Jordan Almonds?

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Are any of you giving out Jordan Almonds for favors? After reading the meaning behind them, I think it is a neat idea. I have found them in all three of my colors too! (white, red, and black)

This is what I found:
GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Fresh almonds have a bittersweet taste, which represents life. The sugarcoating is added with the hope that the newlyweds' life will be more sweet than bitter.
ITALIAN WEDDINGS Five almonds signify five wishes for the bride and groom: health, wealth, happiness, fertility, and longevity. These almonds decorate each place setting as favors, tucked into pretty boxes or tulle bags called *bomboniere* that are often personalized with the couple's names and wedding date.

Hope61

I just read that recently too, and my FI's family is very Italian. But no, we're not. We already had a couple other things we definitely wanted to do as favors (and one is edible). Plus, I hate almonds. lol.

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[QUOTE]I just read that recently too, and my FI's family is very Italian. But no, we're not. We already had a couple other things we definitely wanted to do as favors (and one is edible). Plus, I hate almonds. lol.
Posted by KatieAnne18[/QUOTE]

I am not big on almonds either, but we went to his cousin's Italian wedding up in Montreal over the summer and they had them....They even through them when the groom was leaving his parent's house and going to the church. His mother had mentioned it so I am thinking we better do it!

mica178

I like the symbolism, but I remember always being disappointed by the taste of Jordan almonds when I was a kid.  We did artisan fleur de sel caramels and personalized matchbooks.  No symbolism, just tasty snacks and a means for the boys to light their Cuban cigars at the end of the night.

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I knew about the symbolism behind them. I am half Italian and definitely considered having them as favors or at least on the cake table. But I also realized that I was never a big fan of them, so we decided against them. We just did M&M's in our wedding colors in for our favors which were inside little plastic goblet looking favor cups.

tldh

It's also tradition in the Greek Orthodox church except it is seven almonds representing the sacraments.  DH is Greek and we had the little tulle bags of them next to the wedding cake.  The trick to eating them without breaking your teeth is to let the candy coating melt in your mouth before eating the almond.

ev4149

I am definitely doing them.  I'm Italian, so it's pretty much a must.  Plus, I found out from FI's mom that it is also a common tradition in the Middle East (Lebanon), so she was excited by the idea.

hlq2011

I'm part Italian and always kind of wanted to do them, with maybe a little card explaining the symbolism for those who didn't know.  But then I felt like people would just think they're the standard, boring wedding favor and toss them...