Wedding Favours
Wedding favours are a small gift
given to guests as a wedding-day memento. The origins of this simple yet
meaningful tradition lie in the decadent era of the Italian Renaissance, where
wealthy families would bestow gifts upon their guests. The tradition is still
popular today - what a wonderful way to thank family and friends for attending
your wedding and sharing in your joy!
There are so many different styles and
types of wedding favours that it can be difficult to know where to start. Many
brides like to coordinate their wedding favours with their wedding theme or
colour scheme, particularly as the gifts are traditionally placed at each table
setting or beside each place card at the reception. This way your wedding
favours can be a delightful addition to dressing up your reception tables.
Italian wedding favours were traditionally mini parcels of five sugared
almonds. The almonds represented health, wealth, happiness, good luck and
fertility. Sugared almonds are still popular with today’s brides, but today
they are given a modern twist. Gauze bags have been tossed in favour of elegant
boxes and delicate organza sachets tied with a bow.
Dark, milk or white, or a mixture of
creamy smooth light and dark truffles are a delicious and attractive gift.
Whether individually foil-wrapped, placed in small, personalised packages or
grouped in beautiful boxes, they can add the perfect finishing touch to your
guest tables. Alternatively, you could arrange a plate of chocolate boxes at
the centre of each table or write each guest’s name on a tag attached to a box
and place them at the exit. Some chocolate companies even emboss personal
messages onto chocolate.
Elements from the wedding can also
double as wedding favours. Opt for wedding cupcakes instead of a cake and send
guests home with boxed cupcakes. The lolly buffet also acts as a great wedding favour. Invite your guests to
fill up bags or boxes from an array of beautifully presented sweets.
There are so many things that make for
a memorable wedding favour including miniature pot plants, packets or seeds,
small bottles of wine or spirits, photo frames, charms and hand-made ornaments.
Brides and Grooms are also embracing DIY when it comes to their wedding
favours. Many couples are getting busy with their hands to create home-made jams
or chutney, fudge, cookies and even candles or soap.
Source : Modern
Wedding Magazine
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What do you have in mind, anything small would be nice.