By Waiman Yau
Wedding favour boxes are a traditional thing and a great way to present your favours to guests. They can be very versatile and offer protection for your gifts and they can be personalised with text on them. With such a wide range of boxes available, you are bound to find one that will fit perfectly into the theme and style of your wedding. A little imagination can go a long way in being creative and producing something personal and effective. These days, couple are becoming ever more creative in how they present their favours to guests.
Favour boxes are available in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, colours and materials. You can get anything heart-shaped boxes to small mini-pails. Favour boxes can be simple cardboard to metal! You simply need to decide upon a theme and them select the box that best fits. The costs can also vary widely depending on various factors. For example, if you bought a ready-made box, it will be much more expensive than a DIY favour box that you will have to assemble yourself. Most favour boxes from the Internet these days are flat-packed that you will have to assemble yourselves and this has the advantage of providing cost savings.
In the days of olde a favour box used to be very ornate, encrusted with jewels and lined with precious metals. Inside them, the bride and groom put very expensive sweets or confectioneries, usually chocolate. While today most couples cannot afford such lavish boxes, the tradition carries on with the boxes being used to contain the sweets. Even if the favours are not sweets, many people still turn to favour boxes to add an extra element of appreciation for the guests who are sharing such a wonderful moment with them.
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