Wedding Favors for Irish

Irish wedding favors are wedding favors which reflect the spirit of Irish humor, friendship, love and luck. It is traditional at Irish weddings to give the guests a handkerchief made of Irish linen or lace and an Irish couple usually gives a small piece of the wedding cake in decorated boxes that are marked with the names of the couple and the date of their wedding.

Irish tea makes the best wedding favor for an afternoon wedding and it can also be accompanied by biscuits or tea rings. Iced sugar cookies or foil-wrapped chocolates are some of the other edible treats in an Irish wedding favor. The foil-wrapped chocolates are available in the shape of shamrocks, celtic crosses or claddaghs. Claddagh is a classic symbol of love, loyalty and friendship. It depicts two hands holding a heart with a crown on top. Many of the Irish wedding favors such as picture frames, plaques, candle holders and cups use this symbol to show friendship and love. Shamrock is also an important Irish symbol often used to represent the Holy Trinity. Since the three-leaf shamrock is considered sacred, shamrock favors such as charms, pins, a shamrock corsage or wreath?crown and a small potted plant are widely used as Irish wedding favors.

Almost all of the Irish wedding favors contain the color green which is considered as the symbol of Irish pride and solidarity. Hence, green color is used as the primary color in most of the Irish wedding favors. Traditional Irish blessing can also be given as wedding favors for the wedding guests. Small cards with a blessing printed in calligraphy with a pressed or artificial shamrock is widely used as Irish wedding favors.

Irish wedding favors usually give long lasting memories for the wedding guests of the wedding day depicting their love and loyalty of their friendship. Irish wedding rings such as spirals, triskeles and shield knots are some of the popular favors for the weddings that have an Irish theme. These Irish rings can be presented in personalized boxes. Irish designs are usually printed on these boxes.