Gift baskets for out of towners?

I wanted to put together a gift basket for out of towners staying at a hotel.





What would be good items..Most of them will not be staying in the columbus area after the wedding.





The reception will be over by four pm so they're going to stay the night before after the rehearsal dinner and we'll have to be up EARLY.





I was thinking mugs with cocoa or coffee (but not everyone drinks coffee)

Gift baskets for out of towners?
When we stayed overnight last summer for my good friend's wedding, they sent gift baskets to everyone's hotel room....which I thought was a terrific idea! In them, they included bottled water for both, peanuts, granola bars, trail mix and gum (which we used the morning after....the mint gum helped ease our tummies for all the drinking we did the night before at the reception).





For your baskets, the hot cocoa packets and coffee packets sound great....everyone likes either one or the other. If they are getting up early, you might want to include something you might take on-the-go for breakfast....breakfast bars or granola bars.





Great idea Ches!!
Reply:I really think a breakfast basket would be great! But don't put fruit and health bars in it. they can get that at the breakfast bar in the hotel. Stuff it full of chocolate muffins, cookies, pastries, and dougnuts. Come on, it's your wedding, let em spluge on some goodies!!





Congrats!!! and i hope everything works out perfect!!!
Reply:Breakfast muffins, cookies...definatly coffee %26amp; tea....





And of course--cotton balls, Q-tips, small sewing kit, stain stick....small toothpaste, floss, etc...
Reply:Bottled water is a definite PLUS! It's so annoying staying at a hotel, and all you want is a bottle of water! :)





Fruit, or muffins... something they can eat for breakfast or as a snack. Is there something Columbus is famous for? You can include something like that. ex. my sister will be putting Hershey's bars, soft pretzels and maps to the best cheesesteak places bc we live in philly.





Another idea she was thinking about since they LOVE wine, is to give mini bottles of wine with cheese and crackers and chocolate. Always fun!
Reply:That's a great idea. Throw some tea in there, too and perhaps some mini honey jars or sticks and some sugar packets.





Perhaps some breakfast cookies or wrapped pastry would be good, too.
Reply:Great idea!





Mugs with cocoa (nice, but optional), coffee, tea, all the extras (assortment of regular and flavored creamers, assortment of sweeteners), maybe chocolate dipped stir spoons, individually wrapped muffins and/or danish, and a snack (granola bars, etc) for the long day ahead of them!
Reply:The only thing about coffee or cocoa is that their hotel may serve provide it in their rooms (it seems like most do). If you have a hotel where most of your guests are staying maybe you could check with them. I think muffins, breakfast bars, etc. would be great %26amp; definitely one or two bottles of water. That's a life saver.





Also, be sure to include maps %26amp; fun things to do during their downtime. Some restaurant recommendations for meals that aren't going to be provided by your wedding would probably also be appreciated (and include directions for that).
Reply:Coffee, and def. tea! Go get some of those honey sticks in different flavors, yum! Get some muffins or cinnamon rolls. Homemade is always good. Maybe add little sewing kits. http://www.minimus.biz/detail.aspx?ID=74... Minis of everything here! Mouthwash,too.
Reply:That is a good idea! Also, homemade cookies go well with that. Include directions to your events, and a list of events and times. Also, give them numbers to contact someone in case they get lost, have a question, etc. (ask a friend or family member from your area if they would be willing to guide out of town guests, and if it's ok to give the guests their number). You might also want to include maps from www.mapquest.com to the closest 24 hour Wal-Mart or drug store-(you never know when you might get sick, need pantyhose, etc). You could also have some breakfast delivered to their room-(If that costs too much, give them cinnamon rolls or danishes that you can purchase in bulk from Sam's club or costco.) Good luck!
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Reply:Well if they are staying at the hotel, there will prbly already be coffee/ breakfast there. So maybe go with the coffee mugs but I wouldnt' go too indepth with it. I think it is a really good idea though to give gift baskets. Perhaps you could do the coffee mugs with gift cards to starbucks or something they could use later in the day or on their trip out of town. Also, crackers and snacks I think are a good idea along with bottled water (some hotels charge a lot for bottled water if they even have it). I also like the mini-wine bottles since that would give them something to do at night :)