The Tradition Of Wedding Favors
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010There are so many things to prepare for a wedding and a lot of time needed to make sure everything is in place. From thinking of the best wedding date, to the gown of the bride and the wedding entourage, it all consumes time and effort before decisions could take place. In addition, to add to these, wedding favors should not be set aside or worst forgotten. The giving of souvenirs to guests is also a much-anticipated part of a wedding.
The giving of gifts to guests started as early as the 16th century. It is said that the rich Europeans used to give bonbonniere, a small box made of porcelain, crystal or precious stones that has sugar cubes inside or some delicate confection. The crystal cubes or confection symbolizes royalty and wealth. In other practices, each guest was given with something that contains five candies that represent five common wedding wishes such as happiness, health, wealth, fertility, and longevity.
Over time, sugarcoated almonds replaced the traditional gift giving with sugar and candies. Usually, these are given in set of three or five. A set of three symbolizes the husband, wife and future offspring while the set of five represents health, happiness, fertility, longevity and wealth.