Personalised Wedding Towels: Favours, Welcome Bags and Gifts
By The Velocity Wear Team
Wedding favours often end up forgotten on tables. A personalised towel with the couple's initials and wedding date is different: guests take it home and use it. For destination weddings, a towel in the welcome bag is genuinely useful for the pool or beach.
Is it right for your wedding?
Our minimum is 50 towels per design, which suits weddings of fifty guests or more, or a planner ordering for several events. For a small wedding, a personalisation shop is a better fit.
Ideas
- Hand towels with the couple's initials and date as favours.
- Bath sheets in destination wedding welcome bags for pool days.
- Monogrammed towels as bridal party or groomsmen gifts.
- Hotel-style towels for a wedding venue's guest rooms.
Design
Keep it elegant: initials, a small crest or a simple date in a serif or script. Tonal thread looks luxurious. Match thread to your wedding colours for a subtle link to the day.
Size
For favours, the hand towel, 45 × 75 cm, is a practical size and packs neatly. For destination welcome bags, the bath sheet, 90 × 180 cm, works as a beach or pool towel.
Presentation
Roll towels and tie with ribbon in your wedding colours, with a small tag. Our towels can include customised bags and tags. Lay them at place settings or in welcome bags.
Destination weddings: logistics
If towels are going abroad, plan how they'll travel. Shipping directly to the venue can involve import rules and duties depending on the country; ask the venue or a courier. Many couples bring favours in luggage, so consider weight and space.
Timing
Production takes 10 to 15 working days from artwork approval, plus delivery. Wedding planning has enough stress, so aim to have towels in hand at least a month before the wedding.
Spelling check
Check initials, names and the date carefully on the proof. It sounds obvious, but a wrong date on 120 favours is a very memorable mistake.
Quick checklist before you order
- At least 50 guests or recipients?
- Hand towels or bath sheets?
- Initials, date, crest?
- Thread in wedding colours?
- Towels in hand a month before?
Wedding venues with accommodation
Country houses and wedding venues with guest bedrooms can provide embroidered towels in guest rooms with the venue's name, or a couple's monogram for exclusive-use weekends. It's a memorable detail for guests staying over and photographs well for the venue's marketing.
Honeymoon and newlywed gifts
A monogrammed bath sheet set with Mr and Mrs, Mr and Mr, or Mrs and Mrs is a classic newlywed gift from bridal parties or families. Keep designs inclusive and check names and initials with the couple beforehand.
Colour matching to the wedding palette
Couples often have a precise colour scheme. Towel colours and thread can come close but may not match a fabric swatch perfectly. Request a sample if exact colour matters, or choose white towels with thread in the wedding colour, which is easier to match.
Cost per guest
Hand towels start from £6.50 each including branding. For 100 guests, that's comparable to many premium favours, and far more useful. Compare it with your favour budget before deciding.
Delivery to the venue
Confirm with your venue whether they'll accept and store deliveries before the wedding, and who will lay favours out on the day. Label boxes clearly with the couple's names and wedding date.
Ordering
See wholesale towels or request a sample to check colours against your wedding palette.
