Wedding Blog

A few weeks ago, I ran across a photograph by Sarah K. Chen on An Atlanta Bride’s Blog.

(Here, via Her)

So, those bags are from Target. And while we haven’t picked out gifts for our groomsmen yet, I was in love with those bags. They’re perfect for out of town bags, right?

I immediately ran to Target to find them, as they were on clearance.

Target was out of them! I didn’t think much of it, but Mr. CC was in love with them. I started brainstorming ways to recreate them. I purchased a couple kraft paper bags and designed a graphic. Then I tried to shove those bags through my printer.

It choked! I had no idea what I was going to do at this point. I don’t own a Gocco, and I really didn’t want to buy a Yudu that I didn’t know how to use and wasn’t sure I’d ever use again. I’ve been a huge proponent of stamps (which we’ll talk about later) but I needed something bigger than a stamp for this project.

So, I put out an APB to the other bees asking for help. I needed about 120 bags imprinted with my graphic. The lovely Miss Ballet Flat volunteered to do my bidding!

Two days later, I shipped the bags to Miss Ballet Flat down in Louisiana. I knew she was busy Goccoing her invitations, so I told her not to worry about my bags, as I didn’t need them until the end of April or so anyway.

Seriously, a week and a half later, she emailed to let me know that they were ready. I happened to be going to New Orleans that weekend, so I got them while I was down there.

Cute, no? The fonts are the ones I used on our invitations (which I will share soon, promise!). I was really impressed. Maybe I will buy a Gocco.

Thank you so much Miss Ballet Flat!! You rock!

How are you personalizing your out of town bags?