8 Creative Welcome Bag Ideas For Your Wedding
Whether you're having a destination wedding or expecting out-of-town visitors, welcome bags are always a great idea. Wedding welcome bags for your attendees are a thoughtful gesture, it’s a perfect way to express gratitude to your guests for traveling to your wedding. These bags can be left at the hotel front desk for guests to pick up when they arrive or distributed at an event. You may also ask the help of another family member or friend to distribute the bags once they've been packed, so the couple doesn't have to think about it.
Something Special: What’s Inside The Welcome Bag
Don't know what to include in your welcome bag? Your wedding welcome bag provides information about your event and the surrounding area in addition to small treats. Consider filling them with practical things that your guests can use while visiting or even right after the event.
Fill Them With Kindness
A thoughtful gesture will be remembered for the rest of one's life! Nothing beats the thrill of receiving a gift. If you include a gift that helps your local businesses with your favorite thing or supports a charity for a cause, you can weave your wedding into an even better, more heartwarming story. It's a great idea to support local businesses and get your guests hooked on your favorite things from your area, such as local souvenirs. Other foundations or charitable institutions, on the other hand, manufacture their own product, which is immensely beneficial to them because it has been a source of income for both members and the foundation itself.
Leave A Note or Postcard
Add a nice note, welcoming them and thanking them for traveling to your wedding. Local postcards are a friendly, low-cost addition to welcome bags that your guests can enjoy. Pick up a few purposely cheesy postcards from a local souvenir shop or some awesome vintage postcards from the city. Vintage postcards are surprisingly easy to come by on the internet or in a thrift shop.
Miniature Sparkles And Bubbles
It doesn't mean it's any less special because it's tiny and plain. The concept of tucking a few meaningful things into miniature pockets is a smart idea and special gesture from the couple. Consider what your guests would be able to bring back with them. You don't want to send them a large bottle of something they won't be able to fly with. Mini Champagne bottles or miniature alcohol bottles are a cute little thing to include in your wedding welcome package!
Mini Hangover Kit
Another exciting item to a wedding welcome bag is hangover pieces. The inclusion of a note in these kits advising guests to save this item for the morning after the wedding is a thoughtful gesture that shows you care about them even after a long and eventful day. Pain relievers, eye masks, and a vitamin pill or sachet are all examples of this!
Beauty And Hygiene Kit
You don't have to include anything, but a few extra necessities are often appreciated by out-of-town tourists. Dental floss, stain wipes, a sewing kit, aspirin, lip balm, sunscreen, cologne, natural-made soap, and other products are examples. The majority of these items can be found in your nearest pharmacy or discount store's travel department.
Pack of Sweet And Savory
At both traditional and destination weddings, edible favors are always a real success. To put some snacks in your bag for your guests, keep it easy and go to your neighborhood store to stock up on some of your favorite treats. Include both salty and sweet options in your set. If you want to take it a step further, add some gum or mints as well. If you enjoy baking cookies, that will be extra special or prepare something savory that the guests would want to eat as soon as they open the welcome bag.
Kit De Santé COVID-19
Face masks, hand sanitizer, and a face shield, as well as other PPE protection, should be worn if you're getting married during a pandemic. You must take the lead in ensuring that visitors and you, the couple, are safe. It can be done in a variety of cute ways. You can design your personalized face mask and hand sanitizer.
His And Her Favorite Thing
Incorporate your Furry Best Friend. Make special cookies or other treats featuring your dog or cat to commemorate the occasion. You may also create a miniature pet. Add things that are meaningful to you and your partner, your favorite item will make the wedding welcome bag extra special, and a handwritten note explaining why you included it and share it with them.
Package Your Wedding Welcome Bags in Various Ways
Consider including some sweet, unique, and inexpensive items in your bags that refer to your wedding's location or the type of wedding you're having are something you want to share with your guests. Packing them beautifully and personalized is a lot of fun, and there are several different ways to do it.
Custom Chic Tote
Put a Map on a Tote Bag. Customize your canvas totes with an illustrated map. One great way to show your visitors around the neighborhood.
Art on a Tote Bag. If you or your partner enjoys drawing or painting, an illustration might be the ideal finishing touch. Alternatively, commission a one-of-a-kind piece to highlight the venue of your ceremony.
Stick With Your Theme Color. Keep your welcome bags with the wedding's color palette in mind. For a unified look, choose meaningful products wrapped in similar colors.
Craft Paper Bags
Stamp or Personalized Sticker. Mark each bag with you and your partner's names and wedding date using a stamp or personalized sticker.
Tie a Ribbon. If you want to be more artistic, mark each bag with a trendy wedding hashtag and seal the gift with a ribbon tied around the bag's handles.
Cardboard Boxes
Wrapped in a Lovely Ribbon. The boxes are simple to put together and recycle, making them suitable for guests who are traveling light. A beautiful ribbon is used to wrap the package.
Personalized Card. Handwritten cards are sweet and much appreciated by the guest, you may also design your box card.
Wedding Sidekick
Call it a day and surprise your guests with a variety of unique pieces in those practical and enjoyable boxes, paper bags, and reusable totes. Get inspired by these suggestions for how to make a welcome bag that suits your theme or destination while still including a personal touch.
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