Wedding favors are small gifts given as a token of appreciation or gratitude to guests from the bride and groom in a wedding ceremony or wedding reception.
The tradition of distributing wedding favors is one of the very old. It is believed that supporting marriage, common amongst European aristocrats, known as a Bonbonniere. Bonbonniere is a small jewelry box made from Crystal, porcelain, and/or precious stones. Contents of precious boxes generally sugar cubes or soft candy, which symbolizes wealth and royalty. (In this era, sugar was an expensive commodity and precious only among the wealthy. He believed that sugar contained medical benefits). As sugar prices declined over the centuries, the tradition of giving gifts to guests reach the general public and adopted by the simple means of couples.
As sugar became more affordable, bonbonnieres were replaced with simple with almonds. Over the centuries, which is typically distributed to almond guest weddings to signify well wishes on the groom's new life. In the thirteenth century, almonds coated with sugar, known as confetti, was introduced. Confetti soon transformed into Jordan almonds, which later evolved into support for signature wedding modern marriage. Traditionally, five Jordan almonds are presented in box or wrapped in elegant fabric konpeksi to represent fertility, longevity, wealth, health and happiness. The bitterness of the almond and the sweetness of candy coated bitter example of the sweetness of a marriage.
Today, it is a gift for guests who are generally known as wedding favors and shared in cultures around the world. Wedding favors have become part of a complex and need to be wedding planning and have equipped the same ceremony and reception. Wedding favors are so diverse in style, elegance and a theme choice to favor only limited to the imagination of the couple. Bride and groom today have the option to choose a gift based on the theme of her wedding.
Many couples want to share a gift personalized with name commemorates the couple and date so that guests can remember the occasion very special. Some favors including personalized pens, wedding flowers, jewelry boxes, glassware, candles, vases, wedding cameras and even personal.
