Yay — I’m so excited that I think I’ve found a fantastic welcome bag component. I’ve spent a lot of time looking at ‘reviews’ of what brides put in their welcome bags along with notes of what items were a big hit and what items were a waste. Well over and over I’ve read that can / bottle koozies are a big hit in destination wedding OOT bags! As much as I like the idea though, I didn’t want cheap cookie cutter koozies. I ended up getting discouraged during my search and had taken a break from looking for them when I stumbled across some FANTASTIC koozies on Etsy.com. PinkGasoline makes some super fun and festive koozies in just about any color. (They have can, bottle, wine bottle and even sippy cup koozies!) You can get a discount by ordering as few as 4 koozies and can place a ‘wholesale’ order for as few as 25. You can also ‘mix and match’ styles, colors and patterns.

I love the fact that I can get some pretty koozies in different patterns. Being able to order mutiple patterns will help guests keep track of what belongs to who, and will make each bag a little more personal. They can even be embroidered if you wish.

Check out Alicia, Stacey, Beth’s store on Etsy.com: PinkGasoline

I’ll be ordering some of the pinks and oranges. (Note, there are even some fun orange prints cool enough for ‘the boys’ to carry!)

By the way — the number one thing brides seem to say to not bother with is sunscreen — people know they’re going to a hot place and bring their own. I do plan to bring extra sunscreen and leave it with my bridemaids. I’ll put a note in the welcome bag letting people know they can contact one of the girls if they forgot their sunscreen. We will also bring plenty of sunscreen (and Dramamine) with us to share on our sailing excursion if that comes together.