Do you know that the average amount each of your guests spend on your wedding is over $525? This does not include your wedding party who pays significantly more – it’s the average for each individual guest!
Keep that in mind and consider providing welcome bags, kits or baskets that include some simple and often inexpensive items for the handful of guests who are traveling from out of town. Most importantly, they typically contain a welcome note and a itemized itinerary of the day or weekend.
While these bags are quite elaborate, they don’t have to be. Take some of the best ideas and incorporate them into your own welcome ‘kits’.
Imagery: 1 + 2. Tara Geurard Soiree
You can theme your welcome bags to your overall wedding making them as simple or complex as you like.
These welcomes contain homemade goodies and fruit contained in simple packaging.
Imagery: 1. Jenny Steffens 2. Martha Stewart Weddings
The last example includes some fabulous customized door hangars and printed schedules, along with labels for goodies you might want to include.
If you are having a destination wedding, you might want to consider canvas totes that can double as beach bags.
Whatever you decide, remember it really is “The Thought That Counts”.
Imagery: 1. 2. French Wedding Style 2. Modern Soiree Etsy