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A Brief History Of Wedding Favors
Wedding favors are little gifts, tokens or trinkets which are given to the guests of the newly wed couple after the wedding ceremony or during the wedding reception. They are often tokens that extend a sense of gratitude for the presence of the guests during the wedding day.
The giving of wedding favors is a very old tradition. It is widely believed that the first ever practice of giving wedding favors were done by old European aristocrats, nobles, and members of the elite and upper class. At first they called a wedding favor a bonbonniere, which is Italian for favors.
Back then, bonbonnieres were usually a small box, the size of a trinket or jewel box that was made out of porcelain, crystals, and sometimes with the addition of precious gems and stones. These boxes were usually filled with sugar, sugar cubes, and other delicate confections. This was meant to symbolize royalty and wealth. The reason for this was because back then, sugar was an expensive and hard to find product. And mostly only the wealthy, nobles, and the elites had access and could afford it. But over time, as sugar became more and more common and inexpensive, couples from lower classes were able to afford it. Thus the tradition of giving wedding favors and other such gifts of appreciation reached the masses, and couples of modest income and upbringing.
Soon bonbonneries were being replaced with almonds due to the prices of sugar decreased over the ages and became more affordable to everyone. For many centuries, it was common to distribute almonds as wedding favors amongst wedding guests to symbolize the prosperity of the new couple’s life together.
Sugar coated almonds became popular as confetti and was later known in the thirteenth century. As time passed by confetti then became sugared almonds, and became popular as the modern day wedding favors in weddings nowadays.
Nowadays, gifts to wedding guests are more commonly known as wedding favors and the giving of tokens of appreciation to wedding guests is a tradition shared amongst the different cultures of the world.
Today, gifts to wedding guests are more popularly called as wedding favors and the distribution of these tokens of gratitude to guests is a long tradition shared by different cultures across countries around the globe.
Nowadays, gifts to wedding guests are more commonly considered as wedding favors and the giving of tokens of gratitude to guests is a tradition continuously existing for the longest time and is shared by different countries around the world. More importantly, a wedding favor is included in the reception plan of every wedding that is particularly popular in the United States and in Canada. Sometimes, these gifts have variety of shapes and sizes depending on the motif or the theme. Classic wedding favors usually come in sugar coat almonds, chocolates, small cakes and scented candles.
Weddings are such joyous occasion that everyone participating in the wedding entourage are excited to experience its preparation. You can begin with wedding favors that will display a stunning effect on this big day. Or you may want to try wedding cake toppers.
