How Orlando Cookie Bakers Package Wedding Favors
A wedding favor gets judged before anyone takes a bite.
Guests pick it up, turn it over and look at it through the bag. Then it sits on a table for hours in a room full of people. In Orlando that table might be on a lawn in July.
The packaging is what carries your work from your kitchen to that moment. Here is how to get it right.
Pick the bag for the cookie
Measure the cookie at its widest point. Then measure how thick it is with the icing on.
- Flat clear bags fit a single decorated cookie and show off the design.
- Gusseted bags give thick cookies or a stacked pair room without crushing the icing.
- Printed bags can carry the couple's monogram or your logo while the cookie stays in view.
Most clear cello bags today are polypropylene, which gives the glassy shine people expect. Polyethylene is softer and handles the freezer better if you bake ahead.
Seal out the Orlando humidity
Orlando air is damp much of the year. A cookie left open on a dessert table softens faster than one sealed in its bag.
- Heat seal closes the bag tight and shows nobody opened it.
- Self-seal strip is the fastest choice when you pack hundreds of favors.
- Ribbon or twist tie looks like a gift. Put it over a sealed bag if the cookies will sit out for hours.
Let the icing dry all the way before bagging. Trapped moisture can cloud the bag and soften the cookie from the inside.
Label every favor the way Florida asks
If you bake at home under Florida's cottage food law, each product you sell needs a label. The Florida Department of Agriculture guide to cottage food operations requires this exact line: "Made in a cottage food operation that is not subject to Florida's food safety regulations."
The same label carries your business name and address, the product name and the ingredients. List allergens too. A wedding crowd often includes guests with food allergies, and a clear label saves the couple a lot of questions.
A small sticker on the back of the bag keeps the front clean for the design.
Count the favors and plan the handoff
Pack a few extra cookies beyond the order count. A cookie can crack somewhere between your kitchen and the table. Pack the bagged cookies upright in a box with a divider so the icing faces up.
Write the count on each box. The person who picks up the order can check it at your door, and nobody has to recount at the venue.
Make the favor match the wedding
Couples compare bakers by how the favors will look on the table. Show them a bagged sample in your photos, not just the bare cookie.
Couples planning favors can start with wedding cookie favors in Orlando and the wedding favor planning guide. Bakers who want to be found by those couples can list a bakery for free.