I'm not creative...

suz62984

Ladies my turn to have a question. Yay.

Our preacher is coming from NC to SC for our wedding. I wanted to do a gift bag for him when he arrived at the hotel. We are covering his hotel room. I wanted to also get him a Visa gift card to use on expenses such as gas, food, etc. I'm having a lack of creativity and can't think of other things to put in the gift bag aside from a written letter thanking him for coming. Any ideas? I'm still 6 months out but I like to pre-plan

CTGirl30

 I'm trying to think what I'd like to find in a gift bag if it were me - I'the VISA card would be great. Maybe a nice fruit basket or another kind of basket? They make all kinds depending on hobby - does he golf or garden or is he a movie buff? I was just looking at a website the other day that had some great ideas:

http://www.gourmetgiftbaskets.com/

emilyinchile

What about some kind of guide to the area? That's all I got, I'm not particularly creative either.

suz62984

Emily - There is a city festival (Fall for Greenville) with cooking and artsy stuff. I think he would like that but he doesn't really know his way around and parking is a MESS! I avoid it every year and I live here. Plus I would have to go by coupons(like money) for him the day he gets there...its cutting it close. I like the link CT. Thanks!

CTGirl30

No prob - I'd been checking on there for potential thank you gifts myself....

lalap69

Bottled water and snack foods?  That's really all I can think of.  What you have so far sounds great.

aerinpegadrak

Maybe a selection of some local foods?  I don't think you need too much.

LarissaAnn

What about a bottle of wine if alcohol is ok & sparkling cider if he doesn't drink?

Shutterbug678

You could always do a cute cookie bouquet/basket and put the note and giftcard inside of it.

Sarah&Nick0530

When my family got a welcome basket for going to my cousin's wedding, it had some specialty chocolate, cookies, bottled water, soda, mints, snack stuff (can't remember--it was a salty something), info of the area and timetable of events, and a booklet that had their story and the WP info and a crossword puzzle about the couple in it.  My cousin was pretty creative...I can't think of what to add to that...

alewpanda

I would definately go with the letter, map of the area, timeline, contact numbers, cookies, local food like jam, fruit, cheese, honey, ect., bottled water (very handy),  visa card, breathe mints, and maybe something practical like pen and sticky notes or something.  Packaged up nicely and it'll look great.

Also, consider these two things: a) its a guy I believe, so he won't want a lot in the basket, and b) he has to travel back with the stuff...just keep that in mind.

P.S. I like the crossword puzzle idea above--maybe sudoku or something even