A Favor is a small gift to express your appreciation. Always remember, it is a good idea to attach a miniature card and add a personal touch. Sometimes these are referred to as confetti cards. Prepare with heartfelt message, monogram or poetry. Think of these as tiny greeting cards that should accompany each of the favors you have prepared for your guests. This is a wonderful opportunity to say Thank You!
In honor of St. Patricks Day, here's a little history behind the Irish wedding favor:
Understanding the history behind this Irish wedding tradition and how it has evolved for the 21st century will help you choose the perfect Irish wedding favors to give your guests.
Giving wedding favors is a longstanding gift-giving custom in Ireland. As is the case with many Celtic rituals, nobody really knows why gifts were originally given to Irish wedding guests, nor can they be exactly sure what wedding favors were given.
But it was customary for the bride and groom to give a small memento of their wonderful day to their invited wedding guests.
One longstanding Irish wedding tradition is to place a small serving of the wedding cake into small boxes labeled with the couple's names and the wedding date, so the guests can take away a small memento of the special day.
Another traditional way to give Irish wedding favors is to place little charms within the wedding cake itself.
Guests would receive different charms such as a ring, a thimble, a button, a dried pea, and a coin.
So when your guests are served a piece of wedding cake, they'll have fun finding out what Irish wedding favors they have received.
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