OOT bags,... too much?

I went to a wedding once out on long island where we needed to stay over night and the bride gave out "Welcome bags" but they were small paper shopping bags. Have you thought about that. I know they're not as cute as tote bags, but they'll still give the same message.

Check this site out for inexpensive bags:

Paper Mart Packaging Store

i forgot about that, jen! my bfs wedding was down at the shore and she got paper bags, decorated them with scrapbook pages that had love quotes on them and filled them w/ a bottle of water and snacks from sam's club. nothing extravagant, just something simple.

i just made logo stickers for a friend using the printable sticker paper. it's a couple bucks for a few sheets that can be cut. that's another option.

Just like everyone else said you don't have to go crazy with the bags you can just throw in some snacks and $1 items and put in a paper bag if you want. Before you talk to your fi again i would research how much the things you want to include in the bag are and how much the bags are and then when you talk to him you can say "hey the bags will only cost us $ per person. these people are flying a long way to share in our special day so i'd like to do something special for them." And if you don't want to do favors tell him the oot bags are replacing favors. He's got to let you give the guests something, right?

We are planning to do one bag per room. My FI feels the same way as yours it's alot of money to spend and we are already spending so much money on other things. BUT at the same time it's a nice thank you to your guests for making the commitment to be at your wedding.

try these two sites!!

Party supplies, crafts, party decorations, toys: Oriental Trading

Minimus - For All Your Travel Size Item Needs

Good luck you will find a bunch of other websites and ideas on here to make things cost effective!!

My FI things OOt bags are silly. He is not as detailed as I am, but I will wait until the main things are paid for before looking into the bags. I agree that the OOT bags add that special touch to the destination wedding.

We're trying to scale down costs as much as possible. And of course a *certain someone* thinks OOT bags are "stupid." But I want something nice for our guests. So I'm buying things when I see them on sale. I figure 2 years worth of buying sale items , won't add up to *too* much. It's a small gift, they're paying a lot to come. So I think it's nice to give. I even plan on giving one to our photographer to let her know she's not just there as a photographer, but our guest as well.

Regarding a different aspect of the OOT bags, how is everyone getting theirs to their destination? Do you fill them when you get to your destination? Is this something you would put in your carryon, or in your checked luggage