Favoured guests (From Living Northeast)

Favoured guests

11:56am Monday 9th March 2009 in

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THE wedding favour custom originated from Italy. Wedding favours, traditionally called “bomboniere”, were made from five sugar-coated almonds gathered together in different tulles or nets.

The almonds signified health, happiness, long life and fertility, which were given by the bride to all her female guests.

The favour would be placed on guest’s tables and they would be kept as a keepsake, as a memory of the wedding day.

If you are having an informal wedding, you might want to offer your guests something a little different. More and more couples are doing away with convention by giving their guests something unusual and personal to say thank you.

The most popular alternative wedding favours include:

Personalised sticks of rock

Scented candles

Teddy bears

Crackers

Wedding bubbles

Handmade soap

Wine or spirit miniatures

Herb plants

Welsh love spoons

Fortune cookies

Lottery tickets

Traditional favours

If you are having a formal wedding, then you might want to select wedding favours which are traditional in their look.

The most popular include:

Sugared almonds

Chocolate dragees

Sweets

Wedding hankies personalised with a poem

Favours can be customised to coordinate with your wedding theme, which would then enhance any table decoration.

There are numerous companies which provide you with kits to make your own favours, so you can then spend as much or as little as your budget allows.