A quick word on dietary needs. Guests will ask, so check the ingredient information published for each product and Lily O'Brien's Ireland pass people to that detail rather than making assurances yourself. It is the honest way to handle it and it saves awkward conversations on the day.

On dietary questions, and there will be some, point guests to the published ingredient information rather than vouching for suitability yourself. It is the accurate way to answer.

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Lead time is where bulk orders demand respect. Handmade chocolate and any personalisation both need runway, so treat six to eight weeks before the wedding as the point to place a firm order, and stretch that further for dates near Christmas when production is busiest. Confirm your numbers only after the RSVP deadline has passed, and give yourself a few days of margin for the guest who replies late.

A last practical point. Recipients occasionally ask about ingredients or dietary suitability, so direct those questions to the published product information rather than answering on the brand's behalf. It is accurate and it protects you.

Choose a full hamper for the scale the milestone deserves, lean on a maker with real provenance, and add a personal message from the team. Marked that way, a chocolate hamper gives a career the send-off it warrants and leaves the whole office something to share on the day.