Bonbonnieres: Gifts for Wedding Guests
October 2nd 2009 03:56
I have been to a fair few weddings and I must say that the bonbonnieres have come a long way since the small bags of mints that used to be the norm.
These are 6 bonbonnieres I quite liked. There was a seventh bonbonniere that I really liked, but I have no photo of it… I ate it too quickly. It was a glorious glass of chocolate fudge. :9~
1. Key ring and mints with LOVE ribbon
This would have been quite simple to put together, and it looks great. Good choice of mints too – they were hard enough that they didn’t crack and flake all over the place after getting knocked about with the metal key ring. In case you were wondering, the word on the key ring is the Chinese character for “love”.
2. Box of mints with a green rose
According to the father of the bride, the bride made this and around a hundred others the night before the wedding. Imagine gluing the mesh and green roses on all the lids, then filling the boxes with mints, and still getting enough sleep to be alert and gorgeous the next day. Impressive.
3. Coaster and feather
You can never have too many coasters, and when you have a gazillion guests, a nice coaster dressed up with a silver ribbon and a bright feather is a brilliant idea. Not only do they look good, when you think about the logistics side of things, they’re light and you don’t have to worry about having to be delicate when handling them.
4. Teddy bear and matching pen
These were wrapped in cellophane and tied off with a ribbon, but the wrapping is long gone, so you’ll have to imagine how this cutie and the pen looked wrapped up. If I remember correctly, there were two other colours of teddy/pen sets for guests to choose from on the way out.
5. Rose candle holder
There were candle holders of different colours and styles at the reception, and all of them complemented the décor. These were placed at the centre of the table so that guests could choose their own seats
rather than feel like they (the polite ones anyway) had to sit where their bonbonnieres were. At the end of the night, small bags were handed out to the guests so that they could carry their gift home.
It did take some time getting these out of their packaging though. There were about 5 or 6 of us and it took us quite a while unwrapping them. After we got them out of their boxes, we had to get the layers of bubble wrap and paper off them, and then we had to get the plastic off the candles. However, these are ideal if you don’t want to spend time on finicky tasks like wrapping/ribbon-tying, as they look great as is.
6. Soft toy (for kids)
It’s a good idea to have toys handy when there are kids at a wedding. Receptions aren’t exactly short, and unless your wedding band is The Wiggles, small children are going to get bored pretty quickly. All the kids at this reception got some sort of a sea creature soft toy. I don’t remember what the adults got, but I’m sure they were no where near as cute as this little crab.
These are 6 bonbonnieres I quite liked. There was a seventh bonbonniere that I really liked, but I have no photo of it… I ate it too quickly. It was a glorious glass of chocolate fudge. :9~
This would have been quite simple to put together, and it looks great. Good choice of mints too – they were hard enough that they didn’t crack and flake all over the place after getting knocked about with the metal key ring. In case you were wondering, the word on the key ring is the Chinese character for “love”.
2. Box of mints with a green rose
According to the father of the bride, the bride made this and around a hundred others the night before the wedding. Imagine gluing the mesh and green roses on all the lids, then filling the boxes with mints, and still getting enough sleep to be alert and gorgeous the next day. Impressive.
You can never have too many coasters, and when you have a gazillion guests, a nice coaster dressed up with a silver ribbon and a bright feather is a brilliant idea. Not only do they look good, when you think about the logistics side of things, they’re light and you don’t have to worry about having to be delicate when handling them.
4. Teddy bear and matching pen
These were wrapped in cellophane and tied off with a ribbon, but the wrapping is long gone, so you’ll have to imagine how this cutie and the pen looked wrapped up. If I remember correctly, there were two other colours of teddy/pen sets for guests to choose from on the way out.
5. Rose candle holder
There were candle holders of different colours and styles at the reception, and all of them complemented the décor. These were placed at the centre of the table so that guests could choose their own seats
It did take some time getting these out of their packaging though. There were about 5 or 6 of us and it took us quite a while unwrapping them. After we got them out of their boxes, we had to get the layers of bubble wrap and paper off them, and then we had to get the plastic off the candles. However, these are ideal if you don’t want to spend time on finicky tasks like wrapping/ribbon-tying, as they look great as is.
It’s a good idea to have toys handy when there are kids at a wedding. Receptions aren’t exactly short, and unless your wedding band is The Wiggles, small children are going to get bored pretty quickly. All the kids at this reception got some sort of a sea creature soft toy. I don’t remember what the adults got, but I’m sure they were no where near as cute as this little crab.
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