Wedding Welcome Bags

Wedding welcome bags are one of the sweetest greetings for your guests. If you’re no stranger to attending destination weddings, then you’ll know how wonderful it is to feel thoroughly welcomed when you arrive. There’s no better feeling than checking into your hotel after a long travel day to find a wedding welcome bag full of thoughtful goodies!

Greeting your guests with welcome wedding bags is the ultimate way to say thank you for taking the time to travel to celebrate your wedding day. There are so many options for what should go inside your wedding welcome bags. Here we will share a few options and ideas with you.

Pack The Paperwork

Having a destination wedding usually means that along with the actual wedding day, you’ll be hosting additional fiestas. It goes without saying, then, that itineraries are a key item for your wedding guests. It’s helpful to have a paper version of your itinerary in your welcome wedding bags. Include your itinerary on your wedding website for the more digitally involved wedding guest, who prefer to use the website version over a printed itinerary. Make sure you check the digital version of your itinerary to make sure the final times all match.

Some of your wedding guests will not be familiar with your chosen destination. Therefore, it is important to include an itinerary they can easily understand and follow along with. Make sure to include all event locations, times, dress codes and transportation details, etc. Working with an event planner to incorporate a wedding weekend itinerary will guarantee it is curated in perfect design sync with the rest of the wedding welcome bags contents.

The welcome wedding bags are also a great place to include a personalized welcome note, so your wedding guests feel extra special. Consider adding this note on the underside of the itinerary.

Another helpful suggestion is to add a list of your favorite local activities to help guests make the most of their downtime. Some of our brides have even included some basic Spanish phrases along with their English translation – what a wonderful welcome to Mexico!

Local Destination Snacks

Give your guests a taste of your destinations delicious local flavors with authentic goodies. In Mexico, items like Mexican wedding cookies, mangos or peanuts with chile, are local favorites. Don’t get us started on chips Verde’s or Takis Fuegos. Mainstream chips in Mexico are adored by guests and are honestly somewhat addictive.

Hangover Kit

You´ll want to make sure your guests are set up to survive no matter where the weekend takes them! A hangover kit can be the sole purpose of the wedding favor bag, or could occupy a portion of it. Here are some ideas of what to include in your wedding welcome bags: Band Aids, Advil, Pepto, Emergen-C, Tums, Altoids or gum. Chapstick, mouthwash, sunscreen, eye patches, and good old fashion Alka Seltzer can do the trick.

Even for your guests who don’t drink alcohol, a survival kit of sorts can come in so very handy. Our event designers fill you in on the most frequently requested items, so you ensure everyone’s needs are met for your wedding weekend!

Drinks

Sun, sand, saltwater, need we say more? Hydration is a must whenever a ton of fun in the sun is involved. Add a couple of waters to your welcome wedding bags; always a huge hit for the morning after the night before.

Personalized Mezcal and Tequila Bottles are also extremely popular and fun for guests. Consider adding in a lime, along with a coronita or two. This refreshing combo helps to get the fiesta started.

What else should you pack? In my opinion, keep it simple. Packing several handy items that won’t take up too much suitcase space is a perfect strategy.

Who Sources & Packs The Wedding Welcome Bags?

Brides often wonder if they should bring some/all of the wedding welcome bags contents with them to their destination wedding. The thought behind this is that buying the items in bulk from home may save some money. Consider pre-ordering and pre-delivering items, including the actual welcome bag. Maybe the bride delivers them during her final hair & makeup trial visit. For a Mexico wedding, you can and should purchase the majority of the bag contents locally.

In our experience, the wedding weekend flows that much smoother if the contents of the wedding welcome bags are already at the destination before the event. It’s possible that you may save a few dollars if you want to bring your own bag contents, however it’s mentally and physically liberating if our brides allow us to take care of your wedding welcome bags. Our team are masters at packing the welcome bags for you. We pack each bag to perfection. We’ll ensure we safely deliver the bags to the hotel(s) and that the guests will be thrilled with their contents.