Hospitality to Remember: Out Of Town Guest Gift Bag Ideas!

Weddings are becoming increasingly hospitable for out-of-towners these days; and one way that more brides are welcoming them is with a custom gift basket waiting in their hotel room when they arrive.

The gift baskets don’t have to feature a Rolex or diamonds to be memorable; adding personality and thoughtfulness goes a long way.  Make it personal by ordering customized tote bags or gift bags with a note or picture from you on them, or your names and the wedding date.  Your name, and thoughtful things they might want to help stay hydrated, feed their cravings... things you might want to relax with after traveling.

If you want to include lots of tailor-made treats, include a coffee cup with your monogram, a picture of you and your soon-to-be groom, an official (custom) wedding t-shirt, water bottles with custom labels.  The more personal and unique to your wedding, the more memorable the package will be.  There’s no need for luxury out of your price range!

 above image from newlywish.com

above image from Martha Stewart Weddings

Another great way to make it personal, if you’re not really the type to stamp your monogram on everything, is to carry a theme throughout the bag that matches the theme of your wedding, like the above bag for traveling guests at a beach wedding.  They included a beach towel, sunscreen, and a post card in a cute beachy tote.  Not doing a beach wedding?  Include gourmet foods local to the area you’re in, or seasonal treats.  Anything thoughtful will make an impression.

Also, include a note to welcome everyone (hand-written is ideal, typed only if you absolutely don’t have time).  A list of other out-of-town guests with contact information makes things convenient; include lists of close restaurants, tourist attractions, and shopping; or even an “entertainment guide” for tourists in your area.

Otherwise, you may include toiletry items they may have forgotten (toothbrushes, sunscreen, or aspirin), a local newspaper or entertainment guide, and a schedule with details of wedding week events (maps to get there, attire to be worn, any themes of these events, and of course the time they’re starting and who to contact if they have any more questions about the event).  Also, you may consider including a separate basket or bag for any children of out-of-town guests, including little toys (yoyo’s, coloring books, crayons), cookies or some candy, etc.

Since custom is kind of our thing at IntriCutz, there are plenty of possibilities of how we could contribute to your welcome bags or baskets.  We could make your custom note cards to your out-of-town guests from yourself-we could even scan a hand-written note from you and put in all notecards, if you don’t see yourself finding time to write each one!  OR we could make custom tags for the baskets/bags with the guests name engraved, or your monogram, laser-cut!