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Wedding Favours
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Introduction Traditional, modern, glamorous or fun, wedding favours are a great way of showing your appreciation with a lovely souvenir for your guests. Wedding favours are basically grownup versions of goody bags - a little token that guests can take away with them. They’re usually integrated into your colour theme and placed at each guest’s table setting as a token of thanks. They can be personalised to the event, longlasting and elegant, or a simple, edible treat.
Decorate plain boxes with a ribbon or trims so that they co-ordinate with your colour scheme.
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What are wedding favours? Traditional wedding favours are sugared almonds. Five are given to represent health, happiness, fertility, long life and wealth. Almonds (which are also available in chocolate varieties called dragees) come in a range of colours, perfect for matching specific colour themes, and are usually
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presented in a small net bag - a presentation known as a bomboniere. As couples get more involved in the details of their big day, choosing less conventional favours is a great way of personalising things. Gourmet jellybeans, chocolate dragees and luxury chocolates are finding their way onto reception tables.
Use different coloured favour bags to add a little extra interest when creating your own bomboniere.
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Breaking the ice Favours can be a fantastic way for guests to get to know each other, and there are lots of ideas that can contribute to the celebratory mood. Sparklers wrapped with organza ribbon are a great idea, particularly for an outdoor summer party. Bubbles are also fun - just remember to get non-staining, non-toxic bubbles. Everybody loves a quiz so these table trivia boxes are filled with humorous questions with multiple choice answers that will test your guests’ knowledge and get them talking.
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Out of the ordinary These days, couples are getting creative with their gift giving. Scented oils, candles, potted orchids, lottery tickets and seed packets containing the bride and groom’s favourite flower have all made appearances on fashionable favours lists. Other fabulous ideas for unusual wedding favours are bars of soap, mini pails and lip balm – perfect for winter weddings!
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Provide different favours for children such as colourful sweets or colouring books and crayons.
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Make and decorate your own favours If you feel that ready-made favours are a little impersonal, filling favour boxes and small organza bags with your own treats is a great way to add a personal touch. Some boxes come ready-assembled but many are flat packed, so you can build and decorate them to your own specifications. You can fill them with an assortment of yummy sweets, or surprise guests and fill them with something out of the ordinary like a piece of fun jewellery or a small toy. Use metallic markers to write the names of your guests on each box and your favours can double as table place cards.
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Confetti’s Top Favour Tips... 1.
Decorate plain boxes with a
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Personalise gifts with your
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If you decide to give alcohol
ribbon or trims so that they co-ordinate
names. Attach personalised tags or
with your colour scheme.
labels to your favours.
gift bag.
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Provide different favours for
Instead of an edible favour, give
miniatures, present them in a clear
Use different coloured favour
children such as colourful sweets or
a selection of party treats such as mini
bags to add a little extra interest when
colouring books and crayons.
sparklers, balloons and party poppers.
creating your own bomboniere.
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Male and female guests can have
different wedding favours. Males might
Give each guest an alcohol
miniature - perhaps port for men and
Encourage lively conversation
with table centrepieces of table
appreciate top hat-shaped favour boxes
Baileys or tequila for women. They can
trivia. Guests will enjoy them during
filled with chocolates, while females
enjoy them during the reception or
the reception and can take them
will love a frosted candle holder.
take them home as keepsakes.
home afterwards.
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For your inspiration A selection of fabulous favours
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