Planning a destination wedding in Nashville allows you to create a fun, immersive, and memorable experience for your guests. Treating your guests to some of Nashville’s best goodies in their wedding welcome bags is a small way to get the fun started while giving them a taste of the true Nashville experience.
If you’re searching for wedding guest welcome bag ideas, I’ve created a list of 7 Nashville-made products. You’ll find delicious sweet treats, holiday keepsakes, legendary Nashville icons, and sustainably made products to keep your guests feeling refreshed throughout your wedding weekend.
1. Loveless Cafe
A Nashville landmark, the iconic Loveless Cafe is known for its biscuits, gravy, preserves, and BBQ sauce. One of the amazing things about Loveless Cafe is that you can shop several of their products online (including their famous biscuit mix) and add them to your guests’ welcome bag snacks. My personal favorites from Loveless Cafe are the Blackberry BBQ Sauce and their legendary jams.
2. Poppy & Peep Chocolate
Chocolate is always a prized treat for welcome bag snacks. These guitar-shaped chocolates made by Poppy & Peep (a father-daughter-owned micro-chocolate company in Nashville) add a fun pop of color to Nashville gift bags. Poppy & Peep is known for their rich flavor profiles, so grab a few extras to enjoy for yourself when you place your order.
3. Goo Goo Clusters
Created by the Standard Candy Company in 1912, Goo Goo Clusters (milk chocolate, peanuts, caramel, and marshmallow) are a must-have treat to add to gift bags for your out-of-town guests. You can visit the Goo Goo Chocolate shop in downtown Nashville. Or order the sweet confections when you visit their shop online.
4. Nashville Jam Co.
One thing you might not know about Nashville is that the city is known to have some of the most delectable handcrafted jams made from locally sourced produce & ingredients. At Nashville Jam Co., you can find jams with a kick of sweet heat or a rich flavor profile, including bourbon. My personal recommendations are the Blackberry or Peach Habanero Jam.
5. Nashville Guitar Christmas Ornament
Treasured wedding keepsakes come in all forms. If you’re not sure what to add to the welcome bags for your Nashville destination wedding, a themed holiday ornament is a memory your friends and family can enjoy each year when the season approaches. The fun guitar-shaped Christmas ornament linked above embodies the spirit of ‘Music City’. It’s durable yet lightweight, making it easy for your guests to pack when its time to head home.
6. Little Seed Farm
Need more wedding welcome bag ideas? Little Seed Farm in Nashville focuses on sustainable, regenerative farming when formulating each of its skincare products. An approach I personally love to focus on when working with my couples for their wedding florals. Their products are a great addition to your guest welcome bags with refreshing options for your well-traveled guests, such as facial mists, serums, and moisturizers. They also offer sample packs that can be purchased in bulk and used to distribute in your Nashville-themed gift bags.
7. Nashville Skyline Tote Bag
Above all, you’ll need a durable tote when putting together the welcome bags for your out-of-town guests. This Nashville Skyline Tote by Shop Made in TN features a fun screen-printed design embodying the view of downtown Nashville. Once your guests have enjoyed all the Nashville-themed goodies from your destination wedding, they can reuse the fabric tote for years to come.
Additional Resources to Help You Plan Your Nashville Destination Wedding
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