Weddingbee Blog

The very last DIY project I had to do before the wedding was the Out-of-Town bags. I got the bags on sale a while ago at AC Moore for something like 23 cents each. They were on the small side, so we only put a few things in them. Each bag had:

• A guidebook and a map of the Newport area that Mr. Corn and I picked up while we were in Newport the week earlier to get our license,
• A newsletter that I designed (but mostly copied off of one I saw online) with info on the bride and groom, the bridal party, the families of the bride and groom; van pickup information; a Mr. and Miss Corn related crossword puzzle; directions to the fort and a list of things to do in Newport,
• A packet of previously made Marzipan shells

Organizing which bag went where was a bit daunting, but we finally got it all figured out and split up the hotels between three different cars headed to the area, so we got them distributed pretty timely.

If I have any advice on doing this, it would be to consider putting a place on your invitation RSVP cards for people to put in where they are staying so you don’t have to call as many people to find out that information; especially if you are in a resort town with lots and lots of boutique hotels!!