Wedding Favour Customs
Canadians have adopted the tradition of giving wedding favours as keepsake gifts to their wedding reception guests. Wedding favour giving dates back to European high society, whereby five sugar covered almonds were, called "bomboniere" (bonbonniere, boubouniere), were shared with guests in appreciation. The bomboniere represented happiness, health, wealth, fertility and longevity. Today, wedding favour giving customs vary widely. Canada Weds experts discuss current wedding favour customs and etiquette.
Canada’s National Bridal Show at the Direct Energy Centre (Toronto; Jan 27-29) brings wedding ideas, fun and wedding favours from unlikely places. It promises to be one of the years’ largest one-stop-shop bridal event. Sears Canada will be on hand highlighting their wedding registry and will be showcasing their line of wedding favours now available. [...]
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Choosing great wedding party gifts starts with imagination and great wedding planning. Check out ideas for the entire bridal party – bridesmaids, groomsmen, flower girls, and parents of the bride and groom, too! Get fabulous wedding ideas by the editors at Canada Weds!
Brides and grooms are facing a tough go in this economy, as are their parents. Although the number of weddings appears to be hardly slowing, attention to budget limitations are now heightened. Typically, couples-to-be seek out the help of family to help cover wedding expenses. Yep, the parents who have typically said “I Do” to funding your dream fairytale wedding are struggling to recover from a recession that has seen a good chunk of their child’s “wedding reserves” wiped out.
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That time of year is quickly approaching: the trees will soon start budding, the snow slowly but surely will melt away to a mere memory of winter, and your spring wedding starts approaching at lightning speed. Spring weddings are a wonderful declaration of new beginnings—and a much welcomed one after so many months of Canadian [...]
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Unique wedding favours are hard to find but consider espresso themed coffee cup favours. They’re one of the seasons hottest items but not overdone as these party favours are “a touch above” what you see at most wedding receptions.
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Growing up in a predominantly Italian immigrant community in Toronto, Canada let me tell you, weddings are a big deal. With Italian-Canadian relatives in the Montreal Quebec area too, travelling to another province for a wedding was an important family obligation – again, we take our weddings seriously! Keepsake favours are not only traditional giveaways [...]
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