For our wedding, instead of any type of favor or the traditional welcome bag, we did a welcome bag of homemade items. Making these bags was probably one of the most fun parts of wedding prep! The bags included some of our favorite things or our families’ favorite things and then a hand written thank you note. One of the items we included in the fake welcome bag were these lavender rose sachets. We got married on a farm with all wildflowers and a semi-nature-y vibe so these were fitting.
Quick project summary: The first step to the sachets was picking the scent and as a result, the filler. For our wedding, I ended up using dried rose petals/buds and lavender. I was able to order a fairly sizable bag of rose petals/buds as well as culinary lavender on amazon. You could choose any scent you like but we picked roses and lavender as my grandma’s favorite scents. I previously did these with jasmine and chamomile. Here’s a link to a little variety pack to get you started.
The second step was the packaging. We could have gotten a lot fancier on the bags but because we were making 120 of these little guys, I choose a simple thule bag with a built-in drawstring. For longevity, you could probably actually sew the filler into a bag with sturdier fabric.
From there, I mixed the rose and lavender and dropped a couple of drops of essential oil on the mixture (both rose and lavender). Rose was a lighter scent than lavender naturally so I added more rose oil than lavender. I added just enough oil to bring out the scent but did not make anything wet otherwise the sachets would be soggy.
Once the mixture was ready, I stuffed the bags using a tablespoon scoop (about 3 per bag) and double knotted the bags. Optional: You could add more oil to the outside of the bags OR skip the step above and only add some oils to the outsides of the bags once stuffed.
Things I loved about this project: This was a fun, homemade and sentimental part of our fake wedding welcome bags. I personally have a lot of thoughts (which I won’t share here) about how out of hand wedding expenses and extras can be so I loved being able to give folks something that was unique but was also homemade and not expensive at the per unit cost. These would make a great baby or bridal shower favor also!
What I would do differently: I’d definitely use a bit sturdier bags in the future – for a more long lasting (but also more effort) sachet. Additionally, these would have been gorgeous with a sprig of lavender tied into the knot on the front.
Things I also enjoyed while doing this project:
-Listening to the Oprah Soul Conversations podcast (yep, I admit it)
-Drinking lemon lift black iced tea made in a sun tea jar on our balcony
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