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welcome bag

Stumped about the contents of your welcome bag? We’ve got ideas and inspiration for you — plus tons of DIY projects!

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Help your guests haul their stuff with canvas tote bag favors

If you’re looking for a super useful favor that probably won’t get tossed on the way out, check out Tara and Chuck’s idea: reusable canvas bags tied up with little thank you notes.

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Booking a block of rooms: 5 helpful tips from the hotel front desk

There can be so. many. things to worry about when planning and executing a wedding/commitment ceremony. If yours happens to include setting up a block of rooms at a hotel, then I have some tips for you! I work at the front desk of a big hotel in a major city, and have seen a lot of frantic brides come blazing through our doors. Here are some of my TOP TIPS for making your important day run just a little smoother.

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What do guests really care about?

“I’m curious to know what the most memorable parts of a wedding are to guests? What have they been in your own personal experiences?”

Obviously every guest’s notice-worthy things will be different, but I’ll speak for myself based on two things: my opinions as a wedding guest, and my opinions as a wedding blogger….

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Emergency kits for your BBQ wedding reception

We wanted to make favors that would be useful, so I totally borrowed an idea from the welcome bag with an awesome, party-friendly, “emergency kit” post and decided to make the perfect wedding BBQ emergency kit!

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A welcome bag with an awesome, party-friendly, “emergency kit”

Tribe member krissybeth just won my heart with her welcome bags for her Las Vegas wedding. They all include a very special emergency kit that is WAY too perfect for a weekend in Vegas.

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Location-specific welcome bag inspiration

Although this post is going to be pretty location specific, (I’m looking at you Pennsylvania and Michigan!) I figured that OBT member AndreaJ‘s welcome/OOT bags could be a wealth of inspiration for putting together your own location specific welcome bags. Check ’em out…