What's in your OOT bags?

akg0053

Hello everyone.

I flipped through a few pages and found the thread about the food type of things to put in the OOT bags, but what non-edible stuff are you/would you include? 

I'm thinking of doing our welcome letter on a postcard from Austin (and including some blank ones as well for fun), but what else? Most of my guests have never been to Austin before.

I'm drawing a blank... creatively speaking.

Thanks!

kellster22

You can get free Texas maps
http://www.traveltex.com/downloads/travel-guide/order-travel-guide

kelseymw

Here are some ideas I've seen:
-Post cards, which I see you already plan to include. I always pick some up when I go places.
-Pack of bluebonnet or wildflower seeds. Attach a card about the Wildflower Center, or your favorite nature area in town (Town Lake, Zilker Park, etc).
-Insert about your favorite activities, restaurants, attractions. A cute idea I've seen is for the bride and groom to make their recommendations. I.e. "Best Place to Eat- Groom's Pick is X, Bride's Pick is Y."
-Disposable camera
-Local coupons (Check the Chamber of Commerce, Visitor's Bureau, etc)
-Free maps, brochures, etc from the Chamber of Commerce
-If you're a longhorn fan cheap things from the UT Co-op outlet: they have cheap t-shirts and keychains, etc

Lili316

II'm including personalized plastic cups and a couple water bottles with custom labels from etsy.  Most of our goodies are going to be edible, but I think the postcard idea is super cute - I'm doing the same thing (writing the welcome letter)!

FromPenceToPrice

Ditto to everyone else's suggestions above.  We also included a copy of the week's Austin Chronicle in case guests wanted to know about any music or festivals going on during the weekend, and to give them a little taste of the "keep Austin weird" vibe.