Why is it so popular in these modern times to give wedding bomboniere to your guests on YOUR wedding day, the day where it's meant to be all about you? Back in the day (in Italy) it was tradition for the couple to give almonds as a gift, and even long before that, sugar cubes were all the rage for the wealthy and noble.

Why wedding bomboniere is a given

I'm sure there are many different opinions as to why couples choose to give wedding favours these days, here are some of my thoughts:

• I think that couples want to make the guests feel extra special and involved.

• They want to show their love and appreciation to the special people in their lives (for putting up with them over the last year!)

• There may even be couples who simply want to impress their guests and give the best, most expensive gift they can afford. Oops, did I say that out loud? Don't worry if this is you, this is a great thing for your guests! People love receiving gifts (and people love giving them too, which is why this extra extravagance on wedding favours will leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy).

• There are probably lots of couples out there who also want to follow tradition but want to shake things up a bit with a new style of fun and unique wedding bomboniere.

• Guests have come to expect wedding bomboniere... Uh oh, it's like when your dad went away for a work trip and you expected a gift on his return. You would fight your siblings to get to his bag first. Poor Dad, he didn't like the disappointment he saw on your faces when he returned home empty handed. Let's hope your guests are more civilised than that!

• The wedding favours will match your wedding theme and add a lovely finishing touch to your wedding decorations.

• So your guests can remember the night they made a real fool of themselves and threw up while dancing to Bon Jovi all over your grandma, then punched out a waitress for telling them they have no pants on. So why not have a constant reminder they can take home with them?

• Focus on the Favour Let’s focus on Olive You. A very practical wedding bomboniere for your loved ones…