The Best Day Ever...Out of Town Gift Bags

Finally, right? Another wedding recap...I'm hoping I can get through at least one of these a week or until I receive all of my fabulous wedding pictures!! I'm hoping I can swoon my photogs with some baked goodies or something of that nature ;).
When I started thinking about OOT gift bags, I knew I wanted something that screamed Nashville...also known as Music City USA. I had very specific items I wanted to include, and started off on my quest to purchase fun items to make these unique for guests that were sweet enough to travel to TN for our big day. Without further adieu, here they are:

The finished products...all lined up and ready to be delivered to the hotels

Now backing up to the assembly and what items were in each takeaway tote:

Goo Goo Clusters--a Tennessee staple

Mini Jack Daniels bottles--no explanation needed

Goody's Headache Powder Packets--for the day after ;)

Music City Mix CD made by Dad--check out the CD label

Bottled Water with personalized labels

 Homemade Late Night Munchies Mix--popcorn, M&Ms, peanuts, and coated with melted almond bark...so addictive

Homemade Mini TN Jam Cakes--made by Mom and the perfect sweet treat!

Trident White Gum

Spirit of Nashville Postcards

Custom Wedding Itinerary--complete with a listing of our favorite places to eat, shop, and visit as well as detailed directions to the church

The weekend before the wedding, Meg/Aaron, Mom/Dad, and  Jeff and Igot to work on baking/mixing, and getting the items ready to be packaged and then Mom and I made ourselves a small assembly line Wednesday night...we were a machine making sure everything was just perfect and I just loved how they turned out!

For the custom water bottle labels, munchie tags, stickers, and itineraries, I worked with the fabulous Mekala from Tie That Binds.

She helped me achieve the exact look I was going for to tie these small details into the overall color scheme and look of our invitations. Ladies, she is WONDERFUL to work with and you can see more of her designs on her blog here.  {P.S. I'll have more to show you from her when I recap the rehearsal dinner, too!}

As for the other items, I found these all around Nashville and online:

Kraft tote shopping bags: Michael's

Bright yellow tissue paper: Hobby Lobby

Cello bags for munchie mix/mini jam cakes: Nashville Wraps--available to purchase online

Raffia ribbon for mix: Nashville Wraps/Hobby Lobby

Retro Nashville postcards--Spirit of Nashville

Goo Goo Clusters: Cracker Barrel