Blog posts tagged with 'wedding-favors'

When you are planning your wedding, why not bring in an artist? Emily Rose Ink offers more than your typical wedding invites. This professional calligrapher has been “drawn to the intersection between words and art” since childhood. She now gathers information about a couple’s vision for their big day and tells the story through her thoughtful calligraphy and art.

Since she offers the ultimate in personalized invites, we are so pleased she has used custom printed tissue paper from Digiwrap to help carry the art and theme of the wedding through all the details, designing custom tissue paper for wedding welcome bags. We sat down with Emily to learn more about her incredible work, her inspiration, and what she does for fun.

Why are you passionate about calligraphy? I've always had good handwriting and loved cursive, but there's something very meditative about calligraphy—dipping the pen, forming the letters—it's like each envelope is a work of art, like a gift for each recipient. Especially these days, it's so rare that we get beautiful hand-written letters in the mail, so it's a really special moment when you find a beautifully calligraphed envelope in your mailbox.

How did you get into it? My sister got married in 2014 and asked me to design her wedding invitations since I had always been really passionate about art and knew my way around photoshop. I took a calligraphy class, and at her wedding, a few people asked me if I would do their invitations, and the rest is history!

What inspires you when you are designing something new? I get a lot of my inspiration from nature; one of the first things I do when I'm working on a custom sketch is to look at pictures of the wedding venue online. I talk to the client about their vision, their passions, why they chose their wedding venue and date, etc...and then I let the setting speak to me. Often, we pull in specific flowers that they are going to be using, and I pull those flowers into the design as well.

How have you used Digiwrap paper? The most common use of Digiwrap paper has been for welcome bags.   

We've loved the custom tissue paper we have created through Digiwrap and are excited to continue using it for our clients in the future! The colors were accurate and vibrant, and the paper was really high-quality.

What do you do for fun? I love to read (I was a high school English teacher in my past life). I love poetry and I have also been trying to read more contemporary novels by women with female protagonists. There was a great article in the NYT with a list and I bought like 10 books from there to read! I crave time with a big cup of coffee and a good book. I also love to walk our two rescue dogs in the park, and practice yoga.

Learn more about Emily Rose Ink

For your big day, you want a wedding favor that will thank guests in a big way. Often this gift can be tricky—you don’t want guests to leave with a knick-knack they don’t care about and will toss (or worse, leave on the table). You also want something that fits your theme, and most importantly, that is unique and personal.

We gathered these tips on putting together the best wedding favor ever.

1. When in doubt, go for edible. In the age of minimalism, people might not want something that will be a duplicate of items they already have, or that will collect dust in their home. But edible items can be enjoyed without taking up space. Pick a favorite candy or treat, like cake pops, macarons, or local coffee beans or a beer from a favorite brewery. Digiwrap has various sizes of custom bags to choose from as well as versatile tissue options, so whether you choose a couple of luxury chocolates, your favorite bottle of wine, or anything in between, Digiwrap has the perfect packaging to accommodate it.

2. Support your favorite cause. Do you have a cause that, as a couple, you love to support? Advertise it. Use your favor bags to showcase your special place and let people know that part of their gift will go towards it. For example, put a “Help us Save the Butterflies” message on a sheet of Digiwrap custom tissue and use it to make a sachet filled with milkweed seeds for your guests to plant. Buy artisan items that support their makers and put them in bags that explain their significance. Use your custom Digiwrap bags to thank your guests for supporting you and your cause, and spread the word about something that matters to you along the way.

3. Consider your favorite locations. Where did you meet? Where was your first date? Where have you been, or where are you going on your honeymoon? Consider a product people associate with one of these places and create a favor with that in mind. Give coffee beans from the shop where you met, lavender soap from your dream trip to Paris, or pastries from your favorite bakery.  Put them in a bag with a photo of you at the location to show you are sharing something meaningful. Plus you will be promoting that business, ensuring you will be able to continue enjoying your favorites as newlyweds!

4. DIY. It doesn’t have to be expensive to be meaningful. Put a favorite recipe on your custom Digiwrap bag and put an essential ingredient inside. Make or bake something if that’s your thing. If you’re crafty, make your own soap, bath soak, potpourri, or candles and wrap them in Digiwrap custom tissue. You can even use Digiwrap custom tissue to decoupage something special. The possibilities are endless!

5. Personalize it. Don’t forget, the wedding day is YOUR DAY, so you’d be missing an opportunity if you didn’t make the favor uniquely “you.” You can do this with anything from our list and more when you use Digiwrap custom packaging for your favors. Design your own tissue paper for a gift bag, use it to wrap a box, or even line an envelope with it if you are doing a “donation made in your honor” gift. Or easily personalize the gift bag itself by adding a pic to one of our highly rated custom gift bags!

A lot of people planning weddings turn to Digiwrap custom packaging when they want an extremely custom wedding favor that doesn’t break the budget. Our custom tissue gift wrap and wedding gift bags that can be ordered in quantities of 1-500+ are perfect for personalizing a wedding favor, whether it’s anything from your favorite candy to something more substantial. The above tips combined with the perfect packaging will have you well on your way to a memorable, unique, and personal favor your guests will love!

Get started designing your custom tissue paper now! You can choose from ready-made templates on Zazzle where you can add your own copy or photo, or upload your own design or logo!

Interested in a custom gift bag? Get going designing your own with copy and photos now!

We love when smart brides and grooms take advantage of our custom gift bags for their wedding favors. Since the gift bags can be fully customized and printed in a short run, custom printed gift bags make the perfect, personal wedding favor. With a custom gift bag, you can personalize your wedding favor while still sending your guests home with the things they crave—chocolates, candies, or anything you choose.

Recently, we were excited when a Chicago bride printed custom gift bags for her guests. This wedding celebration took place at Bottom Lounge in Chicago's West Loop. The couple enjoys crossfit together, so they decided to incorporate it into their design. A friend of the bride and groom designed the bag and custom tissue paper to match their invitations and color scheme. The wedding favors were filled with heart-shaped chocolates. The guests loved the bags, and we noticed a few people snagging any extra unattended ones at the end of the night.

Congratulations to the bride and groom!

Photos provided and used with permission by Lori Sapio Photography.

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We also offer custom printed tissue paper. Design your own, or choose from one of our many easy “fill-in-the-blank” designs.