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Your wedding is special and you want to celebrate your love with all of your family and friends and show how much you appreciate them sharing this special day with you. One of the best ways to show that appreciation is by choosing just the right wedding bomboniere to give to your guests.

What is a wedding bomboniere?

A wedding bomboniere is just the Italian word for wedding favour, which is a small gift you give your guests to thank them for coming to the wedding. In olden days only the wealthiest families gave wedding favours to their guest usually in the form of sugar cubes. As the price of sugar dropped even less wealthy families could give wedding favours to their guests. Over time the giving of sugar cubes died out and in it’s place the bridal couple gave other food items such as sugared almonds, and other sweet treats as their wedding bomboniere.

While sweet treats given in bags, small boxes, or tins still remains popular, bridal couples are now choosing from a whole range of small gifts to give their guests as wedding favours or bombonieres.

Here are some of the most popular items you will see given as a wedding bomboniere at modern weddings. Lollies, other sweet treats and nuts still remain a favorite. Items such as mints, and small chocolates make a great wedding bomboniere and guests always find them a welcome gift. However, more and more couple’s are choosing a wedding bomboniere that the guests can take home as a keepsake to remind them of this special time.

Everyone loves wedding accessories such as candles, so more and more couples are giving personalized candles for their wedding bomboniere. These candle gifts run the gambit for small tea lights in cute holders to votives and even small decorative pillar candles. Photo frames, coasters and pens inscribed with the bridal couple’s names and the date of their marriage all appear frequently as wedding favours.

Other items that are gaining popularity for use as a wedding bomboniere are beautiful hand held fans, key chains, unique bottle stoppers, personalized decks of cards and glass wear such as inscribed champagne flutes and shot glasses and even a mini wedding cake topper. These types of wedding favours are often filled with sweets making two gifts in one.

For couples who are genuinely concerned about the environment giving a wedding bomboniere that reflects their passion for ecology is very popular. Guests may find themselves with small gifts of bird seed to feed their wild friends, small plants or packets of flower seeds. Giving a green wedding bomboniere is usually unique and well liked by guests.

Many couples are using their imagination and choosing the truly unusual gift as a wedding bomboniere. Some great gifts in this area include such things as lottery tickets and small jars of preserves and sauces, as well as exotic teas and other interesting items.

When choosing a wedding bomboniere, the sky really is the limit.

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There are many gifts that can be used as wedding favours, after all the point of wedding favours is to illustrate to your guests that you appreciate them coming to your wedding and showing their support for your wedding. Therefore, you should really try to find wedding favors, that your guests will like.

Of course, the gift that most appeals to your guests, may not be one you would choose for yourself, but you are getting the wedding favours for your guests, not yourself. If you think about it, you should be able to come up with something that everyone will like and that you are proud to give. In order to help you get the job done, we will offer you a few tips below.

Love spoons are a prevalent souvenir at Welsh and other Celtic weddings. A love spoon was a wooden spoon carved by a love sick man for the woman he cherished. She would then either take or reject the love spoon, although she was not bound by the acceptance of the spoon. Miniature copies are often used as wedding favours. They can be carved with dates and names and symbols of love such as a hearts, bells, vines, key holes, anchors and knots.

Wedding favours can also be suitable to eat. There are a lot of choices available for couples who wish to give their guests some type of edible favour. You can have many items personalized these days. Some firms specialize in personalized presents, which can also be given as wedding favours. Some examples of edible, personalized wedding favours might be: chocolate bars, mints, biscuits or gourmet chocolates. The box or wrapper could bear your photo or / and your names and the date.

Small wedding cakes are another concept for edible wedding favours. Miniature wedding cakes have a short shelf life so they will have to carry a warning, which will in all probability be put on the wrapper automatically, but it is worth checking.

A half / quarter or small bottle of wine or other drink would also be quite easy to arrange as wine bottle labels can be bought in any home brew shop.

Picture frames are frequent wedding favors. You could give a picture frame and follow it up with a photo of the beneficiary of the frame enjoying your wedding party. This might be expensive and tricky to set up as you will have to keep records of who has been photographed and who has not. It would be terrible to miss someone out, would it not? You will probably also need a professional photographer or at least a dedicated amateur.

Wedding favours can be anything really, but I reckon that they are better if they are practical. We gave very unusual bottle-openers away at our wedding. They had a pattern of a couple getting married, our names and the date. They also had a magnet in them to catch the bottle top as it came off. I have seen dozens of our bottle-openers stuck on our guests’ fridges over the years and the wedding was three years ago.

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The giving of wedding favours is one of those important traditions which has been passed down through many generations. Originating largely from Europe, the tradition of giving favours at a wedding is something most guests would expect to see.

Despite cultural and national variations, wedding favours are largely known as small gifts which are given to thank wedding guests for attending your wedding. Some of the first ever wedding favours that were given by brides were 5 sugared almonds presented in a small dishes and this remains the most popular type of wedding favour today.

Sugared, or Jordan, almonds still remain popular today especially in France & Italy and for those wishing to be in keeping with wedding tradition. In the UK, brides generally present their almonds in co-ordinating boxes, in organza bags or tied in pretty tulle. 5 Sugared almonds presented in a nest of tulle and secured with ribbon are known as bomboniere and remain a common choice in many countries around the world. Bomboniere remain the most popular choice of favour at a child’s christening, baptism or first holy communion.

The reason why 5 sugared almonds are given is because each one is said to symbolise the five wedding wishes of health, wealth, fertility, happiness and longevity. As guests enjoy their favours, it is believed that they are wishing the happy couple all of the above throughout their married lives.

Although the continuing popularity of sugared almonds cannot be denied, more antiquated traditions are making way for modern and trendy favours. Today’s brides wish to be in keeping with history by giving their guests 5 pieces of confectionery though these may now be in the form of chocolate hearts, dragees, mints or even home made fudge.

Personalised wedding favours are also growing in popularity. Couples are enticed by favours that display their names and wedding date or venue. Such favours may come in the form of personalised lip balms, personalised chocolate bars or boxes tied with personalised ribbon.

Lastly, keepsake favours are a quirky way of bringing some fun to your tables and make great talking points for your guests. With so many wedding favours on the market, there is bound to be a keepsake favour to suit your exacting requirement – whether you are looking for a bottle stopper, a special candle favour or a crystal favour. These alternative favours are ideal as a practical gift that guests can enjoy using long after your special day has passed.

Whether you choose traditional wedding favours or wish to opt for a more modern choice, your wedding favours should tie all your ideas in together. Don’t forget though, if you wish to be in keeping with tradition, it is stated that all brides should hand-make each favour herself!

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Wedding favours are such an important part of your reception dcor and ambience that it’s important to give your choice some due care and attention. When it comes to choosing your wedding favours these days there are so many products on the market that it’s easy to find favours pertinent to you and your partner.

Let us firstly clarify why wedding favours are given to guests. The giving of wedding favours is an ancient tradition and can be traced back to Italians and the French originally. A wedding favour is given to guests as a small token of appreciation to thank guests for their help in the run up to the big day and for attending the wedding itself. Many brides today feel it an unnecessary added expense given that guests are well watered, well fed and exceptionally well catered for at a weddings though it remains an important tradition and one that need not break the bank.

Choosing a wedding favour that pertinent to the happy couple is important and there are many ways in which this can be achieved. For example, if your wedding is having a rustic, rural and organic theme, favours may come in the form of personalised seed-kits, bags of home made sweets or even bunches of dried lavender tied with co-ordinating ribbon.

On the other hand, if your wedding has an elegant and sophisticated edge, favours may come in the form of exquisite hand made chocolates presented in suave favour boxes and finished with foil printed personalised ribbon. For those who wish to achieve this air of sophistication but without overspending, these can easily be created more cheaply by giving guests foil wrapped hearts in pretty shaped favour boxes. Plain satin ribbon or plain organza ribbon can be purchased to co-ordinate with your table linen or bridesmaid dresses to complete the look.

If your wedding has a very definite theme then why not include this in your favours? In other words, if your bouquet and wedding invitations carried a calla lily theme, then by choosing calla lily favours your tables will co-ordinate perfectly with the rest of your day. Themed favours come in many forms such as chocolate bars, mint tins, bottle stoppers and candles. Calla lily motifs could even be iced onto homemade biscuits and presented in cellophane bags; a very personal wedding favour and a great way to cut costs.

Hopefully this will have given you some food for though as to how you can create wedding favours that are unique to you.

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Every girl wants to feel like a princess once in a while and even more so on her wedding day. She wants to feel like a princess to her parents, her new husband and a princess to all the little children attending the wedding. It also means that the little girl inside all of us is truly nurtured. So, why not have a princess inspired wedding to truly give you a feeling of royalty?

Firstly, a princess inspired wedding theme must centre on a fairytale. For every stereotypical thought you may have of a princess in a story book or fairytale, there is a wedding idea that can be incorporated into your big day. When it comes to your dress, you have to look like a princess. Of course, it is up to you what style or colour dress you wear as trends, cultures and families differ hugely. You could choose a ball gown shaped dress i.e. with a fitted bodice and full skirt. These look great especially if the skirt is really full with layers and layers of tulle and netting. Alternatively, you may go for a simple fitted silk gown with a long silk train. This type of dress can be made more princess like with the introduction of a small crown or tiara. If you are opting for coloured wedding attire, ensure you are covered with face and hair jewels to complete the Oriental princess look. The same ideas apply to bridesmaids and young female attendants.

When it comes to your handsome groom, ensure he is kitted out as your prince. No, he doesn’t need to look like he has just walked off a pantomime set, but he does need to look the part. Generally, a light coloured suit would be in keeping with the rest of the theme. However, he may be dressing in bright colours which is fine too as long as he looks very smart and well groomed. After all, princes are always well dressed and terribly alluring.

It is a known fact that little male attendants are usually more accommodating than older ones when it comes to dressing up for a wedding. So, thirdly, you can use them as your mini princes, and dress them in three quarter length trousers, waistcoats with crisp shirts underneath. They will look sensational next to the mini princesses!

As far as flowers are concerned, anything goes as long as they are pretty, plentiful and beautifully scented. Ensure all members of the bridal party have button holes, female attendants should carry posies draped in ribbon and table decorations should co-ordinate nicely with everything else. It’s becoming more and more common for tables to be scattered with petals so why not do this too?

When it comes to travel, your guests will naturally think of castles, carriages and silver tiaras when they learn of your princess themed wedding. What better way to succumb to their, and your, desires than with Princess themed candles as favours and place settings?

And for those of you who really want to go for it in style, why not hire an ice sculptor to create a fantastic centrepiece? You could even have one made in a castle shape!

However you interpret the princess theme in your wedding, have the fairytale you deserve but don’t forget to be home by midnight!!

Learn more about Princess Wedding Themes. Stop by Emily Tanner’s site where you can find out all about Princess Wedding Favours and what it can do for you.