Welcome Bags

[yearbook50]

Even though I'm having an intimate, I still want to do welcome bags for each of my guests (all 8 of them) The search feature stinks and doesn't seem able to bring much up.

Since I'm getting married at Sunset Pointe, I was thinking of having some Luau related items such as
*Luau Rubber Ducks
*Tiki Man Frosted Suckers
*Aloha Key Chain
*Leis


I'll prolly add maps of all the parks to my fiance's half of the guests (my parents + respective spouses have already been a bunch of times)

What else should I add?

I'm also debating between canvas bags, string backpacks or baggalinis to put them in.

 

[princessdisneybelle]

We are working on our welcome bags and I keep coming back to the Dis, searching through old posts. I thought I would pull together all the ideas everyone has had into one big list, with the hope that it will help others and maybe even become sticky worthy.

--heather


The List:
-welcome letter
-itinerary
-list of things to see and do
-list of hidden mickeys
-interesting disney facts
-list of your favorite disney things.. His and Hers
-park maps
-map of the area
-list of phone numbers
-luggage tags
-Disney dollars
-princess bath confetti
-hand sanitizer
-rain ponchos
-door hangers
-battery operated hand fans
-water bottle holders
-small photo albums
-custom m&m's in favor tins
-custom water bottles
-our monogram on tshirts
-snacks (bought boxes of disney fruit snacks, goldfish)
-shout wipes
-magnets with or logo
-pads of paper tied with lilac ribbon & a purple pen
-hand sanatizer
-paper fans (that I stamped with Mickey heads)
-travel games
-water bottle
-mug
-pen
-advil
-sunscreen
-sewing kit
-emory board
-lotion
-aloe
-hershey kisses in tulle
-candy fish (tropical theme)
-bandaids
-foot relief lotion/soak
-lip balm
-disposable camera
-autograph book
-bubble bath
-bath salts
-bath pillow
-candles
-matches
-cork screw
-wine or champagne
-bottle stopper
-massager
-rainbow leis
-disney postcard with stamp
-disney pen
-disney playing cards
-bottle opener
-bottle stop
-snack bags like pretzels & cheetos
-mini muffins
-a palm tree journal
-wedding candle
-disney stickers
-gum
-swim goggles
-coloring books
-crayons
-activity books
-Dry Boxes (keep your things dry while you are at the beach/pool)
-Kool Aid/ Crystal light singles
-Post-its
-single pot coffee packets
-Lifesavers mints (rolls or individually packaged from costco)
-Mickey mints
-Mickey pasta
-Mickey tea towel
-Mickey coffee
-finding nemo blow up beach ball
-Finding Nemo & Mickey Fruit Snacks
-Gold Fish Mini Packs
-Pen & Paper
-Custom M&M's in our wedding Colors inside Wilton Favortins topped with a logo sticker
-home made crossword or search a word
-trivia
-Disney candy
-disney pez dispensers
-Disney folders to hold welcome letter, itinerary and maps
-mickey ears
-Highlighters
-Breakfast bars/Granola bars
-Books from the welcome center
-mini packs of tissues
-keychains
-pencils
-T-shirts
-White chocolate/Dark Chocolate
-chocolate covered pretzels
-Jumbo lollipops
-chocolate chip cookies
-Mickey shaped cookies (homemade or bought @ Disney)
-Mickey shaped Rice Krispy treats (homemade or bought @ Disney)
-Resort Mugs (the ones you prepay all the soda for)
-lip gloss
-castle shaped bottle stopper
-towel
-Disney guidebook
-tea bags
-Pirates of the Caribbean Chocolate Cannonballs
-Mickey Microwave popcorn
-Goofy Game Pieces Candy
-Disney conversation hearts
-Folding Umbrella per person (bought at the dollar store - personalized with a silver metallic sharpie!)
-Wedding sachet from Hallmark - one per female guest
-Pop-Up Candy from the Disney store - (Tink for girls, Incredibles for boys)
-Feathered cinderella pen from the Disney store
-Bath and Body works soaps
-Can "koozies"
-sparkling cider
-personalized candy bars
-cool wrap neckbands
-magnetic travel games
-hershey kisses
-foot rub/soak
-coin purse (to hold park tickets, room keys, etc...)
-aloe lotion
-Disney temporary tattoos
-light up disneyworld items- ebay
-mickey soaps- previous trips
-mickey poster- ebay
-disney fruit snacks
-disney hats
-mickey santa antenna toppers
-glow in the dark necklaces, bracelets or sticks
-yoyo
-scavenger hunt
-Mini composition book (decorated in WDW style!)
-trading pins
-pin lanyard - personalize the hang tag, make a mini itinerary for it
-coins for penny press
-golf balls
-antibacterial wipes
-lint roller
-CD of favorite songs - or disney songs
-florida oranges
-mickey plush or mini bean bag characters
-travel plug converter
-laminated currency converter card
-tums
-picture frames
-magnets
-puzzles/mini puzzles for kids
-mist bottles
-fruit and pastries
-custom m&m's
-Guest of Honor Badges
-mickey shaped candle
-listerene breath strips
-personalized bags of hot chocolate
-flower lei's



List of Resources --besides Ebay:

http://www.disneyflorist.com/ <-- Let Disney make your welcome bags for you.

http://wedding.schiller.net/water-howto.html <-- Directions for making your own water bottle labels

http://www.myownlabels.com/boutique_water.asp <-- Purchase personalized water bottle labels (with or without the water)

http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/ <-- Make your own crossword

Martha Stewart Tissue Covers <-- How to make your own tissue covers

http://www.orientaltrading.com/ <-- Tons of party supplies, mints, candies, stickers, personalized items, favors, candles, bubbles, favor bags, candy and lots of Disney stuff

http://www.minimus.biz/ <--trial sizes

www.panamajack.com <--trial size sunblock

www.Illuminationz.com <-- glow in the dark bracelets and glosticks

http://www.newyorkchocolates.com/ <--custom chocolates

http://www.mymms.com/customprint <-- custom printed m&m's

http://www.groovycandies.com/ <-- nostalgic and retro candy

http://www.candywarehouse.com/ <-- another candy site

http://www.nashvillewraps.com/ <-- custom bags, tote bags, paper bags, coffee bags, small clear food bags (like goodie bags), custom ribbon, boxes, baskets and tissue paper

There are several Costco, Sam's Club and BJ's Wholesale in the area, so you don't have to buy everything and lug it in your suitcase!

This is a great list made by a fellow Disbride

 

[yearbook50]

thats a wonderful list and a wonderfully quick response too...

I like the list of interesting things to see and hidden mickeys - thats something I can work on this summer in all my spare time.

 

[melanieewr]

You might try alohafriends.com. This is a website with lots of info about Hawaii, including name translations to Hawaiian. I have used the website many times. I actually used the name translations for a fabulous Wedding Reception Luau for my daughter. We had a bakery do Pineapple shaped cookies that were iced to look like pineapples. We then put those in cellophane bags, tied with rafia, a sand dollar attached and their name translation and these were the placecards. It turned out great!

 

[princessdisneybelle]

You might try alohafriends.com. This is a website with lots of info about Hawaii, including name translations to Hawaiian. I have used the website many times. I actually used the name translations for a fabulous Wedding Reception Luau for my daughter. We had a bakery do Pineapple shaped cookies that were iced to look like pineapples. We then put those in cellophane bags, tied with rafia, a sand dollar attached and their name translation and these were the placecards. It turned out great!

Oh thank you for this. I am gonna make gift tags for the favors at Ohana's.

 

[hisprincess]

My wedding is at Sunset Point also, and I was thinking about using a beachy, tropical theme for favors or gift bags. You asked about what the bad could be, and I am actually thinking about getting sand pails and decorating them a bit and putting everything in those. It might be cute, I'll have to see

 

[aprincess72]

I see your profile says St. Augustine... have you been to the WDW outlet?
We bought tons of stuff for our welcome bags there!

 

[yearbook50]

I see your profile says St. Augustine... have you been to the WDW outlet?
We bought tons of stuff for our welcome bags there!

I'm sortof from St. Augustine now (I go to college in Worcester, MA so I only visit home (St Augustine) a couple times a year) - I also got an internship up here in MA this summer so that kinda takes away my going home trip for the summer (I'm only allowed one week off and that was taken with my fiance's first trip to WDW) I'm also trying to keep everything a surprise for my guests and when I go home in October, my mother will be with me for the most part.

I'll see if there is a outlet for WDW somewhere in New England that I can hit up on the weekends. If not, I'll keep looking at the Disney Outlet online and look for some good deals If not, I'll always wait til October

 

[jasonandlisa]

I haven't bought anything yet, so I can't vouch for customer service, quality, etc., but it looks like dollardays.com has some pretty good deals. Especially for weddings with 50+ guests.

 

[DaPookie]

I'll see if there is a outlet for WDW somewhere in New England that I can hit up on the weekends. If not, I'll keep looking at the Disney Outlet online and look for some good deals If not, I'll always wait til October

As far as I know, there hasn't ever been a Disney outlet store here in NE. There's on in Potomac Mills in VA, but that's about the closest you're going to get.

However, the Dollar Tree stores have had some Disney stuff now and then. Kinda more geared towards kids though...like coloring books and some candy stuff.

 

[aprincess72]

The WDW park outlets are only here in Florida. We find stuff there all the time that is still for sale in the parks! Everything at the outlet is half off or more. We were able to put t-shirts in our guest bags because they were such a deal!

 

[melanieewr]

One more little note;

I have ordered fresh leis from Hawaii and it is a beautiful addition to a Tropical Wedding. I ordered 50 fresh for the women and I found really inexpensive shell leis for the men...the ti leave leis are also wonderful for men! The 50 fresh I ordered were $4 each plus overnight shipping. They arrived beautiful and stayed that way for many days. One lady even wore hers to church a week later...just kept it in the frig.

I think I ordered these from Cindy's Leis in Hawaii, but I am going back to Hawaii in August and I plan on seeing if I can get my fav lei stop...Martha's at the airport, to ship. Her's are typically about $4 each and she has such a beautiful assortment of flowers and designs.

I have found many things in Hawaii that would be wonderful for a tropical themed welcome bag. Some of these could be made easily if you or someone you know sews.

Open ended Sunglass Holder; Tropical print quilted material. Very easy to make and soooo cute! These are my favorite.

Peel Away Vinyl Stickers; There are some great designs; Flip Flops, Hibiscus, etc. Theses could probably be found online at ebay.

I bought some great "do rags" in tropical prints. They look simple to make...very unique.

Beach Print Towels that have been sewn into a drawstring bag with a matching towel inside.

 

[lajones81]

What a fantastic list of items for the welcome bags! Thank you!!