We love Laura Hopper’s new map tote bags! After seeing her adorable totes on Style Me Pretty, we decided that these would make the perfect gift bag for one of our upcoming Spring weddings. The wedding will take place at the bride’s family’s flower farm in Litchfield, Connecticut. Laura is creating a beautiful map of the farm, church, and other local landmarks–we can’t wait to share with all of you!

Due to the location of the wedding, we wanted to incorporate elements of the farm into the gift bags.  We plan for the bags to have an organic theme including seedlings, products local to the region, and some of their favorite treats.

The Magnolia Company has some adorable seedlings.
These are super cute too:  Small Burlap pouch with “tulip-tree-to-be.”
The bride also loves these toparies that we used for a wedding last year.  We are trying to incorporate into the reception.  This idea also appeared an article for NY Magazine’s Weddings Issue 15 Great Ideas. “
13. Think beyond little boxes of chocolate and table mints. 
If you’re doing favors, make them personal. “We had a couple who gave saplings—topiaries bought online—with certificates stating a tree would be planted in Israel, through the Jewish National Fund, in the guest’s name ($18 each; jnf.org),” says planner Lyndsey Hamilton. “Do something similar through Trees for the Future, which plants in developing countries, ($.10 each; treesftf.org) or American Forests, which reforests devastated areas ($1 each;americanforests.org).” 
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