What to Put in Your Wedding Day Emergency Kits

The season of wedding has begun! And since summertime is fast approaching, a lot of couples prefer to get married overseas, near the beach, or just somewhere far and unfamiliar. Most brides and grooms take care of their out-of-town guests by providing a welcome bag that will refresh and help them get through a day of traveling and recover from a jet lag.

Here are some ideas on what to include in your wedding survival kit from Jules & Joy.

Welcome Gift Basket/Bridesmaid’s Tote
Pack a drink, some small snacks like protein bars, and candy for your entourage and guests who are visiting from overseas. Include a small handwritten thank-you or welcome note to show how you appreciate their effort of traveling just to be at your wedding.

wedding welcome gift

bridesmaids survival kit

Relax & Recover Hangover Kit
Treat your groomsmen and bridesmaids extra special by giving them emergency/hangover kits. Weddings always come with plenty of food and booze. Get your squad to celebrate without all the hassle and well prepared for possible next-day hangover. Include antacid and headache pills, mints, wet wipes, and safety pins to ease all uncomfortable situations.

bridesmaids hangover kit
groomsmen hangover kit

Jules & Joy can put together your guests or bridesmaids and groomsmen’s hangover kits, which include personalized labels based on your wedding colours and theme.

Contact us for more information.

groomsmen hangover kit favours

personalized emergency kit bridesmaids favors

 

 

How To Effectively Use Monogram in Gifts

Let’s be honest – We often dismiss many of the favors and giveaways we receive because of their shouting logos and monograms that make the gifts appear tacky and thoughtless. A guest in an event I went to mentioned that she’d rather have more tapas than the cheap souvenir they gave as we left (I know how ungrateful!). I think one of the common mistakes is when we overuse or misuse our opportunity to personalize.

koozies

Photo from WedPics Blog

We suggest a few ways on how to effectively personalize your gifts and favors using monograms.

Know your monogram etiquette.
The traditional three-letter Victorian monograms are the most popular variety people use today. For single men and women, the initials of their names are used to create a monogram; the surname is usually the largest and placed in the middle. If you are giving gifts to a married couple, their initials are combined- the man’s initial goes first followed by the woman’s. But if you are giving gifts to married couples individually, tradition dictates to use the woman’s first name initial, married name initial and then her maiden name initial.

monogram rule for singlesmonogram rules for married couples

Choose the appropriate gift.
Almost everything can be monogrammed – clothing, leather goods, jewelry, even your tiny M&M’s can be personalized! The challenge is to pick the most suitable item in line with your event and based on what the receiver will surely want and would actually use. Always ask yourself – is this item something I would want myself? (Read: Avoid anything glossy).

Bridesmaids boyfriend shirt monogram

Beach wedding

Photo by Ellen Leroy Photography

bridesmaid's monogram bracelets

Be subtle.
Be careful not to overdo the prints, especially if you are using your own initials or names and logos on your giveaways. Use the appropriate font sizes in relation to the size of the favor. Whatever you do, always make sure that they read well.

monogram wedding favorsmonogrammed gift labels

You can never go wrong by making your monogrammed gift simple, useful and fun. Hope this list helps you!

Custom Favors for Summer-Themed Weddings

Summer means bright colors, aquamarine waters, seashells, sand in between toes, nautical decors and refreshing drinks. A beautiful season that gives us endless of inspirations on using season-related elements for possible wedding themes and motifs.

Photo from lecahier.com

Photo from lecahier.com

We collected a few of our favorite unique wedding favors that are perfect for your by-the-beach, under the sun knot-tying celebration. Feel free to tweak and re-design your own.

Pop and Bubbly
Give your guests a break from the summer heat with these refreshing thirst-quenching favors.

wedding favor drinks

Pop cola wedding favors

Photo by idoweddingsmalta.com

Beach-Themed Sweets
Bring summer details onto your dessert table with some seashell-shaped cookies or beach wedding candies. A simple combination of sunset and sea colors will already create an awesome summer-y vibe in your wedding reception.

summer wedding sweet favors

Right photo by Melanie Dorothy

beach wedding cookies

Left photo from glorioustreats.com

Summer Essentials
Flip flops and sunglasses are not only trendy but very useful giveaways for beach weddings. Another practical idea is to write your wedding program onto makeshift fans for an outdoor wedding.

flip flops and umbrella wedding favors

custom fans wedding favors

Photo from indybride2be.com

These favors are pretty classy but not expensive at all, yet they will be well received and much appreciated by the people who will celebrate with you.

Need your own personalized gifts and favors like these? Consult with us now.

Prepping Up for A Bridal Fair

The wedding season is here and we are more than delighted to celebrate with and serve our new brides to be and engaged couples. Of course this also means the coming of a myriad of wedding shows and bridal fairs and expos happening around the city. As much as we want to join every bridal show there is, we only intend to choose the ones that we can identify with.

Last February, we showcased our custom wedding gifts for the first time at the Swank Wedding Show. This month we will be at the Croatian Cultural Centre along with other wedding vendors for the Bridal Swap event.

“The Original Bridal Swap is a unique concept bringing together Past Brides, Décorators, Craft Artisans and other Sellers who have wedding related goods, with Brides to Be in a fun environment who are on the hunt for their perfect wedding treasures and dresses.”

As a (recent) past bride myself, I think the event concept is perfect! It creates a community of people who willingly share unique items and ideas to help the next bride celebrate her most important day.

Here is a sneak peak of some of the items Jules & Joy will bring in to this fair.bridal fair

These Kraft boxes with a white rose and tulle on the lid are perfect to house mini favors and treats.

kraft favor boxes

First dibs into a limited number of gift boxes, pretty packaging, ribbons, and sweet little things (all budget-friendly) will be available for the early birds. Get your Bridal Swap Van tickets here.
jules and joy gifts

A Gifting Station will also be set up so people can pick and choose items and customize their own gifts.

customize gift station

Hope to see you all there! =)
mini wedding favors

Sweets for my Sweet: Our Favorite Sugar-filled Wedding Favors

I believe you can never go wrong with giving away sweets to your wedding guests. I know almost everyone would admit having a sweet tooth! Candies and pastries are not only satisfying, but they are also pretty and quite easy to find. Here are some of our favorite sweets that your guests would surely enjoy munching even after the party!

Sugarfina Champagne Bears
These champagne-flavored and smooth-textured gummies are simply yummy and addicting. And the elegant packaging with its transparent acrylic boxes and tiffany-blue labels makes Sugarfina candies an instant giveaway hit.

Sugarfina wedding favors

right photo from Mel Stringer

Personalized Printed M&Ms
Have fun with your favors by printing your wedding details on M&M candies. Choose the candy colors that match your wedding motif and serve them in tin cans or plastic pouches at your dessert table. Make something as familiar as M&Ms unique with your personalized details. Print whatever you desire – your names, wedding date, photos, favorite quote, initials and monogram.

printed M&M chocolates

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S’mores
Our childhood’s favorite comfort food is sure to bring good (and delicious) memories on your wedding day. Our personal favorite is Peppermint S’more from Butter Baked Goods. The combination of marshmallow, softened cracker and chocolate is just perfect and irresistible.

from Etsy.com

left photo from Etsy.com

 

Chocolate Truffles
Another favorite is Ayoub’s artisan truffle chocolate with almonds and dried cherries. The perfect sweetness and a tinge of bitterness combined with fruit or nut will go well with any champagne or liquor. As they say, anything with chocolate is always a good idea.

Chocolate truffles

Chocolate truffles from Ayoub

French Macarons
Sophisticated, lovely and intricate– these bite-size pieces of flavor filled goodness can double up as gifts and wedding decor. Because macarons come in a variety of colors,  just place them in a simple box or mini jars and you’ve got wedding favors that are a feast for the eyes!

macarons favors

photos from Soirette and Deer Pearl Flowers

 

What about your own favorites? What are the sweets you want offered at your own wedding?