BONBONNIERES are
personalised gifts which the bride and groom give to their guests as a
token of their wedding day. In the UK they refer to them as FAVOURS or
sometimes WEDDING SOUVENIRS. The gesture of giving out bonbonnieres is a
tradition which goes way back amongst Mediterranean and Middle Eastern
people. It has now been introduced in Britain where more and more people
are adding it to their shopping basket.
The product is
made with fabric, flowers, and elegant accessories. Five sugared almonds
are usually attached to the product. The five almonds represent each of :
health, wealth, luck, prosperity and fertility.
To keep up to
date with fashion, new designs have been introduced, with fewer sugared
almonds or more than the traditional five. Sometimes other types of
confectionary are used. We, for example, use sugared pistachios,
chocolates and coffee beans besides sugared almonds – It all depends on
what looks more suitable for a particular design. In other words the
traditions have been put aside to come up with contemporary designs, like
everything else nowadays.
It has been the
trend for many years now to attach a gift to a bonbonniere.
Amongst our
range we have introduced a large number of gift ideas which are not only
souvenirs, but are in fact, gifts which people can make use of.
A BONBONNIERE is
classified as very important to many brides & grooms. I have known some
Italian & Greek brides who started looking for their bonbonnieres before
their wedding dress. It is the only item which family and friends get to
keep of their big day, whereas, the bride & groom themselves can refer
back to their beautiful wedding memories through their pictures & DVDs.
The same applies to other events besides weddings.
We hold designs
& colours to suit all occasions amongst which are Weddings, Births,
Christenings, First Holy Communions, Anniversaries, Charity Events,
Birthdays and Business Functions.
