Thanks, yes I have been given them at weddings and always taken them home as a memento - I would be amazed if anyone actually wanted to eat sugared almonds! I will seek out the plastic dishes, they sound nifty. I was thinking of probably three layered circles of tulle, embellished with narrow ribbon and some sort of decorative flower or something. For my personal taste, 'less is more', but I suppose the bride may have other ideas ...
By the way, I'm making them as a gift from myself, she didn't ask me to do it, but obviously I had to let her know as I need to know colour scheme etc.