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Drink and be married with these reusable wedding welcome bottles

Welcome bags are often gift bags filled with treats, a schedule of events, and more treats. But the “bag” part of welcome bags bothered me. It just gets thrown out! So we put ourselves in our guests’ shoes and thought about the goals behind this slice of wedding etiquette. How do we remove wastefulness, make it useful, and make it celebration-worthy? Our answer: Reusable water bottles filled with Make-Your-Own-Margarita supplies!

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Creative wedding clutches with secret messages and declarations of love

HI. Look how freaking gorgeous these peacock clutches are! From vibrant fun colors to stark and stunning black and white prints, and even bags crafted with custom fabrics inspired by Rowena’s own illustrations and photography! (I’m looking at you, Scottish Woods clutch!) Red Ruby Rose has the accessory that’s going to put the proverbial peacock feather on the cap of your wedding outfit.

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7 unique wedding welcome bag ideas

Decided that you want to gift your guests with some kick-ass loot to welcome them to your wedding? Maybe it’s an out-of-town wedding and you want everyone to have a good handle on the area. Or maybe you’re having a wedding outside in the summer and you want to make sure everyone doesn’t get sunburned. Either way, a wedding welcome gift bag can be a stellar way to give them some warm fuzzies right away. Let’s talk about our favorite wedding welcome bag ideas.

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Wedding party gifts for the teary-eyed: embroidered hankies!

When we showed you Aubrey and Nate’s wedding, I’ll admit, I was more blown away by Aubrey’s jaw-dropping crop-top wedding dress than anything else. But I didn’t want you to miss out on one other awesome detail hidden in those photos: Nate’s wedding party gifts for his groomsmen were embroidered hankies.