Wedding favours for family and friends.
Submitted: 15 December, 2007
Author: Mada Haputfleisch
Wedding favours are a great way for couples to show their gratitude to family and friends who were invited to attended their wedding day. Wedding favours are small tokens of appreciation that the bridal couple can give to the people who came to celebrate their nuptials with them. Wedding favours come in all shapes and sizes. There are an infinite number of items of wedding favours that couples can choose from.
Your budget is a significant factor to consider when selecting wedding favours. However if you are resourceful and creative, you can easily find a solution to the issue. You can also choose to have your wedding favours surrounding your wedding theme. Wedding favours can either be store bought or made by the bride herself with the help of her bridal entourage.
History of wedding favours
The history of wedding favours dates back several centuries ago in Europe. People from this moment in history believed that weddings were a prosperous occasion and that the giving of wedding favours by the bride and groom was a way of sharing that luck to family and friends.
Wedding favours began as a European tradition made use of by upper class families’ centuries ago. French and Italian families would hand out 'bonbonnières' to guests as wedding favours. These confectionary delicacies are placed in small fancy boxes made of metal, crystal or porcelain. These boxes are also decorated with precious stones that create a well–loved keepsake for guests.
Soon after, other social classes took on the tradition of giving wedding favours to their guests. Almonds were popular wedding favours given by couples in the earlier days. People believed that almonds represented longevity, happiness, wealth, health and fertility. Up to now, almonds are still common wedding favours given by couples in the form of candy-coated almonds
Modern day wedding favours
Wedding favours are now an essential part of the preparations for a wedding day. You have limitless choices for wedding favours. Wedding favours can be bought or made to match the style of your wedding. You can choose to have either practical or decorative wedding favours to give away to family and friends.
Many couples opt to give practical wedding favours that guests can use afterwards, such as small kitchen gadgets like; salt and peppershakers, coasters or cookie cutters. Whilst other more traditional couples choose to give wedding favours such as; single or double Belgian chocolates wrapped and presented in beautiful boxes, coloured to match the theme of the wedding, engraved love spoons, personalised bud vases, engraved personal champagne flutes to be taken by the wedding guests after the toast, soaps and candles as wedding favours.
Ideas for wedding favours
Ideas for wedding favours can be as wild as your imagination perceives, to give away to family and friends. Wedding favours also come in a variety of prices that will help make it easier for you to find the right gift at the right price.
You can choose to have wedding favours that symbolize the theme of your wedding. Wedding favours can also be selected in relation to the season in which the wedding is scheduled. Christmas or winter theme, summer theme or autumn theme wedding favours also makes it easier for you to decide on an accurate selection for the event.
Creative couples can also use their resourcefulness to craft their own wedding favours. Wedding ceremony songs recorded on CD’s are popular wedding favours which let couples share their special day with their guests for years to come. Nevertheless, the choice for wedding favours is limited only by your imagination.
