There’s just something so special about lavender, whether you talk about the flower’s natural beauty, its floral and woody aroma or its eye-catching purple colour. Queen Elizabeth, too, cherished this flower and used it in her tea and perfumes. Above all, the essential oil extracted from the flower offers several therapeutic, skin and hair benefits. The bioactive compounds found in lavender essential oil are packed with antioxidants, making it ideal as an anti-ageing ingredient and to even out skin tone. Its analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties can soothe scalp irritation and also promote hair growth. We don’t even need to harp on the soothing, relaxing properties of lavender essential oil after a long day. It has proved useful for controlling stress levels and managing anxiety disorder.
Speaking of lavender when it comes to weddings, you’re likely to think of décor where the beautiful bloom can take centre stage. But have you considered lavender to be part of your wedding hampers? Enter, Castle Farm! A family run farm in Kent, they harvest lavender in its quintessential form and extract pure lavender oil. They farm is surely worth a visit to enjoy the picturesque setting of the lavender fields.
Castle Farm’s award-winning shop presents a wide array of carefully selected gifts, from food to wellness, which are the perfect choices for wedding hampers and favours. We have done research and put together our favourites from their offerings, so you don’t have to. Read on.
Bags Full
Say goodbye to tried-and-tested hampers and consider giving lavender bags as wedding favours. You can place these options on the tables too. Packaged in pretty purple organza bags, these lavandin flowers (Lavandula x intermedia) from Castle Farm are winning choices for scenting drawers and linen, or to keep in the bathroom smelling sweet. The best part is the brand can help you curate your own kits too.
TLC
Want to truly spoil your guests? The Lavender Gift Set from the brand is as indulgent as it gets. Apt to relax and unwind, it is filled with four of Castle Farm’s best-selling lavender toiletries, made using our high-grade Kentish Lavender Oil and two of their excellent Lavender Foods including shortbread biscuits and Lavender chocolates, plus a decorative and sweet smelling embroidered Lavender bag. Whether it’s your bridesmaids hampers or in-room ones for a destination wedding, these are surely to be crowd-pleasers.
Gin-Tastic
Let your guests continue the festivities even after your wedding celebrations are over with Castle Farm’s Lavender Gin Hamper. As you can guess, it features their new Lavender Gin distilled in collaboration with Maidstone Distillery - with Kentish hedgerow botanicals and the delightful flavour of Castle Farm Lavender. It comes with Folkington's English Garden and Indian Tonic Water, plus two organic cork coasters. The brand also offers miniaturized versions of this hamper.
Lit Up
Elevate your bridesmaids’ home and mood with Lavender Candle Pamper Hamper that comes in gorgeous seagrass basket. This beautiful hamper includes a vegan lavender candle along with lavender bath oil that is a blend of Castle Farm’s distilled lavender oil and natural apricot oil. Your girls will also appreciate you for its Lavender Massage Oil.
Sleepy Head
Given how hectic modern-day life is for everyone, a decadent hamper with products that induce sleep is one every guest will truly savour. The Relax Gift Box comes with lavender chocolates, handmade lavender soap, relaxing sleepy scent and cleansing bath salts, all infused with lavender that is grown in their beautiful fields at Castle Farm and distilled in our state-of-the-art distillery.
Food Lovers
A hit for every event and every personality type is a food hamper, and Castle Farm’s Care Pack is one to bookmark. This one comes with some of their handpicked goodies such as Castle Farm Lavender Honey, buttery and indulgent Lavender Shortbread biscuits and Lavender Grey Tea.
Skin Story
Be it a mehndi favour or in-room hamper, the Soft Skin Tin is an absolute delight. It features a 100ml Relaxing Lavender Bath Oil that is made and distilled on the Farm, a Cleansing Lavender Soap and a 100ml Lavender & Bergamot Hand Cream.
For more information:
Castle Farm Kent
www.CastleFarmKent.co.uk
Instagram: @CastleFarmKent
Phone: +44 (0) 1959 523219
Castle Farm Kent
Redmans Lane,
Sevenoaks
TN14 7UB