Asian Wedding Favors To Shower Your Guests With Good Fortune

Offer your guests wedding favors featuring one of the most powerful symbols of good fortune, an elephant with an upturned trunk. Throughout Asia, the elephant is revered, wrapped in myth, legend and religion. The elephant candle holder is decorated in a richly colorful style that calls India to mind, its wise and gentle eyes like those of Ganesh, the elephant-headed god said to represent auspicious beginnings, which is what all hope that each wedding is. Asian wedding favors featuring an elephant are meaningful mementos sure to be cherished.

In many Asian cultures, an elephant with a raised trunk is said to shower good fortune upon those it is given to, in the same way that an elephant will draw up water into its trunk and spray it. Giving the gift of an elephant expresses the wish for the person that receives it to enjoy all that it is said to represent – longevity, fertility, good luck, joy and wisdom. The elephant symbolizes many virtues, among them strength, intelligence and loyalty. In the elephant world, family is very important, as it is in our world as well.

In India, in the oldest of legends, the god Indra was accompanied by white elephants. For the Buddhists, the elephant symbolizes the strength of the controlled mind, the mind beyond the reach of the distractions and deceptions of the material world. In Feng Shui, elephants are placed near the entrances of buildings or rooms, so that their strength can protect the energy of the space and the people within. An elephant in a library or study sets the tone for learning, as this great creature has long been associated with a strong memory.

The elephant candle holder comes in a cranberry colored gift box, matching the hues that are used to decorate the elephant, wrapped in a white ribbon with a gift tag. Arriving ready to present adds a note of convenience, an important consideration in the rush to make sure every wedding detail is just right. The part that holds the candle is a standard size, so when that candle burns down, it will be easy for your guests to buy candles that fit just right, so this lovely gift can be enjoyed for years to come. Asian wedding favors are a beautiful and meaningful way to tell your wedding guests how grateful you are that they chose to share such an auspicious day with you.