Wedding chocolates come in a wide variety of flavours, typically you can find the more traditional kinds such as chocolate truffles, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, rum and raisin, mint creme, caramel mousse, strawberry or raspberry mousse, orange truffle, hazelnut galore, fruity champagne, coconut creme, passion fruit, Irish cream mix and mocca coffee. Wedding chocolates generally come either in pre-designed boxes or they can be personalised to suit your tastes and packaging preference which would allow you to have more control on the overall presentation of your wedding chocolates including the types and flavours of chocolates to use, ribbons for decoration, chocolate wrappers to use, how they are presented and what material to use to hold them in.

There are now so many well-established online websites who are specialist wedding chocolate makers. They offer you a rich selection of exquisite chocolate flavours with delicious fillings and you can personalise the decorations by specifying the materials you want to use to package the wedding chocolates and how they are going to be presented. Some companies even take advantage of digital technology to scan in meaningful photographs of your choice and with this digital copy of the photographs, they can be reprinted onto the gift boxes and even onto each chocolate for a highly personalised finishing touch.

For those who are bursting with creativity, the internet is a great place to start in terms of getting a good idea of what is available out there and gathering options. This may also be a good exercise to compare prices so that you know you are getting the desired results at the best possible price. If you have a strict budget to stick to, it does not mean you have to compromise on the quality of the chocolates. You can choose to have organza bags that are filled with chocolates which are a cheaper alternative to having boxes to hold the wedding chocolates. These bags are just as elegant and dainty when tied up in beautiful ribbons or a smart bow and will look equally stunning in any setting. Boxes do come in different shapes and sizes depending on how many chocolates you want to store in each box. The most popular shape is the heart shaped box. Patterned, coloured and textured boxes cost more compared to a plain coloured box.

If customisation is required such as special message or a hand-picked photograph printed on the box, then this will add to the overall cost of the final product. Nowadays wedding chocolates can be presented according to different themes. For a more traditional look and feel, ivory, white and cream colours are popular choices but for a non-conventional look, bold colours such as black and red can be incorporated to suit your theme. For example if your theme is winter wonderland, neutral and white colours are used but if rock and roll or going gothic is the order of the day, much bolder colour combinations will be employed. All these can be reflected in the flavour of the chocolates, the decoration, the box and the outer packaging. There will be endless hours of fun in trying to create your own masterpiece that is truly unique and highly personalised.

You are also able to let the chocolate makers know of any food allergy in advance to ensure the chocolate ingredients are safe for consumption for all of your wedding guests. As you want to make sure the chocolates stay as fresh as possible and do not melt prematurely that will mar the presentation of the package on your wedding day, talk to your chocolate makers to address issues such as storage methods and delivery date. Back up plans need to be discussed should the weather turn very hot or wet and you need to know how the chocolates will be kept and transported safely to the wedding venue.

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