour, load them onto your iPod to preview for a few days. If you’re tech-savvy and can spare a weekend, go ahead and burn your own CDs, print labels, and purchase jewel cases.

For a more polished look, ask a production house like Disc Maker (800-468-9353; discmakers.com) to print custom CD blanks for you to burn, plus matching inserts and packaging. Or call a deejay or videographer, many of whom unofficially provide complete CD services.

Brian Rafanello of Elegant Wedding DJ (973-884-3529; elegantweddingdjs.com) gives each couple a CD at evening’s end: “We offer an online music database. Using a password, clients select favorite songs for their own wedding mix, to cherish for years.” Julian Romero of Majestic Entertainment (973-296-0016; majestic-music.com) also produces wedding CDs. He recommends “sentimental tunes like the one playing when you first met—plus plenty of timeless Sinatra or Nat King Cole melodies.”

Wedding planners are finding fresh new ways to mix audio into the occasion. JoAnn Gregoli of Elegant Occasions in Denville (973-361-9200 or 888-361-9177; elegantoccasions.com) suggests printing your wedding invitation on a CD label, with your first dance as track one. Tina LaMorte of Oh So Fabulous in Maywood (201-981-7280; ohsofab.com) offers this idea: “Send a CD of songs representing each bridesmaid and usher with your rehearsal party invitation. Let the songs ease guests into a party spirit. CD invites are also a fun way to announce a bachelor party, bridal luncheon, or spa day.”

Packaging is everything, so don’t send your dynamite audio in a so-so wrapper. Slip it inside an elegant paper jacket with the invitation printed inside, tied up with a satin ribbon. Enclose it in a beg-to-be-played jewel case matching your wedding colors, or have a calligrapher or designer create custom packaging to match the other details in your wedding.