Thank you!
Make your out of town guests feel at home.
By Nily Glaser
With a few moderations this article applies to business guests
as well.
You invited out of town guests to your wedding and, they are
coming.
Many brides and grooms often ask: "How can we welcome
our out of town guests and make them feel at home
while we are so overwhelmed with last minute details?"
Obviously you are important to your out of town guests or
they would not have made travel arrangements and gone
into the expense just to be at your wedding. They want to be
with you and share this happiest day of your life.
They also understand that you may be pre-occupied
and don't really expect to be catered to.
But you feel funny. While you know that taking care of last
minutes details may prevent you from being able to devote
time to them and welcome them properly, you want them
to feel welcome and at home.
There are a few things you should do that will convey to your
out of town guests that you care.
To welcome them take care of their immediate necessities:
1. Contact a car rental agency at the airport and pre-arrange a
rental car for your out of town guests. If you reserve enough cars,
your guests will enjoy a discount.
2. Arrange a block of rooms at the hotel of your choice so that
your guests will be welcomed and get a room discount.
3. Arrange with the hotel to deliver special gift baskets or gift
bags from you after your guests settled down in their room.
4. Call the hotel to check out if your guests arrived safely and
are settled down in their rooms.
5. Remind the hotel management to deliver your gift baskets or
bags to your guests.
6. Call each to welcome them, wish them an enjoyable stay
and to tell them that you are glad they came and are looking
forward to seeing them at your wedding.
Actually the gift baskets or gift bags are not a necessity but
they convey your thanks and will welcome your guests with
a warm and fuzzy feeling. Yes, I can hear you ask: "So,
what do we put in these baskets or bags to make our guests
feel really special?"
You know your guests. Think of them as individuals and try to
find something that will personalize your gift to the specific person.
It does not have to be expensive. It does have to be expressive.
Do any of your guests:
Enjoy gardening?
Put a packet of seeds in each of their gift baskets or gift bags.
Collect stamps?
Pick up a set of Pictorial Stamps at the post office for
their gift baskets or gift bags.
Play Chess, Checkers or Backgammon?
Give them each a small magnetic Chess, Checkers, Backgammon
or a combination set.
You got the idea. Just put on your thinking cap on and
you'll do just fine.
Now, continue and tailor your gift to the recipient with coffee, tea,
hot chocolate, special candy, fruit, cookies or nuts, etc...
Next put in some niceties for them to pamper themselves.
Special soaps, sponges, and lotions.
And in case they forgot to pack, comb and brush sets, tooth brushes,
tooth paste, a pen, etc...
Now put a few maps and directories in the gift baskets or gift bags.
An area map or area maps with points of interest where your guests
may enjoy themselves before or after your wedding.
A map and direction to your wedding ceremony and to the reception. Etc...
I left the most important elements of any wedding guest's gift basket
or gift bag for last. Your Thank You message and a few Personalized gifts
as specific mementos of your wedding. I will include only a short list
of ideas because only when you implement your own ideas will the gift
be truly from you.
Some ideas for Personalized wedding gifts.
Your names and wedding day on:
a Tee shirt
a refrigerator magnet
a towel
a framed poem
a personalized candle
a sun catcher
a coffee mug
a pen
a tote bag
and the list goes on.
Wishing you a wonderful one-of-a-kind wedding full of memories
and keepsakes.
Wishing your guests a memorable enjoyable visit.
Nily Glaser
Copyrights Nily Glaser, Gan Publishing and a-wedding Day.com 2001
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