Hotel Welcome Bag

Have I mentioned how much I love what I do lately? No? Yes? Well guess what, I'm gonna say it again. This job rocks.

A lovely bride ordered her wedding invitations from me recently (these ones!) and then asked if I could make some matching items to put in a hotel welcome bag for her guests. I'm not sure if you've seen this idea on Pinterest, but I LOVE the idea. Actually, I love the idea so much that it's something I did at my wedding. :) Our guests were so happy to have a few little snacks and drinks waiting in their rooms for them when they checked in (and also when they returned to their rooms after hitting the open bar). They were also super fun to put together.

If you Google or Pinterest "hotel welcome bag" or something similar, one million different versions of this will pop up. I was going to link the pin I used as a go-by, but it appears to be broken, so here is the photo from the pin.

When we put ours together, we used simple kraft paper bags with a baggage tag that said something witty, I'm sure, to match our "vintage hotel" theme. Inside there were: two water bottles, an apple, assorted bags of chips, a bag of candy, a couple of homemade cookies (if you know our family, you know this was a must have), and that's all I can remember right now. They were a huge hit!

The awesome bride that is making these for her guests is really going all out. She asked me to design custom water bottle labels, custom stickers to put on the packages, a cute little welcome note, and - my favorite - a caricature drawing of her and her fiancé to stick on the outside of the bag. I'm so excited for how they all came out and think they will be a great addition to her welcome bags!

Water Bottle Label

Welcome Note

Stickers

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Caricature Sticker for Outside of Bag

So, if you're planning a wedding and there's a hotel involved - keep this idea in mind! It's a small little detail that your guests will truly appreciate and you can have a blasty blast putting it together.

-- Alison --