Welcome bags and favors?

vineyard12

So, we are having a destination wedding and everyone will be staying atleast one night. I wanted to make welcome bags for each guest room that they will recieve when they check in at the hotel. I wasn't planning on anything elaborate....a few bottels of water, a small bag of local potato chips, maybe some chocolates. Since I am giving these, do I or should I also give favors? I have been to weddings before when favors get left behind and I find it a waste. But I was thinking of having our cake baker make cookies in the shape of Martha's Vineyard (FI liked this idea), put them into cellophane bags, and put a ribbon in our colors around the top. I could also add these cookies to the bags and only do the bags and no favor. What do you ladies think?

klw0022

We're doing the same thing (going to Antigua) and I'm making OOT bags to include: a program for the weekend, custom soaps from Etsy, snack packs, sunscreen, hand sanitizer, and a gift for them depending on girl or boy Cookies would be a good idea as long as they can travel well

gpapale1

I think it's perfectly fine to add the cookies to the bags and skip favors.  I've been thinking about ditching favors all together for the same reason you have.  I just can't be bothered! lol

mandi921vh

I think that's a great idea!

AurorasEnvy

You don't have to give favors at a wedding at all, period, even if you don't do the gift basket.  I agree with your assessment, I think favors are usually a waste of money.

But I think gift baskets for the hotel rooms are a great idea with snacks.  I went to a wedding about 5 hours away in September, and it was so nice to get into the room and have something to snack on after a long drive!  My vote is to put all the budget into gift baskets, not gift baskets AND favors.

bpphoto785

I would say if you're going to do the cookies either way give them as a favor. I'm a big fan of favors. And if you have any left over feel free to send them to me so you don't waste your money... I love cookies! :-)

kimberlykh

I think either is fine.  I'm a fan of favors too, and I kind of like getting them at the wedding.  However, the last wedding I was at they put their favors in the OOT bag, and it worked out great. 

comeongetdown

we're doing welcome bags and skipping the favors since about 90% of our guests will be from out of town (including us!)  haha    But we're doing a milk & cookie bar with the cake and if i were to choose a favor it would probably be cookies anyway :-P

vineyard12

Thanks, ladies! I just hope these cookies won't be too expensive. I haven't even asked my baker yet. But I think people will appreciate the cookies more than a  candle.