Wedding Favors Centerpieces

Wedding Favors Centerpieces

For many centuries wedding favors have been a part of traditional wedding ceremonies, across a wide range of cultures. Initially wedding favors were an extravagance at celebrations hosted by European upper classes, who had the wealth to provide elaborate gifts to guests. The early wedding favors began as small fancy boxes, known by their French name of bonboniere. A bonboniere was fashioned of crystal, porcelain or gold and often encrusted with precious stones. The delicate boxes were meant to hold bonbons or other confectionery delicacies, at a time when sugar was quite expensive. Sugar was also highly valued by all, as it was believed to have medicinal benefits.

If you want something even more unique than season based wedding centerpieces, think to your hobbies or pastimes as a couple. If you travel a lot, use mini suitcases, cameras or a photo collage of your travels. If you are into sports, pile up tennis balls on a silver platter and dot them with small flower heads. If you love coffee, pile coffee beans into vases and stand long stemmed, large headed flowers amongst them.

Wedding Favors Centerpieces