Wedding Favors

Wedding Favors are the gifts that are given to the guests by the bride and bridegroom as a sign of thankfulness for attending their marriage ceremony or the wedding reception. Wedding Favors show love and gratitude of the newly married couples for their friends and relatives.

The custom of giving wedding favors to the guest is not new. It is said that the European aristocrats are the one who used wedding favor for the first time. First wedding favor, which was used by the European aristocrats, was bonbonniere. A bonbonniere is basically a tiny box, which is made of porcelain, crystal as well as by precious stones. People use to store cubes of sugar as well as confections. These things beautifully symbolize royalty and wealth.

With the passage of time, as the cost of sugar cubes reduced, couples began to distribute gifts made of sugar to their wedding guests. Almonds also superseded bonbonnieres as sugar became cheaper. For many years, almonds were given to the wedding guests as part of Wedding Favors.

Some of the splendid creative wedding cake designs, which are mostly favored by the couples, are:

In the 13th Century, confetti was introduced as wedding favors. Confetti are basically the almonds which are coated with sugar. In the ancient time, it was a custom to present 5 Jordan almonds to the wedding guests who stand for longevity, happiness, fertility and wealth.

In today's world, gifts that are presented to the guests during marriages came to be known as wedding favors. Wedding Favors has became an indispensable part of marriage in all over the world. In the western countries like United States and Canada, couples make plans in advance for their wedding favors. We can say that wedding favors have become a part of today's marriage planning. The couples can gift sugar coated almonds to some fabulous metal items to its guests. Personalized wedding favors have also come into trend. In those gifts, the names of the couples along with their marriage date are engraved on the gift. The couples can also choose their wedding favor which reflects their personal style.

Nowadays, couples also gift flower bearing plants to the guests as their wedding gifts. This wedding favor continues to grow with the passing time. Ornaments are also one of the most popular Wedding Favors.

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