Deciding on wedding favors is one of the most enjoyable parts of planning a wedding. They're not as high-stress as the "big things," like the venue or the dress, and they allow the couple to add a creative and personal touch to the big day. A popular choice for favors often includes wedding cake bags, in which your guests can take home a slice of the wedding cake (or other goodies) to enjoy later.
You can find wedding cake bags online; many wedding and stationery sites carry them as part of their product line. Websites like sandscripts.com or lcipaper.com are a good place to start. In addition to picking a color, you can also pick a design and opt to put your names and the wedding date on them. If you don't need something so fancy and you're planning on having a lot of guests, you can buy glassine-lined bags in bulk from sites like usbox.com or mrtakeoutbags.com. You need to place an order of at least a thousand to order from these places, though the cost per bag ends up being much cheaper than compared with a stationery site. If you're having a large wedding-say, two hundred or more guests-and can find a practical use for the remaining bags after the wedding (if you own a store, or for putting together goodie bags for Christmas and birthdays), this might be the better deal. Otherwise, a stationery site is your best bet.
If you want, you can also go really low-tech and make them yourself, with a some paper bags from the store, wax paper, markers, and a free afternoon. Draw whatever you want on the outside of the bags and cut up some wax paper to line the bottom of the bag. Some curled ribbons for decoration and there you go, instant cake bags! If the couple has young children (whether from a previous marriage or between the two of them), this a great way to involve them with the actual wedding process.
For the more adventurous, Mirkwood Designs offers free templates on the Internet for all kinds of creative paper/cardstock goodness. Among the many selections available include goody boxes and puffy envelopes, perfect if you plan on sending your guests home with some candy or little favors instead of leftover cake. These are a little more involved than just plain bags, though not too difficult. They're also a bit more substantial and as a result have the possibility of being reused. They can also withstand some more intense decorations, like charms or buttons, to pretty them up.
Whatever your preference, there are plenty of options out there for cake bags. Pick what works best for you and you can't go wrong.
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