What are wedding favors?
Wedding reception favors, also called “bridal favors”, are gifts given by the bride and groom to their wedding guests as gestures of thanks for sharing in the happiness of their wedding day. There are no definite dates on when the tradition of giving wedding reception favors started. However, it is an accepted fact that this tradition dates back several centuries ago. The belief is that wedding reception favors started with the Europeans, especially the Italians and French nobilities and aristocrats. The wedding reception favors were made of sugar cubes or delicate confections, since sugar was quite an expensive commodity during that era. In addition, sugar also symbolizes wealth and royalty. These sugar cubes are placed inside small trinket boxes called “Bombonieres”, which are made of crystal, porcelain or metal and decorated with precious or semi-precious stones.
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