Victorians assigned great importance to the meaning of favors, and the upper class of the Victorian era had elaborate, lush parties and events where they handed out lavish gifts. If you're thinking of having a Victorian inspired wedding, you have a ton of possibilities from high tea to a garden party to a extravagent, formal ballroom affair.
When you think of Victorian wedding favors think beaded purses, shoes, decorative hand fans, tussie mussies, anything floral, anything ornate and anything pewter. The Victorian era adored favors - the more ornate, the better. Victorians handed out favors everywhere - from small intitate parties to large gatherings. Victorians were indulgent, loved luxury and loved to give out tokens of their wealth.