5 Tips for Making the Perfect Wedding Welcome Bags
5 Tips for Making the Perfect Wedding Welcome Bags
As your hotel room block begins to fill up with close friends, family and out-of-town…
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Add an instant shot of excitement, fun and glam to your wedding or bachelorette with our fab favor bags. They are the perfect accessory to your guests’ welcome totes at their hotel. They’re especially perfect as hangover kits so fill them with aspirins, alka-seltzer and mints in for the morning after the big bash. Your guests and bridal party will appreciate the love! • Wording can be adjusted to your desire along with details and colors. • Our mini favor bags measure roughly 5” x 7”and are made out of 100% heavy weight natural cotton canvas with a cotton drawstring for secure closure. They are durable with reinforced stitching within for extra strength. • Rush orders are available if needed, just message us. /// H O W . T O . O R D E R /// See a bag that you ♥ for your wedding or bachelorette party? Great, select your desired quantity from the drop-down menu and when checking out just be sure to note your desired personalization details along with colors within the ‘notes to ilulily’ section of your checkout. Mockups are provided only upon request. Otherwise, your bags will be shipped with the details exactly as you noted. /// F I L L E R . I T E M S /// Want us to fill your bags so that they’re ready to gift as soon as they arrive? Checkout our available filler items photo above and when checking out in the notes section list which items you would like to add to your bags and we’ll send you a custom listing for the additional add-on fee. We will do the stuffing so that your bags arrive ready to gift! So now that you have all the details on getting your super fab favor bags…let’s get this party started!!!! In ♥ with our favor bags and want to see more of what we offer!? Check out our shop here…. http://www.etsy.com/shop/ilulily /// Please visit, like + follow us /// On Facebook: www.facebook.com/ilu.lily On Instagram: @ilulilydesigns On Twitter: @ilulily_designs On Pinterest: pinterest.com/ilulily Designs Copyright © 2018 ilu.lily designs – All Rights Reserved IN A RUSH?! Add this listing to your cart and we’ll move your order to the top of our to-do list. https://www.etsy.com/listing/714778182/rush-processing-please-rush-my-order
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If you want ideas for what to include in wedding welcome bags, here are some great ideas! These ideas are especially helpful for destination wedding welcome bags!
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There’s no better way to welcome guests to your wedding weekend than with a welcome bag, box, or basket. A small gift with a few hand-picked surprises is just the thing to make attendees feel like a special part of the big day. Begin by brainstorming favorite snacks or sips, like monogrammed bottled water, local treats, or miniature bottles of bubbly. Consider additions for guests who may be unfamiliar with the area, like personalized maps with your go-to spots marked, along with the ceremony and reception locations and any shuttle or transportation information. And guests will appreciate a post-party recovery kit: Advil, eye masks, or do-not-disturb signs that match your wedding stationery. Wrap everything up in a stylish (and preferably reusable!) vessel with a thank-you note. We’ve compiled plenty of creative welcome goodies, starting with flip-top boxes pictured here: Lauryn Prattes Events curated these with water, snacks, and a recovery kit in a muslin bag with the couple’s wax seal. As a bonus, the boxes folded up for easy transport and reuse after the wedding.
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Are you making wedding welcome bags? Do you want yours to be the best? Here is what to put in welcome bags for guests…
Via Etsy
As your hotel room block begins to fill up with close friends, family and out-of-town guests, you may be wondering how you should greet them upon arrival to the hotel. Though stuffing dozens (if not hundreds!) of wedding welcome bags may sound daunting, this is your chance to welcome guests with little luxuries and personalized treats they can use for your wedding weekend. Read on for our tips and suggestions to make your wedding welcome bags a smash success.
WGM Says: Welcome bags are 100% optional, so if it’s not in your budget don’t stress too much. However, if you’re deciding between wedding favors or welcome bags for out-of-town guests, I would definitely opt for the bags. These are for the guests who traveled to get to your wedding, so it’s a nice way to thank them for coming!
1. Packaging
Don’t get us wrong, paper gift bags and tissue paper will definitely suffice here, but there are so many options to evolve from the basics. With everything from kraft bags and custom tote bags and even welcome boxes at your fingertips, it may be hard to make a decision, but we suggest choosing something that fits the personality of your big day.
When creating our gifts, we opted for gable boxes tied with gray ribbon – which matched the colors for our wedding. The square shape made it easy to pack without items toppling over in transit. Also worth noting? Whimsical ribbon (like this xoxo ribbon) is such a cute touch and makes it a celebration!
Via Etsy
2. Welcome Note
Within the wedding welcome bags, you should include an informal welcome note complete with a schedule of events, like this handy infographic that serves as a visual timeline. If you’re not including a map of city favorites (see tip 3), you can list them on this card as recommendations. We suggest ordering a printable version on Etsy, or creating your own, as it’s quite DIY friendly. (See our Editor Lindsay’s welcome note, along with other fun wedding welcome bag ideas.)
3. Map of Your Wedding Location
Though not a necessity, we love custom maps created with your wedding location and surrounding area. We suggest including local eats, recommended bars, boutiques, and historic attractions on a handy map, custom illustrated with your go-to locations.
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Though guests will be busy (you know, attending your wedding and weekend events), they may have some quiet time that they can use to explore the local area – and your super-easy map of the area will take the guess work out of where to go!
WGM Says: Minted is actually one of our favorite places for custom wedding invitation designs (and maps!).
Via Etsy4. The Essentials
Consider these key ingredients when filling up your wedding goodie bags:
Water Bottles
We say these are a must! Your wedding welcome bags should include two bottles of water (full-sized preferred) so guests are hydrated for the weekend’s festivities. Plus, that $6 mini-bar water bottle always gets on everyone’s nerves.
Though you can purchase customized water bottle labels on websites like Etsy or Zazzle, we advise either purchasing a printable template or creating these yourself. We saved $100 doing so, and all you need is a simple design (even as easy as Microsoft Word), computer paper, scissors and a glue stick. You can even get fancy with kraft paper if you really want to go the extra mile.
Hangover Kits
You can create a simple hangover kit with water bottles and individually-wrapped headache meds like Advil or Tylenol and alka-seltzer, which you can purchase through bulk retailers or on Amazon.
The Carb-Loaded Snack
The perfect addition pre or post a few wedding cocktails snack. We suggest pretzels, chips, and even popcorn. You’re looking for something that’s tasty and functional, and will generally please just about everyone.
Health Snack
You’ll also need to appeal to more health-conscious guests with individually wrapped granola bars or trail mix. You can also consider packaging your own mix of nuts and dried fruit from bulk retailers like Sam’s or Costco.
Local Treasures
To make your wedding welcome bags more personal, we suggest incorporating local souvenirs and seasonal treats into your hospitality bags.
As a nod to the east coast—where I’m from—we included black and white cookies, a New York City staple. And for my husband’s Midwest heritage, we included dark chocolate sea-salt caramels from the 90-year old chocolate company, Esther Price, located in Dayton, Ohio, his hometown.
We also met in Rome, Italy –so we also included chocolate espresso beans from our favorite coffee shop in Rome, Sant’Eustachio (for purchase here).
Whatever your story, we’re sure there are some delicious goodies you’ve had along the way. Why not share them with guests? Plus, we love the idea of introducing local favorites to a new audience and touting town treats.
Honorable mentions
Your wedding welcome bags are a way to introduce guests to the wedding and city, so make it your own! Wedding in New York? Include a MetroCard to make getting around a bit easier. Napa? Include wine. Vermont? Maple syrup! Destination wedding? Sunscreen & flip flops.
We also love seasonal bites, such as mini-pies for summer, floral flavored macarons for spring (like the widely available rose or the seasonal cherry blossom version from Olivia Macaron located in Washington, DC) spiced pumpkin seeds for fall and pre-packaged s’mores for winter.
And remember it doesn’t always have to be food! Beautiful handmade soap from a local store is a great local treat.
5. The Delivery
If you’re hosting a local wedding, well, you’re in luck. You can shuffle the wedding welcome bags to the hotel sometime during the week of the wedding (just make arrangements with the hotel beforehand).
If you’re having a destination wedding, we suggest shipping these out priority mail 7 days prior to the wedding. You can pre-assemble them, though it’d be easier to ship the items separately and assemble the gifts at the hotel, if you have time once arriving. In this case, avoid anything super perishable that won’t travel well (like chocolate). Some hotels will charge to deliver the gifts to guest rooms, so we advise having the front desk hand them out at check-in to your guests.
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