Some of my final paper-projects in the week before the wedding were for the wedding guest welcome bags I prepared for our overnight guests.
I used brown Kraft paper gift bags, and filled them up with goodies, including water bottles, small cans of soda, chips, candy & mints.
I created a little welcome tag (printed using my home inkjet printer, on Kraft paper leftover from my DIY Programs) which I tied on with twine, and stuck a map & a thank you card in each bag.
These hand drawn maps were one of my absolute FAVORITE details. Our wedding site was such a unique location that I thought it would be a nice extra favor/souvenir for our guests. Since I do not have a stitch of artistic ability myself, I turned to my number one resource for anything handmade- Etsy!
The super talented Kristyn from Magnolia Papers designs beautiful custom, hand-drawn wedding maps to offer driving directions to wedding guests, from ceremony to reception location, etc. I contacted her about designing a map for the smaller scale of my wedding site (we had everything in one spot). Kristyn was so helpful, and worked with my specifications to create EXACTLY what I had envisioned. I printed the map on white cardstock, with some reminders for the guests printed on the bag.
I love how they came out- and am so happy to have the memento!
I also created my own version of this printable thank you spied on Pinterest. I loved the sentiment, so I emulated the design using my own wedding fonts, printed them on more Kraft paper, and stuck them in each guest bag!
In the end, I hope that these little last-minute touches added a personal note to the bag of goodies, and let our guests know how much we love & appreciate them!
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