Wedding Gifts: Welcome Baskets

A great way to thank all your guests who traveled miles to be there on one of the most important days of your life is to have a welcome basket waiting for them when they check into their hotel block. Just imagine traveling all day and walking into your hotel room to find a beautiful, thoughtful welcome basket from the bride and groom, what a warm and fuzzy feeling!!!

Here are some ideas to include in your welcome baskets:

• Map of the Area
• Sunscreen
• A Mini First Aid Kit
• Trail Mix for Snacking
• Customized Water Bottle (Include your Wedding Date)
• Personalized Thank You Note
• Wedding Cookie
• Itinerary of Wedding Activities
• Coupon Book for the Area

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Wedding Gifts: Bridal Party

The members of your bridal party are such an important aspect of your wedding day. These are the ladies and gents who have not only supported you but dealt with all your wedding day jitters and freak-outs. Here are some cute ideas to say a big THANK YOU!!!

This great monogrammed manicure kit is from Swankychics.com

A great gift for your groomsmen is to buy the tie they will be wearing to your wedding and pair it with a yummy bottle of wine.

Treat your bridesmaids to a monogrammed makeup brush case from Brides 2 Babies Embroidery. Fill it with the lipstick they will be wearing at your wedding.

Give your groomsmen monogrammed golf towels from celebrate! Invitations when you paly golf the morning of your wedding.

Wedding Gifts: Parents

Giving your parents the PERFECT gift to thank them for all their love, support, guidance, and help with the wedding can become overwhelming. How can you possibly say thank you enough? Here are some wonderful ideas to say "THANKS!"

A picture frame with a picture from your engagement photo shoot, wedding date, and names.

A gift basket full of your parents' favorite snacks.

CD/DVD Leather Case or Wooden Case. Place a homemade CD of the songs played at your wedding (ex. Father/Daughter Dance, Mother/Son Dance, First Dance, Cake Cutting Song).

Wedding Gifts

This week is all about showing thanks to all the people involved in creating the beautiful masterpiece called your wedding day. Remember to thank everyone from your bridal party to your parents to your guests to your wedding day vendors. We will give you some great ideas to say THANK YOU!

Month-by-Month Checklist: After the Wedding

Your wedding day was magical and everything was perfection. Now you are trying to remember what you need to do next, here is a helpful list.

After the Wedding!!!!:
□ Send thank-you telegrams to both sets of parents and/or wedding host
□ Mail wedding announcements □ Send out change of address cards
□ Change legal documents (name changes, draw will, beneficiary, etc.)
□ Complete gift acknowledgments

□ Mail any thank you gifts, tips, or notes of appreciation to your wedding vendors