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Welcome gift bags for out of town guests - let's brainstorm! :-)

chiwawachiwawa
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We are having several people in from out of town for our wedding, and I'd love to provide thoughtful (yet inexpensive) little gift bags in their hotel rooms.  Here's what I've come up with so far:

sunscreen
bottled water
snack (maybe a big cookie)
small bottle of wine & glasses

Does anybody else have any other ideas?  I know I'm not the only bride expecting out of town guests.  We can help each other!  :-)
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Re: Welcome gift bags for out of town guests - let's brainstorm! :-)

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    chiwawachiwawa
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    edited December 2011
    Oh, and I forgot to include maps.
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    alschmidalschmid member
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    edited December 2011

    Good idea - I've started thinking of doing this too.

    Instead of wine, I was thinking of doing a bottle of a 4 peaks beer maybe (all rooms in our hotel will have a fridge)..or maybe if they have small sizes of premixed margaritas...

    How about some chapstick...information on local activities and restaurants...phone number to contact wedding party (or some contact) in case of problems
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    NillaWafer10NillaWafer10 member
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    edited December 2011
    People seem to like the novelty candies a lot.  You could get some jalepeno jelly, prickly pear jam, or cactus candy.

    This place has some neat things

    http://www.cactuscandy.com/oscommerce/

    An apple or an orange in each bag would be great. Sometimes you need a little fresh fruit, and those travel well.
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    sari5765sari5765 member
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    edited December 2011
    I know a girl who did include a map, but drew it herself with little markers of where they had met, their favorite places, etc.
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    chiwawachiwawa
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    edited December 2011

    Great suggestions, ladies!  I had considered possibly including one of those suckers with the real scorpion inside, but I'm on the fence about that one.

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    chiwawachiwawa
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    edited December 2011
    Ooo, how about AZ postcards (stamped, of course) so they can send them to friends back home and tell them how much fun they're having?  :-)
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    paintmepaintme member
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    edited December 2011

    I was going to bake cookies for our bags but ran out of time. We ended up getting paradise bakery cookies and everyone loved them.

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    arusso51arusso51 member
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    edited December 2011

    what about a scratch off lottery ticket, with a message that says.."we're lucky to be spending our special day with you."

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