Sweet Sanity Designs

"Weekend Survival Kits" can be a super cute way to deliver some necessary goodies to your guests, whether for a destination wedding, a group trip, or even a bachelorette party weekend with the girls. Fill them with just a few pharmacy go-tos or bulk them up with added toiletries convenient to have on hand at the hotel. Alka-Seltzer after a long night on the dance floor does wonders!  

For a MINI KIT, choose a small container.  This ready-made kit from Johnson & Johnson was already filled with band-aids and first aid cream, and best of all came in the perfect white container.  Make it your open by adding in a few more things ~  I was able to squeeze in a pack of Alka Seltzer, some Advil and a sewing kit.  

Finally, the best part!  Finish the kit off with a bow (red seems fitting!) and how about a custom stickie?  The new Survival Kit Stickie to includes a red cross and comes in two versions. This one features a little poem...no, we couldn't resist...and yes, it took me some tries to get the wording to rhyme...

Get creative with your packaging.  Clear bags and pails work well, too.

For a more complete Weekend Survival Kit, think of contents that might come in handy as your guests get ready. Mints and tissues are nice for women to drop in their purses. And for destination weddings things like sun tan lotion and aloe might be fitting. Below are more ideas we had...

This label version features a tiny band-aid and the phrase 'For Life's Little Emergencies!'
Wording can be change on stickies as well..another cute phrase to consider is 'In sickness and in health!'

{Both versions of this sticker design can be found here in our Etsy Shop!}

Happy New Year everyone!  I had so much fun in 2011 making Welcome stickies for brides all over the country!  Hopefully this year we'll add to the list!  I am always so amazed how different colors and fonts in addition to phrases supplied by our clients can produce such a huge array of designs.

Weddings from Washington, DC...

To the Windy City of Chicago...

To Philly...
And the cities in Ohio! {Canton, Columbus and Cleveland}

And everywhere in between!   Skyline stickies are a great way to welcome your guests to the city. Perfect for welcome bags at the hotel, or used to the seal the weekend itinerary!
Thanks to all my brides countrywide. 

LOVED receiving these snaps from Kiersten of the pre-wedding Madness! All the little welcome bags tagged with their Sweet Stickies and lined-up like little soldiers!

Kiersten's colors were yellow and black and now that she's officially a "Mrs" check out all the details on her KierstenMathieuFOX43  FBpage under Wedding Photos! Congrats Kierten!

Back from Ms. J's (now Mrs. P's!) wedding in Maryland! Have no words. (Ok, maybe a few) It was beautiful, sentimental, elegant, carefree, scrumptious and amazingly fun all at the same time. And needless to say, the details were the clincher for me.  Yet again goes to show that with a couple of great colors and a great theme the creativity can be ENDLESS! They did a fantastic job, and I must say it was a thrill  to see some of my itsy-bitsy details in the mix. Thought I'd try to encapsulate the feel as well as some of the details I worked on...

Not only were the Welcome Bags scrumptious but the guests were greeted by her nautical theme right from the get go! We did two kinds of stickies for her bags, as well as a graphic monogram for her welcome information letter.  

And once you arrived at the wedding site the navy and kelly green theme just enveloped you. More fun details I got to work on;  the table numbers with a nautical compass background, and perhaps our favorite (Ms. J & I squealed like teenagers about this one!) ~ the menus.
Now the couple is off of Portugal! Bon Voyage!