I'm getting married in 4 weeks and just wondering if anyone knows if its common here to give out Bomboniere at a wedding reception? and what type?

Thanks for your help!

If you're Swiss-Italian or of Italian origin then yes. We've had so many of these tacky, tasteless objects over the years. What are you meant to do with them apart from fill up your zuri-sacks with them?

With this in mind, and with the fact that a lot of people had travelled overseas to get to our wedding and wouldn't probably want to carry rubbish back, we made up small boxes (we made the boxes) and filled the with Swiss chocolates, tied them with ribbons and a little card (they were a bit more elaborate than they sound)

We handed them out to guests going home from the reception and I think they went down well.

I'm Australian, and its getting more common there to do something like you did.

I definately don't wanna do the sugar-coated almonds, but just wondering if its kind of expected to have some sort of gift.

You say you're getting married here and that you're Australian, but nothing about your future spouse...

The Bomboniere appears to be a mainly Italian tradition... is it something desired by your sweetie?

Also, with regard to this:
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Five sugared almonds, which for wedding, symbolise health, wealth, happiness, fertility and long life.

When my brother-in-law got married a couple years ago, they simply had the almonds in a prettily decorated cellophane bag without anything major attached.


Meanwhile, I happen to think that weddings "should" be about what would keep the day special for the bride and groom. Discuss with your sweetie what traditions you are both accustomed to which would help make the wedding experience truly "yours" and otherwise, just enjoy.

Little gold bars...

he he eh eh yeah for sure, how fitting....

I don't remember getting anything at the (only two!) Swiss weddings I've been to. I personally think with all things wedding related that you shouldn't feel obliged to do anything in particular - it should be all about what you actually want to do and what your traditions are. So if you want to give your guests something then do. If you think it's not needed then I don't think anyone is going to go away feeling hard done by that they didn't get a tiny gift that they probably didn't want anyway.

I did once go to a wedding in the UK though where the bride and groom left a postcard at the table for each person with an actual hand written note thanking each guest for coming and adding some personal anecdote. I thought that was lovely and much nicer than sugared almonds!

Bonbonieres are quite popular. If you don't like sugar covered almonds, you can find the chocolate variety. Usually the candy is in a china or glass ornate container which is used either as a decoration or a place to put little objects like a key or coins or whatever once the candy has been eaten. It's a beautiful reminder of a special day