I’ve always enjoyed a personalized welcome bag when I’ve gone to weddings out of state. When we made ours, we chose items that represent us and the wedding.
We shared plant-able confetti, limoncello from Italy (where I lived for four years), marionberry jam (from the groom’s home state of Oregon), an art cube with photographs by my mother, water bottles and helpful maps.
I was excited to have the opportunity to share my mother’s art with our guests. A professional photographer, Melabee Miller has had her photographs on four art cubes. The cubes are built like ancient Chinese puzzles. You open up the cube and discover more images inside. While we chose the white cube for the wedding, you can watch the pink one being opened up on this Youtube video. If you are interested in purchasing cubes, you are welcome to contact her directly at mmiller95(at)aol(dot)com.
Our wedding had a bit of a green theme (some potted herbs at the wedding) and we decided to re-use shopping bags for the welcome bags. Similarly, the confetti, made by Botanical Paperworks, had seeds in it and could be planted.
We started planning for the welcome bags early by ordering the various pieces and having them shipped to my parents’ house in New Jersey. To drop them off at the hotels, we called a few days ahead to ask how many rooms were booked and then dropped them with the necessary labels. We tried to choose items that would travel easily if they weren’t consumed immediately.
What was your favorite treat you found inside of a hotel welcome bag?
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The great think about welcome bags is they really don’t need to be expensive and most of it can be home-made little goodies. Have to say, I really like the AAA book with maps and guides to the area. Most people are in town for a few days and giving them some ideas of what they can do when the wedding festivities are not going on, as well as ways to get around an unfamiliar area, is so thoughtful…
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I took a look at your website (http://www.fancyfortunecookies.com/) and I love the idea of a personalized fortune cookie! Fabulous.
Hello! Thank you very much for including Botanical PaperWorks in the welcome bags. I’m sure your guests loved the personal touch of being greeted by the special packages when they checked in. All the best to you, Heidi
Thanks to you, Heidi, and Botanical PaperWorks!