Are goodie bags required?

No. Useful welcome notes, Wi‑Fi, ferry timing, and Saturday dinner details matter more. If you do bags, keep them ferry-friendly.

What belongs in a Martha's Vineyard welcome bag?

Water, snacks, sunscreen, a simple weekend note, and maybe one small Island-coded item. Nothing that does not fit a tote or a suitcase.

Who Pays for Goodie Bags at a Bachelorette Party?

Quick answer

Who pays for goodie bags at a bachelorette party?

Usually the maid of honor or bridal party pays for welcome bags or goodie bags, then folds the cost into the shared trip budget or covers it as a gift to the group. The bride is not expected to buy her own party favors. Skip them if the budget is tight — snacks and a clear house plan beat cheap plastic.

Optional. And not her job

If there are welcome bags, the maid of honor or bridal party usually pays — folded into the shared budget or treated as their gift to the group. The bride does not buy her own favors.

I would rather have snacks, Wi‑Fi on a fridge note, and Saturday dinner details than a bag of plastic that fights the suitcase. Useful over cute. Ferry- and tote-friendly. Water, sunscreen, a granola bar, one page of weekend info. One small Island-coded thing beats five filler items. Put the cost in the spreadsheet before anyone is surprised.

Gifts in general: are you supposed to bring a gift. Packing: packing list. Trip money: who pays.

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