Wedding bonbonnieres: what are they needed for, how to make it and how to fill it?

The brightest and happiest holiday in your life is approaching - the wedding! How much excitement does preparation for this momentous event take - everything from invitations and rings to large-scale attributes, and even the most insignificant little things, should be ideal.

It is not easy to devote time to everything in the pre-wedding rush, the bride and groom will need the help of devoted friends and girlfriends. Just they can be instructed to engage in the preparation of small, but from this no less significant accessories. Fashionable and irreplaceable wedding items include cute and touching bonbonnieres.

The young, planning a wedding celebration, try to surprise and please their guests, share happiness with them.

The word "bonbonniere" itself goes back to the French bonbon, which means "candy." Thus, it turns out that as a thank you to their loved ones, the newlyweds give beautifully packaged sweets. Usually these are small bundles, bags, boxes.

The tradition of gifting originated in France. According to local customs, it was considered obligatory to present a bag of sweets and chocolate almonds to the wedding guests. This is a symbol of family life: to share together the bitterness of failure and the sweetness of joyful victories. Be sure to put an odd number of sweets in the bonbonniere. Three - as a sign of family: husband, wife, child. Five - for the wish of health, happiness, prosperity, long family life, wealth.

In Italy, it is customary to give cute souvenirs not only for a wedding, but also for birthdays, christenings, name days.It is believed that sharing the happiness with the guests, the heroes of the occasion only increase it. In general, Italian bonbonnieres, as well as in other countries, are designed to please and surprise dear and close guests.

Today you can move away from tradition and put a small souvenir (instead of sweets and nuts) in a gift wrapper. The form of packaging is also diverse, because the fantasy of needlewomen truly knows no boundaries. You can order ready-made souvenirs at the wedding salon or from those involved in hand-made.

Filling a bonbonniere can be either edible or not. First, focus on delicious options.

• Candy. It is preferable to take candy, caramel or chewing sweets, since chocolate will surely melt in a warm room.
• Chocolate. There is a great scope for imagination: you can order tiles of any original form or paint the packaging with good wishes. Recall that it is better to store sweets in a cool place to give a pleasant souvenir, rather than something that has spread out.
• Jam. The hostesses-brides who want to make a favorable impression on the guests can prepare tiny jars of their own jam. If there is no time to engage in such a time-consuming process, you can give a shop or custom-made jam.

• Honey. Instead of jam, you can put honey inside the jar. A sweet and healthy souvenir.
• Nuts. A good option is a small nut assortment. And it is stored for a long time, and does not get dirty. It is healthy and tasty.
• Bakery products. You can present cupcakes in the form of a heart, macaroons, gingerbread cookies. They relatively well retain their taste qualities regardless of external conditions.

Now the wedding industry has developed so much that you can decorate any sweetness to the taste of the young. Using a specific color scheme, various inscriptions can be made: the names of the spouses, the date of the celebration. The form also varies: pigeons, flowers, hearts, ribbons - in general, everything that reminds of a wedding.

• Salt for bath. You just need to choose a color scheme in the overall style of the wedding celebration, and a cute souvenir will long remind this happy day. You can use salt for its intended purpose or leave it as an interior decoration.
• Handmade soap. The shape may be different: traditional heart, flowers, animals. Or original, understandable only to a narrow circle of initiates. It all depends on the imagination of the bride and groom, the format of the celebration and the preferences of the guests. After all, the purpose of any gift is to delight and surprise.
• Soapy petals. Filling a box or jar with weightless fragrant soap petals is a great idea.

• Handmade candles. Shape, color and decoration can also be any, in the general style of the holiday or contrasting. Guests will be happy to remember your wedding by looking at a decorative candle adorning a shelf in their apartment.
• Trinkets. A memorable souvenir for loved ones can be decorated with a photo of the newlyweds or contain information about the place and time of the celebration.

• Magnets. You can paint them manually or use as a decoration photo.
• Sachet. A bag with fragrant herbs is quite suitable as a small gift for those present at the wedding. Original and cute!

Once you have decided on the contents, you should choose the appropriate packaging option. Here it is necessary to take into account several nuances.

• The size. A correctly selected size will not be too bulky and voluminous, because it will cause inconvenience during transportation, storage, and not all guests are ready to carry large boxes. At the same time, excessively small souvenirs can become a reason for discussing the stinginess of donors. It is very important that the contents do not fall out of the container and do not “hang out” along the bottom of the package.
• Material. There are many options for a beautiful and original supply of bonbonnieres. Keep in mind that not every package is suitable for edible gifts.
• The form. You can choose original templates to create intricate boxes or use the classic options, focusing on the figure, ornament, the filling itself.

Packaging made of material is simple: you need to cut a circle from the fabric (you can circle a tea plate on cardboard and use this blank as a template), scorch the edges above the candle or sheathe them with decorative ribbon. Put nuts, sweets or whatever you have chosen as a gift for guests in the center of the circle. It remains only to beautifully tie the bag with a contrasting tape.

The most popular fabrics for this type of packaging are:

• tulle;
• chiffon;
• organza;
• atlas;
• silk.

These are light, flowing materials, they themselves are festive. The advantage of their use will be that the edges of the product do not require excessive processing.

Other types of fabrics can also be used: burlap, linen, cotton. Light negligence in fashion, so the edges can not be processed at all to save time. A simple pouch lined around the edges will look more accurate. When choosing cotton fabrics, you can focus on the fabric pattern. Sacking and linen are colorful and self-sufficient, you can add such a bag, for example, with a jute ribbon.

If your choice fell on cardboard packaging, then making it yourself is also quite possible. You should find, print and cut out a suitable pattern, and then assemble the box. You need to act carefully, without rushing, and then success will not take long.

The bonbonniere in a glass jar will definitely please your guests. For your own performance, you can take jars from under baby food - they are just small in size and look neat. If you want to colorize your souvenir, apply a pattern or just sign a jar, use acrylic paints.

Decor is important for any packaging option. Even the simplest box can be turned into a small masterpiece, if you give time to decorate. Bows and flowers made using various techniques look beautiful. Here, kanzashi needlework, quilling, knitting, sewing - all that the bride can do or wants to learn to help.

Every girl who does not even have special skills can surprise and please close and beloved guests on the most joyful day of her life. We also recall that, if desired, professional wedding agencies will make all the necessary paraphernalia according to your sketches, realize all your dreams and ideas - the question remains only in the price.

Finally, it remains to say that you can give souvenirs at the end of the celebration, saying goodbye after the wedding feast with the guests. Or combine the function of a boarding card with a bonbonniere by writing the name of the invitee on the box or jar and placing it opposite the desired place at the table. It is usually customary to give all guests the same gifts or make a gender separation.A good tone will also please guests of childhood.

Watch a master class on making a beautiful and original wedding bonbonniere in the next video.