Many brides and grooms take it upon themselves to distribute chocolate wedding favors to their guests as a token of appreciation. But why should the bride and groom be responsible for showering their guests with gifts? A wedding is meant to be a special day for the pleased couple getting married not a day to distribute gifts to friends and family. The guests that attend your wedding should be pleased for you, and not expect anything in return.

Wedding favors are gifts that the bride and groom choose on to distribute to their wedding guests as a token of gratitude for attending their vital day. The possibilities are endless as to what gifts you can give to your guests.

Chocolate has always been a steady favorite to all. When choosing the right wedding favor to distribute, the bride has this chance to allow her creativity to shine through. The bride normally sets her sights on something she enjoys and knows that her guests will delight in receiving as a memento of the special day.

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 wedding favor would come in an elaborate jewel studded box filled to capacity with tasty sweets. The French called this box a bonbonniere, the reason being, the box was normally filled with bonbons, a delectable chocolate treat. Sugar at the time was extremely expensive; so many guests who were given this gift took it as an honor to receive. Brides and grooms were seen to be graced with excellent fortune; therefore the issuing of gifts at their wedding was a way for them to share their excellent luck with others.

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  these days that manufacture chocolate such as Hershey’s, among many others,  will personalize the chocolate favors for a particular wedding. The bride and groom have a large variety to choose from, but can be assured that whatever cholcoate wedding favors they select will be thoroughly loved by their guests.