Celebrate the happy occasion with this engagement-inspired cookie from Eleni’s. Other bridal shower-worthy offerings include cookies shaped like wedding cakes, bride and grooms, hearts, bells and presents. Can’t decide which to order? Opt for the “I Do” gift tin (see below), which includes an assortment.
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BETH COLLINS is an editor at THE NIBBLE.
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March 2006
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Bridal Shower Bounty
Gourmet Favors Your Guests Will Savor
Legend has it, the bridal shower originated in Holland, when a wealthy young woman fell in love with a poor miller, and her father, hoping to discourage the union, refused to pay her dowry. The woman’s friends rallied, “showering” her with gifts to help her set up her new home.
Today’s bridal showers are, thankfully, happier occasions, though the objective of helping the couple stock their new home hasn't changed. While there isn’t much room for creativity where the gifts are concerned—the etiquette books tell us to stick to the registry—the shower favors are a different story, giving us a chance to inject some personality into the traditional event.
We, of course, tend toward the food-related favors. Here, some of our favorites.
When the shower is over and it’s time to start planning for the big day, read our article on gourmet wedding favors.
Prices and product availability are verified at publication but are subject to change.
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Ruby Et Violette:
Wedding Organdy Beaded Purses
Proving that chocolate chip cookies are appropriate for even the most momentous occasions, Ruby et Violette has dressed up its delicious signature cookies in mini organdy beaded purses. We would say that your guests would be thrilled to take these little pouches of heaven home, but the truth is, the cookies are so irresistible, we doubt they’ll make it that far!
- Organdy Beaded Purse With Two Chocolate Chunk Cookies
$6.25 each
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Rolling Pin Productions:
Bride and Bridesmaids Caricatures
If you’re hosting an intimate shower, honor each guest with a cookie of her own. Each cookie can be customized for dress and hair color, and personalized with up to three words or a simple three-letter monogram. Weddings may be all about the bride, but with these cookies, everyone can feel special!
- Bride & Bridesmaids Cookies
$7.00 (minimum of 12 cookies per order)
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Fauchon:
Mini Pink Purses
This is a bridal shower, so don’t be afraid to go girly with the favors. Fauchon’s Mini Pink Purses fit the occasion to a tee: pink, precious, and perfectly delicious. Each purse holds a Gianduja (creamy milk chocolate with ground almonds and hazelnuts) and a Carre d’Or (a cube of milk chocolate with crunchy hazelnuts).
- Set Of Ten Mini Pink Purses
$55.00
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Woodhouse Chocolate:
Wedding Favors
Add a sophisticated touch to an elegant bridal shower with these favors from Woodhouse Chocolate. Beautifully packaged in either their signature blue box or a festive red one, the favors are available in three- or six-piece boxes with the chocolates of your choice.
- Three-Piece Box (Blue)
$5
- Six-Piece Box (Blue or Red)
$10
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Eleni’s New York:
“I Do” Gift Tin
Only Eleni’s could make cookies that are the life of the party. Perfect for a bridal shower, the “I Do” gift tin includes seventeen wedding-themed sugar cookies, including a wedding cake, gifts, hearts, wedding bells, an engagement ring and, of course, a bride and groom.
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Divine Delights:
Wedding Pastels
As delicious as they are dainty, these petit fours will be a hit at any bridal shower. Serve them during the event, or send a few home with each guest. Available in packages of thirty-five, the flavors include
Strawberry Hearts, White Chocolate Rectangles, Perfection Plum Squares, Luscious Lemon, and Raspberry Blanc.
DivineDelights.com
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Lillie Belle Farms:
Little Lillies We’re unabashed fans of all things Lillie Belle, so when we saw that they offer favor-sized bags of their melt-in-your-mouth truffles, we knew we had to include them in our bridal shower story. Made of organic Costa Rican dark chocolate, fresh Oregon cream, organic vanilla beans and a dusting of Peruvian cocoa powder, these truffles are virtually impossible to resist.
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Chocolat Moderne:
Fleurs De Matisse
Inspired by the floral motifs in Matisse’s paintings, these hand-painted, flower-shaped chocolates are perfect for bridal showers. The chocolates come in white, coral and yellow-gold, or they can be custom-ordered to match the colors of the occasion. The flavors of the chocolates are as breathtaking as the confections themselves: Toast of the Town (white truffle with toasted coconut and dark Haitian rum); Les Nymphes (dark truffle blended with lychee); and Tropical PB&J (macadamia praliné).
- 3-Piece box
$9.00
- 14-Piece Assortment
$37.00
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Tea Forte:
Tea For Two
Bridal showers may be sweet occasions, but not everyone has a sweet tooth. If you’re catering to a crowd that favors the savory, these “Tea For Two” tins make a perfect gift. Each tin contains two silk infusers of delicious Tea forte tea; flavors include Flora, Lemon Ginger, Forte, Oasis, Citrus Mint, Chamomile Tisane, and Earl Grey.
- “Tea For Two” Tin
$4.95 each
TeaForte.com
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| The Sweet Dreams Baking Company: Bodice Cookies
It wouldn’t be a bridal shower without a little lingerie. Sure, you can get the real stuff for the bride, but why not indulge the rest of the guests with these Bodice Cookies from The Sweet Dreams Baking Company? The cookies are individually packaged in clear-cello bags with a label on the back that can be imprinted with your own personal message.
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