Unique Wedding Party Favors And Gifts In South Africa
The concept of wedding favors started centuries ago having evidence dating back to the early Roman times. This is a enjoyable tradition that is practiced in a lot of cultures and is becoming well known in the South African society. Wedding favors have become an important part of traditional wedding styles.
So what is a wedding favor?
A lot of people always ask me this question. In essence it is a thoughtful memento that is given to wedding guests by the wedding couple, thanking the guests for coming to the wedding celebration.. In the past the most common wedding favors included almonds, cakes, chocolates, biscuits, and colorful sweets. Nowadays the bride and groom offer much more personalized and creative wedding favors. You will find most of these thank you gifts in the form of :
- small picture frames
- custom labels on wine bottles
- custom flower seed packets (you can buy these gifts from florist in and around Johannesburg)
- candy bars sporting a personalized wrapper
- small cake slice shaped boxes, to snow globes.
Here are some more wedding favour ideas
The list goes on and on - In fact wedding favors can be just about anything that the bride and groom decide to use to honor the guests.
Make your wedding favors unique and thoughtful
Choose wedding favors that show your personal sense of creativity and that form a lasting impression with the guests at your wedding day. Its good to give gifts that are tangible andyour guests will thank you for that. Zulu couples in South Africa normally give cultural favors that reflect the Zulu traditional heritage while other ethnic groups select gifts that bring happiness and show their sense of fun such as the little monkey gifts common in the Xhosa wedding celebrations.
Go for the wedding favors that are hot that season
The most popular wedding favor for the year 2006 is the funny Chinese take-out boxes. They are very cheap cardboard boxes that have a wire handle that has take-out or extra food from the Chinese restaurants. The boxes come in a wide range of colors and sizes and this makes them perfect for containing different types of treasures. A lot of the boxes get decorated with beautiful Chinese symbols with bows, chopsticks, tropical drink umbrellas, ribbons and wedding photos.
They are a nice cute little wedding package and also make perfect cake boxes for guests who would want to take the wedding cake home to share with more friends and family. You can fill up the box with a lot of tasty chocolates in various shapes and sizes. You can have them in pennies, globes and footballs. Alternatively you can fill the Chinese box with traditional almonds.
The take-out boxes allow the newly wed to have a wide range of very personalized options. Select themes that reflect your style and personality and add graphics on the outside of the boxes that show whatsin the the contents. You can also use your wedding favor as wedding invitations and announcements together with Chinese cookies that reveal a personalized message of good fortune.
Say thank you to your guests in style with unique wedding favors. Choose nice shapes and styles and make sure that the price of the gifts does not take you off budget. Contact me if you want advice on the best wedding favors and I will email the complete list of places in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Bloemfontein and Durban where you can buy personalized wedding favors and gifts.
Article by Hilton Johani - Professional Wedding Planner http://www.wedding-tips.co.za/