Here’s another guest post from my older sister. Thank you thank you thank you for dealing with every aspect of these welcome bags, and for all of your help with planning and in Mexico. You?ve been there for me since the very beginning!

Waaay back throwback photo of Fin and me
For the welcome bags, I put together information packets with suggestions for hotels, restaurants, and activities. Here’s how I made them.
Supplies:

card stock in the color(s) of your choice
white card stock for hotel cards
double sided tape
printer
optional items: paper slicer & paper folder

Instructions:
Step 1: Collect information for your packet.
I wanted to make a little information packet for the guests to include in their bags. I knew that WiFi would be patchy, so we wanted to offer a few suggestions for places to go and things to do to tide everyone over until they found their way. I basically divided the information into a few categories:

Places to eat
Places to shop
Useful phrases
Wedding weekend schedule
Hotel information

Hotel information is one that I?d like to highlight first, because I find this to be a helpful tip for anyone traveling to a country where they don?t speak the language. Print out a little slip of paper with the correct locations and addresses in the local language. If you forget, many hotels have a business card available at the front desk with their address/name. If you?re relying on cabs, it can be so helpful to have this to show a cab driver to ...