Favours
Centuries ago, European aristocrats, most notably those in France and Italy, would send their wedding guests home with a small gift called a bonbonniere or as it is called in Italian, a bomboniere. These weren't exclusively a wedding staple as they were also given out at birthday parties and other celebratory occasions.
A wedding was considered a lucky occasion and by passing bonbonnieres and other treats onto wedding guests, the Happy Couple felt they were also bestowing their good luck upon their guests. In most cases, these lucky gifts consisted of five almonds or pieces of candy which represented fertility, health, wealth, happiness and long life.
Favours are presented in a variety of manners, how each couple does so depends on their own tradition or what they feel is best for their wedding reception.
Some couples will display favours at each place setting, thereby adding to the table decorations, others will have a favour table where the small gifts are displayed and a decorative card attached containing each guest's name and table assignment. There are others who choose to give favours out by hand in exchange for a wedding gift.
Wedding favours are a time honoured tradition. Whether you choose to give out tulle-wrapped packages of sugared almonds, decorative candles or boxes of candy, your guests are sure to appreciate the gesture and will treasure their gifts for years to come.
At Something Blue we have a large range of favours which can matched to you wedding stationery and colours.
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