..how I wish I had illustrator instead of you. Actually, I do, somewhere, but I’m using photoshop for easy-peasy stuff like this.
Mr. GB and I are taking on the daunting task of wrapping our favors one by one. 300 macaroons each individually wrapped with cello paper, tied on either ends with ribbons, and a sticker to keep them closed. I know, everyone has said this is total insanity to attempt the day before the wedding, but I think we’ll survive. We have friends. We may NOT have friends after we force them into this for a full day of torture and callouses, but by then, the work will be done, so it’s ok if they hate us! All for the sake of cuteness am I willing to give up many friendships!
We have cut ribbon into 6″ strips, we have the cello wrap… uncut, but it will be! And now the stickers, this is the design I came up with:
Beyond being kinda cheesy and not particularly interesting, which is the best in terms of color?
And because I can, a little note about our macaroons. I’m obsessed with Pierre Herme. Alas, he doesn’t exist here and although I was scheming to have them brought from Tokyo, we gave in and found some locally. Not to say they aren’t good and adorable, and they are within the completely coincidental theme of organic goods.
Besides, how CUTE is this store?! This is their Hayes Valley location, and well worth checking out because it’s ridiculously adorable.
Pâtisserie
Ferry Building Marketplace, Shop 10
San Francisco, CA 94111
Confiserie
449 Octavia Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tasty!
n°3!
No. 3 - it will contrast against the macaroons nicely!
I like the play on positive and negative space in number 3. They’re not cheesy at all!
2
Oh no, I mean 3!
i like the simplicity of the second design, but the third is very cute and is stands out more.
3
3 - that shop looks so fun, too bad I’m in RI!
ooh im eating cookies from miette right now as i read ur entry! how funny!
I also like option #3, the pink background with white initials and black date.
Number 3 as well.
Re macaroons, the best ones I’ve ever had were from a hole-in-the-wall Chinese bakery in Chinatown in San Francisco.
I like #3 the best.
We did miette macarons for favors! My husband’s favorite was the chocolate and mine was hazelnut. So we did one of each! Our guests LOVED them!
Ms. GM - a while back, you had blogged about Daiso. I just wanted to let you know I found one at Eastridge Mall in San Jose…
I guess I’m all alone on this one, I like #1!
I heart the Miette store!!! Your guests will love it.
First - OMG, that store is amazing!!
Now, for tags…I love the softness of design #1, but think #3 will stand out more. So, while I prefer #1, I think #3 will probably work best 
Happy wrapping! Oh, BTW, when we have hundreds of things to tie or put together, we break them up into groups of 10 or groups of 25. It makes things go much faster.
Also, instead of doing the complete assembly one at a time, break it up into tasks - it will allow you to finish faster because you can get into a groove….so, with that said, if you had 100 macaroons, you would put all 100 on top of the paper…then put all of the ribbon on…then add all of the stickers.
Your body will get the hang of the repetitive motion and allow you to go faster and faster
-Dawn
I can’t decide between #2 and #3. I love that shop! I want to live there few days of the week.
why not do all 3 and make all the favors look a little different?
Mrs. Gummi Bear, San Francisco
Age and Occupation: 25, Japanese Importer/Illustrator
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Game Developer/Programmer
Engagement Date: April 15, 2006
Wedding Date: October 13, 2007
Blogging Since: June 19, 2007
Venue: Organic farm an hour from San Francisco
About Me: I live for anthropologie, design blogs, sweets, japanese zakka, and vintage goods. We just bought our first home together and live with our two puppies and cat - it's a strange mixture of vintage, high-tech (we have 7 computers and 21 video game systems in all), and a whole lot of fur. Our wedding tries to embody the Japanese idea of "slow life", which is truly taking the time to enjoy food, company, and your environment!
i like the pink fill with black outline. its got the most punch.
altho.. its hard to tell without seeing it all together. i could be highly wrong