Why do they give sugar coated almonds at weddings?

Jordan Almonds are a type of confectionery consisting of almonds covered with a hard sugar coating in various pastel colors.

They are often used as wedding favors, due to the "bitter" almonds and the "sweet" sugar representing bittersweet married life. However, they are not available only at weddings, being used as gifts and simply as candy on other occasions. Jordan almonds commonly come in pastel, spring themed colors such as lilac, pale yellow, light green, and white.

The sugar lined almonds (called koufeta), that have been placed on the tray with the crowns and which will later be presented to the travelers are additionally symbolic. interior the early days of the Church, honey dipped almonds have been presented to the newlyweds by using the priest. The white symbolizes purity. The egg shape represents fertility and the recent existence which starts with marriage. The hardness of the almond represents the persistence of marriage and the wonder of the sugar symbolizes the wonder of destiny existence. The strange style of almond is indivisible, purely by using fact the Bride and The Groom shall stay undivided.

It is an Italian custom, I believe. Jordan Almonds.

Almonds for each guest to eat to remind us that life is both bitter and sweet. Five wishes for the new husband and wife -- Health, wealth, happiness, children, and a long life!

It is an Italian & French custom originally