Friday, February 4, 2011

Everyone Loves Chocolate

By Bart 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.

It is up to the bride and groom if they decide to distribute gifts to their guests in attendance. There are many gifts that can be given to your guests who share in this joyful day with you and your family.

Chocolate wedding favors have been a favorite for guests for decades. The wedding favors are something that the bride takes upon herself to choose for her many guests. The bride normally chooses something that she enjoys as a token of her appreciation to her family and friends.

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 was a fancy small box that the French called a bonbonniere. The boxes were intended to hold candy and sugars for the guest to enjoy later. Since, sugar was expensive when wedding favors first made the scene many utilized any treats that contained the substance such as bonbons, an old time chocolate favorite. Brides and grooms are seen in many cultures to radiate good luck, so by showering others with gifts this became the way they could pass their blessings on.

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.

Nowadays many chocolate companies that distribute wedding favors will even personalize the gifts for a particular wedding. Such companies as Hershey's participate in creating great chocolate wedding favors that guest are assured to love and remember for years to come.




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