and want to attach a little thing that says the symolism of the almonds ya know... they are like marriage bitter and sweet... or something like that...
2006-10-04 08:49:47 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
ummm... yeah I probably could have picked a more boring favor- but I decided on this, were on a tight budget...
2006-10-04 09:00:14 · update #1
According to Favor Facts: “Middle Eastern wedding favor tradition is centered around the Jordan almond. A candy-coated nut supposedly representing both the bitter and the sweet of marriage, custom dictates that you give five pieces to each guest, to represent the five wedding wishes: health, wealth, happiness, fertility and longevity.”
According to the package of Jordan Almonds I picked up today: “Wedding favors date back to Victorian times. Sweet wedding favors were created in the odd numbers of 3 and 5. Favors with 3 sweets symbolized health, wealth, and happiness. Favors with 5 sweets, symbolized health, wealth, happiness, and one each for a boy and a girl.”
eHow explains How to Make Confetti or Almond Favors for an Italian Wedding: “Buy enough candy for all your guests. One Italian wedding tradition dictates that 5 almonds be given to each guest to symbolize health, wealth, happiness, fertility and long life.”
The most descriptive site is CandyFavorites, which gives a Brief History of Jordan Almonds (AKA Confetti): “White for weddings, Silver for twenty-fifth anniversaries, Sky-Blue or Pink for christenings, Red for graduations, Green for engagements… smooth, textured, spherical, oval, teardrop, heart-shaped… with centers of almonds, hazelnuts, anise seeds, cinnamon sticks, rosolio (a sweet old-fashioned liquor made of Tangerines), coffee beans, peanuts, pistachios, marzipan, chocolate… in party favors, flower arrangements, fruits baskets and other constructions of the confectioner's art and imagination. These are just a few of the myriad colors, tastes and shapes of Italian confetti, also known in the “new world” as Jordan Almonds, which are those little sugar-coated candies present at every important occasion in Italian life.”
The Knot ties it together with a short and sweet (no pun intended) Jordan Almond symbolism breakdown: “Jordan Almonds make great wedding favors — wrap a cluster in tulle tied with ribbon, pack a few in boxes (made of sugar, straw, paper, metal, or plastic), stuff some in decorative bags, or pour a handful into champagne glasses or glass bowls. Attach a little card with a note explaining the almonds' meaning (so guests know they're not just an intermezzo between the salad and the entree). How to? Consider using the Jordan Almonds poem.”
Jordan Almonds for Thee
Five sugared almonds for each guest to eat
To remind us that life is both bitter and sweet.
Five wishes for the new husband and wife -
Health, wealth, happiness, children, and a long life!
2006-10-04 09:12:18 · answer #1 · answered by Tracey 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
website printable jordan almond giving jordan almond favors bags
2016-01-27 07:52:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i found this poem hope it helps: consider attaching it to your favor
Jordan Almonds for Thee
Five sugared almonds for each guest to eat
To remind us that life is both bitter and sweet.
Five wishes for the new husband and wife --
Health, wealth, happiness, children, and a long life!
Tradition suggests using five Jordan Almonds for each guest. One to signify health, one for wealth, one for longevity, one for fertility and one for happiness.
2006-10-04 09:13:25 · answer #3 · answered by So Happy!! 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-01 07:47:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HOW "SWEET" IT IS THAT YOU COULD CELEBRATE WITH US.
THE SWEETEST WAY, TO END THE SWEETEST DAY.
LOVE IS DELICIOUS.
YOU'RE PRECENSE WAS SWEET.
SO PLEASE PICK A BAG,
AND TAKE HOME SOME TREATS.
SWEETS FROM THE SWEETHEARTS.
KNOT SIMPLY A THANK-YOU
OR TASTY TREAT,
BUT A SYMBOL OF LOVE,
INFINITE AND SWEET.
2006-10-04 15:44:03 · answer #5 · answered by curiosity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cute idea...if you find out, let me know! I'd like to do something like that for my baby shower! :)
Sorry I couldn't be of any help though!
2006-10-04 08:52:19 · answer #6 · answered by Huliganjetta 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could you have picked a more boring favor?
2006-10-04 08:57:16 · answer #7 · answered by TN girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty good arguments.
2016-08-23 08:09:22 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a good question
2016-08-08 16:27:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this might be 8 years too late...but what a ***** TN!!!l
2014-09-25 14:29:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋