Talk:Wedding favors

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[edit] Questions about content of article

My wife was talking to a friend who is getting married, and asked me to find a page on the web to describe what a wedding favour was, as this friend hadnt heard of them. So this page was very useful. However I then started out correcting a typo (complement for compliment) but there are a few more things on this page that worry me if it is to be an encyplopedia entry. It may just be someone else's writing style but the author should be a little more precise in their language, for example: -- "dates back to the beginning of time" and "the first...favor ...common among European aristocrats" are somewhat incompatible statements... perhaps something like "common throughout recorded history" would be better although even a statement like this needs a little research - did the Romans and Ancient Egyptians use them? European aristocracy arose somewhat later; -- I thought confetti was the stuff the guests threw at the bride and groom after the ceremony - almonds seem a little heavy for this! However I dont claim any expertise on this subject so for all I know, confetti did start off this way(?). OK, the linked article on confetti cleared this up for me, so ignore this point perhaps; -- I doubt the line "...favors have become an intricate and necessary part of wedding plannning". Quite likely they are very common these days in many countries, but hardly "necessary"... surely a matter of personal choice? -- the statement that "favors... as important as the bride's dress...". My wife was quite keen on having favours at our wedding, but I don't think she would have gone this far... if money had been tight, I don't think the dress was going to be cut back! IanB 22:58, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

I think the particular points you make have been addressed by another editor. On confetti check out the wikipedia article and you'll see that that your guess that it did start out as sugar coated almonds is correct! It's an Italian term I think. There are still some definite problems with this article in it's style and lack of sources. If you can help make it better - dive on in! --SiobhanHansa 18:44, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Complement is a different word than compliment. It means to "accent" (as opposed to "praise") --Logisti 09:41, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

I have inserted a link to bomboniere to show italian favors and the new type of favors called Favor Cake or "Torte Bomboniere" in italian. These Favor Cakes are becoming very trend and preferred to other type of favors.