Goody Bag Ideas for Bridal Showers
If you are hosting a bridal shower, don't forget to thank the guests for their attendance. As tokens of appreciation, give the bride-to-be's family members and friends charming goody bags filled with edible treats or other sweet surprises. Choose items featuring the shower's theme colors for a personalized, cohesive look.
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Sugar Cookie Bags
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Send guests home from the shower with sweet handmade cookie favors. Make your favorite sugar cookie dough recipe and bake a batch of heart-shaped cookies. Frost the baked goods with royal icing, which will dry to a hard, shiny finish. Use decorating gel to write the couple's names, along with the wedding date, on the cookies. Package the cookies in individual cellophane bags and tie them with satin or grosgrain ribbons.
Organza Treat Bags
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For a traditional touch, delight bridal shower guests with small organza bags of sweet treats. Choose bags that feature the bridal shower theme colors, such as pink and green. Fill the dainty bags with any type of goody, such as heart-shaped candies, foil-wrapped chocolates, jelly beans or gumballs. Secure the bags closed with pieces of thin satin ribbon.
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Beach Bags
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If the bridal shower has a beach-inspired theme or is held during the summer, surprise guests with beach goody bags. Decorate plain canvas bags using acrylic paints and stencils. Write the guests' names on the bags and enhance them with wedding-themed designs, such as diamond rings and hearts. Fill the bags with foam flip-flops, magazines and snacks for enjoying on the beach or poolside.
Beauty Bags
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Treat bridal shower guests to bags filled with pampering items they can use to prepare for the big wedding day. Buy inexpensive makeup bags featuring the bridal shower theme colors. Fill the bags with miniature beauty products, such as travel-size bottles of lotion, shower gel and bubble bath. Other ideas include lip gloss, nail polish and manicure kits.
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