The History of Wedding Favours

Have you ever wondered where the tradition of giving wedding favours came from? A lot of people think this is a modern wedding practice, in fact it is a tradition steeped in history.

The giving of wedding favours has developed over many centuries to the modern wedding favours we know of today. The first wedding favours were known as ‘bonbonniere’ and were given as glamorous gifts to the wedding guests of French Aristocrats.

The meaning behind a ‘bonbonniere’ is that it’s a symbol of good look embodied by a little trinket box generally made of a porcelain or crystal and beautifully adorned with precious stones. As if that wasn’t enough the wedding guests could look forward to the sweet treats contained inside! In those days these treats were luxury items such as sugar cubes which would illustrate your wealth and were symbolic of royalty.

At this time sugar was such an expensive item that was only available to the rich, and it took a number of centuries before it was affordable enough for everyone. Once this was the case the tradition of giving wedding favours to your guests reached the population and was adopted by couple’s getting married all over Europe.

At this point the Bonbonnieres were substituted for Almonds which are historically known to be symbols of good wishes for the couples new life. Almonds coated with sugar, also known as Confetti, were introduced and these soon became the Sugared Almonds that we know today. Today, many centuries later Sugared Almonds are still a popular traditional wedding favour, and are given in sets of five to represent fertility, longevity, wealth, health and happiness. The taste of which is said to represent the bitter-sweet experience of married life – let’s hope more sweet!

This brings us to the modern day, where gifts to wedding guests are known as wedding favours and are given as part of wedding celebrations all over the world. If you attend a wedding it’s unlikely that you will leave empty handed, as most Brides and Grooms now choose to give wedding favours as a thank you to their guests for sharing their special day.

The range of wedding favours available now is ever-growing and diverse. Here at Fabulous Favours we aim to bring you the latest and most exciting range of wedding favours to suit any wedding and theme.

It is very popular to colour co-ordinate your wedding down to every detail, and as such we bring you a rainbow of fabulous wedding favours including our stunning collections of pink wedding favours and black and white wedding favours

It’s also popular to theme your wedding, maybe to the season or event such as Valentines Day, Easter or Christmas. We have a fantastic selection of seasonal wedding favours including magical Winter wedding favours and elegant Autumn wedding favours

We also have the perfect wedding favours for your Spring or Summer wedding.

We also have many more collections of fabulous and unusual wedding favours such as a great selection of drink or food themed wedding favours, as well as fun wedding favours guaranteed to raise a smile with your wedding guests.

Whatever wedding favours you choose, here at Fabulous Favours we send you our best wishes for a a wonderful wedding day!