Gifts You Can Eat Rule!

By Kathy Forcey

Brides and grooms have been distributing chocolate wedding favors as personal gifts for years. Why are these favors so popular? Why should someone who attends your wedding have to be sent home with gifts? The wedding is meant for the bride and groom; your family and friends should attend because they love you not to receive anything from you.

Wedding favors are gifts that the bride and groom provide to their wedding party. There are unlimited possibilities for the gifts that the couple decides to distribute. Chocolate wedding favors have become one of the most popular gifts for wedding guests.

The chocolate wedding favors can be made however the bride deems fit. When choosing the wedding favor it gives the bride a chance to let her personality shine through.The type of wedding favor usually is something that the bride of the wedding chooses.The wedding favor the bride decides on is usually something she enjoys as well, afterall there is no use filling the room with dark chocolate favors if the bride only likes milk chocolate.

The history of distributing wedding favors dates back to the sixteenth century. Many upper class Europeans would distribute parting gifts to their guests to demonstrate their wealth and stature in society. The gifts these wealthy families provided were elaborate and thoughtful signs of appreciation to all their guests.

The first wedding favor that was given contained chocolates inside an elaborate jewel studded box, known by the French as a bonbonniere. Sugar was seen as a luxury to everyone in the sixteenth century. So, it was only appropriate that each gift contained some of the most expensive sugar made candy there was around. The bride and groom of the wedding were seen to be blessed and lucky, therefore by distributing gifts to all who attended their joyful day they could spread their blessings.

Chocolate wedding favors have grown to be the most widely used gift for a large percentage of weddings. The wedding favor has made things a lot less hectic on the bride and groom. With distributing chocolate as a favor you eliminate the stress of buying multiple gifts for different people.

Many companies that manufacture chocolate will also take the time to personalize your particular chocolate wedding favor. The bride and groom can choose to order any special kind of chocolate for their wedding and rest assured that all their guests will enjoy their gifts. - 30536

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