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I think OOT boxes are NICE, but I don't think people EXPECT them. However, if you are doing them for some of your guests, I'd definitely do them for all the guests.
We are having a destination wedding....kinda. There are lots of people coming from out of town. I did not see the need but my mom insisted so she is doing it. I think they are nice but not necessarily expected.
We had a destination wedding and provided one OOT bag for every hotel room, yes. We filled them with maps & brochures on the area as well as some goodies we picked up at the local Sam's Club (snacks, water, candy, gum, etc.). It wasn't all that much work. I bought the bags and decorated them at home and then packed them [flat[ in our suitcase. My husband and I knocked out the assembly of all of them as soon as we got to the destination city, and then delivered them to the various hotels. It only took a couple of hours. It was also a nice way to communicate with all of our guests and where/when to meet for the post-rehearsal dinner welcome party, where/when the trolley would pick up before the wedding, childcare info, etc. -- all info details that needed to be communicated as I didn't want a million pieces of paper falling out of our invitations. :)
no one expects them. people outside of wedding blogs don't even know what they are for the most part. they're nice, but if you can't afford them, don't worry about it.
I'm not going to do them simply because they charge 5 dollars a room to give them to our guest! I think thats crazy!
I agree with kitzy no one will Expect them.. Save your money for something else if you have a tight budget! :)
Yep nobody "expects" them.
And I agree with another poster, if you do give to some, you should give to all. But keep in mind that you don't give one per person, but rather one per couple/family.
We gave OOT bags to all the OOT guests & WP that was at the RD. It was fun just to pass them out and see everyone dig in :) Plus it made it easier then going to deliver them at everyones hotel.
Agree with PP's no one expects them. We are giving them to everyone though...well every family. Basically one per room.
Although no one expects them I think its a really nice gesture to show your appreciation for people attending your destination wedding. And as peopel prevously mentioned you only need one per room not per person. And you can find really inexpensive items to put in them.
@PuntaCanaBride: I agree. I think its a nice gesture considering guests have gone out of their way to attend your wedding. If the $5 charge is too much, perhaps just give them to the guests at your rehearsal dinner or even at the wedding as "thank you" gift. Or, some people hate to add to their luggage anyway, how about just sending thank you packages after they get back home?
Thanks,
I actually have never heard of them myself until last summer when I got one at a wedding. Then it was all over these boards.
The thing is that most of my guests are gonna be European (mainly from Belgium) and it's not done here, I was thinking about my US guests and was wondering if they'll feel as if I'm terrible for not giving them one since they came all the way to Ireland.
I know I can't give my US guest without giving to the European ones. They'll be like wtf is this? So yeah I'm prob gonna skip this.
I don't think you need to have much in them but a little bag with a snack, bottle of water, gum and advil are sometimes a huge help.
If you want to avoid the cost of paying the hotel for "delivering" them to the rooms, you can also leave them out during one of your other events--I went to a DW once where the goodie bags were placed on a table near the check-out/guest exit so that we can pick them out on the way out. Only advice--put a sign up, because we were thoroughly confused.
If you want to avoid the cost of paying the hotel for "delivering" them to the rooms, you can also leave them out during one of your other events--I went to a DW once where the goodie bags were placed on a table near the check-out/guest exit so that we can pick them out on the way out. Only advice--put a sign up, because we were thoroughly confused.
I don't think it's required by anyone, but OOT bags are one of the few things I think guests actually notice. I was talking about weddings with some coworkers, and no one talked about napkin rings or favors or any of that stuff, but they kept talking about how thoughtful it was that their guests gave them water and snacks for the weekend. You could make these really cheap, and I think there's a huge bang for your buck. But again, definitely not required.
No one expects them. All of our guests were like "huh, you got us a gift?".
I would say if its a cost thing put together a few pamphlets of information (schedule, things to do, etc) with a ribbon and write a little note that thanks them for coming. While everyone used the stuff in the bags, we were told the most important stuff was the information we included.
I agree with most in this thread, no one really expects them. Most people don't even know what they are unless you are planning your wedding or destination wedding. It's be a nice gesture, but if you don't want to spend the money, its not neccessary.
@kitzy: I agree.
People outside of the wedding world don't even expect them. I've been going to OOT weddings since I was 16 and have never seen one.
I did for my last wedding - we filled plastic sand buckets with the following:
It ended up costing about $6 per bucket, and one bucket per room. But it's not mandatory
I have a question..when and how do you give the guests the bags? I read some put them in the hotel rooms, but with most our guests staying in rentals and arriving on different days it may not be doable.
I think that if all guests are paying to fly to a destination to attend your weekend, than all guests should recieve an OOT bag.
I am giving them out and have already purchased the bags! I plan to include a travel guide, snacks, sunscreen, list of events, and I'm not sure what else. I want to make this very personal and just show my guests just how appreciative I am of them making this trip.
I'd love to do OOT gift bags, but I don't know how I'm going to travel with all that stuff, and I don't want to buy it there becuase it will be super expensive (DR). I think I have to figure this out better.
Many all inclusive hotels provide everything you need, but it would be nice to at least have some literature on wedding group organized events like a snorkel trip or how to get to the ceremony location, or to wear long pants to the restaurant...
I dunno, I might just e-mail it beforehand?
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I know it is customary to give your out of town guests a bag of goodies, but if it is a destination wedding will all guests be expecting a goodie bag?
I don't see this as feasible. :/