OOT welcome gifts

FutureMrsC Posted: Jul 01, 2008 10:04 AM

OOT welcome gifts

What do you typically put in them? TIA

stephlovesseyi Posted: Jul 01, 2008 10:48 AM

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We're doing these too and from what I understand, you put little trinkets that go with your theme or your location where your having the wedding, maybe a itinerary of the wedding, bottled water for the room, ect.

So far We're thinking of putting:

Wedding Itinerary, LIRR schedule (so that people can go into the city if they want), some of my favorite LI snacks, bottled water,

I want to do a few more things but I also want to keep it affordable.

pa56 Posted: Jul 01, 2008 10:56 AM

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We're doing bottled water, snacks (chips, cookies and mints), a schedule of wedding events, emergency phone numbers, small packets of medicine (Advil/Tylenol), and a letter from us thanking the guests for attending.

What Posted: Jul 01, 2008 11:00 AM

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we put bottles of water, potatoe chips, pretzels, some candy and little packets of asprin

soontoobemrsk Posted: Jul 01, 2008 11:05 AM

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We're putting:

A long island travel guide (with attractions, local restaurants, and taxi numbers)

Menus from takeout restaurants close to the hotel

A new york city travel guide (with attractions, local restaurants

A train schedule

A subway map

Emergency phone numbers

Thank you letter

Wedding itinerary

Bottled water

Crackers

Cookies

Potato Chips

Trail Mix

Tums

Tylenol

Pepto Bismol

Some spa products (loofa, bubble bath, body wash etc)

Hot chocolate

Tea

Coffee

disneefan Posted: Jul 01, 2008 11:15 AM

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I am doing these baskets too. I have two questions. What type of container are you using? Are you actually using a basket or are you doing a box or gift bag? The other question is What food is Long Island famous for that we can put in these baskets?

soontoobemrsk Posted: Jul 01, 2008 11:18 AM

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I'm using a tote bag for the gifts...the problem with a box or basket is that people staying at hotels are most likely traveling and will not have anywhere to pack the basket/box. A tote bag can just be crumbled up and shoved in a suitcase.

As to long island food, I have no idea...but I'm curious too. Anyone know?

sophisticat13 Posted: Jul 01, 2008 11:52 AM

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Another bride posted that she was putting in North Fork potato chips??? That was the closest thing to being what LI is known for that I have seen (??). As far as bags/boxes I am doing a seashell theme and I'm using sand pails from the dollar store but they have great bags and boxes (inc. gable boxes) at:

gable boxes

more boxes and bags

more....

Cpt2007 Posted: Jul 01, 2008 12:48 PM

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We did tote bags and had in them:

LI Visitors Guide
LIRR train schedule
Port Jeff Village Map
Directions to Church and back to the RH
North Fork Potato chips
Granola bar
Package of 2 soft bake cookies
Small baggie of Christmas chocolates
Bottle of water

We tied off the bags with a little round tag that had a welcoming greeting on it, and each bag had our monogram on a clear label stuck to the front of the bag.

Lsept3076 Posted: Jul 01, 2008 04:07 PM

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Hi,

Where did you find the LI travel guide? Thanks.

soontoobemrsk Posted: Jul 01, 2008 05:43 PM

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Newsday makes a long island travel guide called 'this month on long island.' I have a family friend who works for newsday and is giving me them for free...I have no idea if theyre for sale, but I do know that you can find them in the entrance of some hotels

Cpt2007 Posted: Jul 01, 2008 05:46 PM

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Posted by Lsept3076

Hi,

Where did you find the LI travel guide? Thanks.

We got it from the LI Visitor and Convention Bureau:

Discover LI

You can also contact the NYS Tourism Board and get them too:

I Love NY

Im a Pepper Posted: Jul 01, 2008 05:48 PM

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Posted by disneefan

I am doing these baskets too. I have two questions. What type of container are you using? Are you actually using a basket or are you doing a box or gift bag? The other question is What food is Long Island famous for that we can put in these baskets?

I'm going to use a gift bag for the OOT bags. Also, among other things, I'm going to put a bag of North Fork chips in each bag (which are made on Long Island)