What are Bombonieres?

Bomboniereare small gifts or tokens given by the bride and groom theirguests as a thank you for sharing their special day.The word bomboniereis Italian in origin but also know in other parts of the world as favors. Traditionally, bomboniere consist of 5 white sugar coated almonds encased ina bag of tulle and completed with ribbon and an artificial flower. Each almondhas a meaning which symbolise the following symbolise Health, Happiness,Wealth, Fertility and Longevity. Nowadays there is a whole range of styles to choose from including organzabags, plastic holder, various designs in boxes, candles, sops, bath bombs andmuch much more. There are also a wide variety of filling for your bomboniere ifyou would prefer not to use the sugar coated almonds. Chocolate hearts, boiledsweets, jelly bean, mini chocolate rocks to name a few. There are many colour, decorations and additions that you can add to yourbomboniere these days. Tulle circles come in a variety of colours and there isalso an endless list of ribbons ranging from stain, satin edge and organzathrough to the personalised printed ribbon with your names which is quitepopular to wrap around boxes. Then there is the bomboniere pull bow ribbon,very easy and results in a beautiful shiny bow. Traditionally they is one bomboniere placed at each table setting, in recentyears they have also been added to the centrepiece on the tables allowingguests to help themselves. You can even attach a small tag to thebomboniere with your guests names to reduce the need for place cards.You do not need to spend a lot to have a truly wonderful bomboniere for yourguest. You can create a traditional 5 almond bomboniere for under $1. We hope this has shed some light on the issue of bomboniere for those whoare not to sure. If you still need help or suggestions please do not hesitateto contact us at Australian Bridal