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The wedding favor box carries on the timeless tradition established by the early European upper classes,  who provided elaborate gifts to party guests. Initially, the gifts were small fancy boxes known as a bonboniere.  The boxes were intended to hold bonbons or confectionery delicacies at a time when sugar was quite expensive. A  bonboniere was fashioned of crystal, porcelain or gold and often encrusted with precious stones.