Favours are a popular way to say thank you to your guests for supporting you and helping to make your wedding day special. Sadly, all too often, these little tokens get left on the table to be thrown away. Wedding planners will often advise couples to shave their costs and ditch the favours for exactly this reason. If you’re going to spend the money, make your favours practical gifts that your guests can use later, or edible ones.
The traditional edible wedding favour is sugared, or Jordan, almonds. It’s a tradition that started in Italy, where they are handed out to guests wrapped in tulle — five almonds for five wishes for the happy couple. The bitterness of the almonds combined with the sweet sugar coating represents the ups and downs of life. A nice idea, but they may be the one edible favour that gets wasted, as a lot of people don’t like them or won’t eat them for fear of damaging their teeth on the hard coating. The last thing you want is Granny breaking her dentures!
Chocolate is a no brainer. Your guests can enjoy it at the reception or later and, even if they don’t like chocolate themselves, they’re bound to know someone who does!
Have It Your Way
Truffle Witch offers a bespoke service for all wedding favours so there are no set prices. This means I can adapt my products to suit your needs — and your pocket. Whether you’re looking for something traditional, quirky or just a bit different, just ask.
Here are some ideas…
Truffles and Chocolates …
If you want to keep it simple and give your guests a single truffle in box there are lots of flavours to choose from. There’s also marzipan, pralines, caramels, fondants and Turkish Delight. Bespoke adaptations of most truffle flavours and finishes are also available.
You can view the truffle menu here.
… in Little Boxes
Cute and pretty boxes can be sourced in a range of styles and colours, as well as ribbons and foils to suit your theme. Boxes come in various sizes from single truffles upwards. If you’re having a Christmas wedding, patterned or plain cracker-style boxes and seasonally patterned foils are available.
Alternatively, truffles can be supplied for you to put in your own packaging.
Elegant Pistoles
These can be made from any chocolate including single-origin, 90% cocoa, ruby and amber. Leave them simple or have them flavoured. The pistoles in the photo are 72% Venezuelan single-origin chocolate flavoured with lemon and bergamot. Gift them in little bags or serve them on pretty plates at the end of the wedding breakfast with coffee and liqueurs. They make excellent after-dinner mints.
Chocolate Shot Glasses
Continuing the after-dinner theme, these chocolate shot glasses are sure to go down well. These can be made in a variety of types of chocolate. Each one is presented in a clear bag, tied with ribbon to match your colour scheme. Your guests can use them at the reception or take them home to enjoy later.
Chocolate Lollipops and Figures
These chocolate Cupids can be made from any chocolate and flavoured if you’d like. Have them as lollipops with a stick or just as figures. The photo shows milk chocolate cupids decorated with gold. Other lustre dust colours are available, if you prefer. Other chocolate figures include hearts or, if you want something more alternative, how about chocolate frogs or a bag of chocolate worms?
Chocolate Skulls …
If you’re planning a Gothic wedding these little skulls would be perfect. They can be made from solid chocolate or filled with truffle ganache or fondant. The skulls in the photo are white chocolate with a solid milk chocolate centre. The skulls fit perfectly into single truffle boxes.
… Or Brains and Hearts
Also for those with alternative, if slightly more gory, tastes, how about chocolate brains and hearts? Have them made with any chocolate and decorated in a variety of coloured cocoa butter or lustre dust. They can be packaged in bags or small boxes.
Try Before You Buy
I’m happy to send you samples of up to twelve truffle flavours and all you’ll be charged is the postage.
To find out more or get a quote for our wedding favours just email me with details of your requirements.