Bachelorette beach towels double as the trip's favor and its group-photo backdrop: one towel per person, each with a name, a role or a short slogan. In our shop, every towel takes its own text in 30 fonts and 10 text colors, from $19.90; for a shared design or a long favor list, ask us for a quote.
Key takeaways
- Confirm the head count before ordering: each towel is printed with one person's name or role.
- Keep one design, font and text color for the group, and give the bride her own colorway.
- Each shop towel takes a name or a short slogan; a shared design or a long list goes by quote.
- Towels make good wedding favors when guests will use them at a beach or resort that weekend.
- For destination welcome bags, many couples give one towel per room rather than one per guest.
Bachelorette beach towels with everyone's name
The simplest bachelorette set is one shop towel per person in the same design, with every name in the same font and text color, so the towels match in photos and nobody walks off with the wrong one. Give the bride a different colorway or her own Wifey towel so she stands out.
- Lock the head count first. Each towel is made for one person, so wait for the final RSVPs; the FAQ below covers a late addition.
- Pick one design for the group: stripes in Horizontally Striped or Vertically Striped, the Golden Leopard Print, or Chevron Flamingo for a flamingo-themed trip.
- Choose the size for the trip: 30 × 60 to stretch out on at the beach or the pool, 22 × 42 when everyone is flying with carry-ons.
- Agree on one font and one text color and post them in the group chat, so every towel matches even if each person orders her own.
- Type each name or slogan and check the preview before the towel goes in the cart.
- Ship the set to one person, usually the maid of honor or whoever packs the party bags: each order goes to one address, and pickup in Alpharetta is free.
Every design is priced the same, $19.90 to $26.40 a towel depending on size and weight. Free Standard shipping currently starts at $75, so a bridal party of four clears it even with 22 × 42 Standard towels. On gift sites, personalized bachelorette and bridesmaid towels commonly sell for about $10 to $45 each.
Bachelorette towel slogans and name ideas
Choose one of three approaches: everyone's first name, a role such as "Bride" or "Maid of Honor", or one short slogan the whole group shares. Each shop towel takes a name or a short line of text: type it, choose a font and a text color, then look over the preview.
- Squad slogans: Bride Squad, Team Bride, Bride Tribe or I Do Crew.
- Beach and destination lines: Last Toast on the Coast, or simply the city or beach town you're heading to.
- A pun that matches the design: Let's Get Flocked Up on the Chevron Flamingo towel.
- Roles: Bride, Maid of Honor, Matron of Honor, Bridesmaid or Mother of the Bride.
- Names and nicknames: each first name, or the nickname the group really uses.
To make the bride stand out, keep the same font for everyone, give the squad one colorway, such as Pink or Lavender, and give the bride another, or her own design from the next section. A slogan of a few words reads at a glance in photos. Collect spellings in the group chat rather than from memory.
Want your own artwork on every towel, such as a trip logo, or towels for a long list? Ask for a shared design by quote and attach the artwork as a 300 DPI PNG or a vector file; with no artwork yet, describe the idea, and our team can help groups put a design together. You'll see a free proof before printing, with no setup fees.
Bridesmaid beach towels
A bridesmaid beach towel with her name is a gift she'll use on the bachelorette trip and for summers after it. Tuck one into a bridesmaid proposal box, hand them out at the shower, or give them the morning of a beach wedding; Premium 450 GSM makes the heavier gift.
- The proposal box: a rolled 22 × 42, the smaller of our two sizes, sits beside the card that asks her to stand with you.
- The trip: her towel from the bachelorette set, so the gift and the group photo are the same towel.
- The wedding week: a pool afternoon or beach day with the bridal party, with the maid of honor's towel in a different colorway.
Cotton, velour or plush? On our towels, the name and pattern are printed on a polyester face, and the back is cotton for drying off; Premium 450 GSM is the heavier of the two weights. Velour and flat-woven Turkish towels are different towels, covered in our guide to velour, Turkish and cotton towels. For a stitched monogram, embroidery on cotton towels is available by quote.
Bridal parties near Atlanta can skip shipping and collect the towels free in Alpharetta; we'll let you know once they're ready.
A towel for the bride, and one for the groom
Give the bride a towel that stands apart from the squad's: a different colorway, the word "Bride" in the group's font, or the Wifey design in White with her new last name. Our Wifey and Hubby towels come in 13 colors each, including White, so the couple can also pack a matching pair for the honeymoon.
The Wifey design pairs the word "wifey" in large script with the name you type, such as "Mrs. Alvarez", and Hubby is its match for the groom. Both are in our collection of Wifey and Hubby beach towels. Many brides keep "Bride" for the bachelorette and save the "Mrs." towel for the honeymoon.
When a new last name can go on a gift, and a name blanket for the couple's new home, are covered in our wedding blanket guide.
Beach towels as wedding favors
Beach towels make a good wedding favor when guests will use them that weekend: a beach ceremony, a resort wedding with a pool, or a lake venue. For guests flying home, a full-size towel is one more thing to pack, so many couples leave towels in hotel rooms or give them only to the wedding party.
- Each guest's name: suits a small wedding or the rehearsal dinner, and every guest takes home their own towel. A short list can be personalized in the shop; for a long one, send the names with a quote request.
- One shared design: the couple's monogram or a simple motif on every towel, by quote. Keep it small and the pattern simple, so the towel still gets used at home long after the wedding.
- The wedding party only: named towels for the bridesmaids, groomsmen and parents, and a smaller favor for everyone else.
There's no minimum, so 30 towels and 300 are quoted the same way, with volume pricing included in the quote. Within one business day you get a free quote with the price and the timing, and every design gets a free proof. There are no setup fees, and shipping is charged on top unless you pick the towels up free in Alpharetta.
Favor towels commonly run about $4 to $20 each, from bulk Turkish towels at the low end to personalized terry towels at the top. Shop towels from our collection start at $19.90.
Towels arrive unwrapped, so the presentation is yours: roll each one so the name or pattern shows, stand them in a woven basket by the entrance or the welcome table, and add a small sign inviting guests to take one.
Towels for destination wedding welcome bags
A beach towel earns its place in a destination welcome bag when guests will be on the sand or by the pool the next day. A full-size towel fills a tote fast, so many couples give one towel per room rather than one per guest, rolled and tied around the weekend schedule.
- Size: the 22 × 42 Standard is our smaller, lighter towel and the easier fit in a tote; a 30 × 60 is the one to stretch out on.
- What goes on it: the names of the guests in each room, such as "Jade & Marco", or one shared design for every room, by quote.
Getting them there is simple: each order ships with tracking to a single address in the 50 states, or you can collect the towels free in Alpharetta. Have them sent to you or your planner and pack them with the rest of the welcome bags. Our towels are printed beach towels with a cotton back, not thin flat-woven Turkish towels, so leave room in the suitcase.
Are wedding welcome bags necessary?
No. A welcome bag is a courtesy rather than an etiquette rule, and it's most common at destination weddings and when most guests stay in one hotel. If you make them, a few useful things beat a full bag:
- bottled water
- a local snack
- the weekend schedule
- a short welcome note (the FAQ below has wording)
- sunscreen or after-sun lotion
- the rolled beach towel
Size the tote around its biggest item, which is usually the towel: a rolled 22 × 42 fits a smaller tote than a 30 × 60. Destination wedding gift bags are the same thing under another name.
Order the bridal party towels before the trip
Order the towels as soon as the guest list and the date are set: they're printed before they ship, and they need to reach whoever is packing before the flight. For a quote order, the reply within one business day includes the timing. If the date is close, contact us first; near Atlanta, pickup in Alpharetta is free.
Personalize named towels in the shop, or ask for a quote for favor counts or one shared design.
Frequently asked questions
How many bachelorette towels should I order?
One per person on the trip, the bride included, and only once the RSVPs are final, since each towel carries a name. For a last-minute plus-one, order one extra with the group's slogan instead of a name. There's no minimum, so a towel for someone who joins late can be ordered on its own.
Can each bridesmaid order her own matching towel?
Yes. Share the design, colorway, size, weight, font and text color in the group chat, and each bridesmaid personalizes and pays for her own towel in the shop. Separate orders ship separately, each to one address, so they may arrive on different days; for one delivery, have one person order the whole set.
Do guys order personalized beach towels for a bachelor party?
Yes, the same way: one towel each with a first name, a nickname or a last name, in one design and one text color. The American Flag towel and Vertically Striped suit a guys' trip, and the groom can take the Hubby towel, the match for the bride's Wifey. The 30 × 60 is the size most adults stretch out on.
How much should you spend on wedding favors?
There's no set amount: decide a per-guest budget first, then choose the favor. Towels given as favors commonly cost about $4 to $20 each, depending on the towel and the personalization. Our shop towels start at $19.90, and larger quote orders get volume pricing; when a towel for every guest stretches the budget, give one per room or to the wedding party only.
What do you write in a wedding welcome bag note?
A few warm lines: thank guests for traveling, point them to the weekend schedule, mention what's in the bag, such as "a towel for the beach on Saturday", and sign with both first names. Keep it short enough to read standing at the hotel room door.
