A wedding is a special celebration for family and friends, as well as for the bride and groom. The planning involves a lot of excitement with choosing the wedding outfits, transport, flowers and reception places that the bride usually needs some extra help from her friends and family to get everything done. You will find that relatives and friends will want to help.

The wedding attendants, including the best man and the matron of honor, have several duties to attend to as part of their duties. Their duties include helping the bride and groom get everything organized in time for the big day. They are also responsible for helping the bride and groom and seeing that the proceedings all run smoothly.

The tradition of giving small gifts or wedding favors to wedding guests and attendants dates back to early European times, when aristocrats and the wealthy would give each other sweets to celebrate marriages. People called them bomboniere because this means ’small box of sweets’. Boxes made of gold, crystal and precious stones were the early bomboniere. Because sugar was a luxury in these times, these gifts could only be afforded by the very rich.

During the 13^th century, the tradition of giving sugar-coated almonds developed as sugar became more affordable. The traditional number of almonds was symbolic; there were five, standing for health, happiness, fertility, wealth and longevity. The slightly bitter almond is covered by a sweet sugary coating to be representative of the bitter-sweet aspects of marriage.

Gradually, over time, wedding guests started to give more practical or elaborate gifts to the couple and the tradition of the five almonds was retained by it becoming a guest gift instead. In the past birdes-to-be journeyed long ranges simply to obtain wedding cake. The modern name for bomboniere is either wedding favor or guest gift, although some cultures retain the tradition. The tradition of the five almonds is maintained in many countries, particularly in Europe, and they are contained in small boxes or bags of net or lace, all decorated with ribbons.

The gifts given to guests these days tend to be more elaborate than the traditional five almonds. The most popular gifts these days are photo frames which may have a picture of the happy couple, scented candles, pems and champagne glasses. An early bride would be a excellent person to ask for advice about bachelorette Party Ideas or bridal shower gifts. Personalize them with the names of the bride and groom, and even the date of the wedding, if you like. Most couples intend their guest gifts to be both a thank-you for the guest’s attendance and wedding gift and a momento of the wedding day.

There are numerous beautiful ideas for these little gifts of appreciation, that don’t have to cost a lot. A search on the interent will yield pages of results for website specializing in wedding favors and bomboniere in different price ranges. These online sites may be where you buy your wedding favors, or they might give you some inspiration.

You might be one of those brides who prefer to make their own wedding favors. There are many stationary supply businesses that sell little boxes. You might want to use your wedding theme to decorate the outside of the boxes before putting in some chocolates. The gift can be finished off with a gift card for the guests’s name, tie it all together with ribbon that matches your wedding theme and your wedding favors will look wonderful and will be really appreciated. Maybe you could consider making the chocolates yourself at home.