Welcome baskets are often used to greet out-of-town guests upon their arrival at the hotel. This gift basket is often contains information about rehearsal dinners, wedding plans, locations, activity details. They also serve as an opportunity to showcase the personality of the couple and theme of the wedding. These baskets can be filled with standard or traditional items, but you can also customize the bags, baskets, or bins with expertly designed monograms, messages, or decorative details. You can get some cleaver ideas for welcome baskets courtesy of realsimple.com:

• A handsome tin of tea in an inexpensive teacup and saucer and a handwritten note are thoughtful during the chilly months
• A small gift bag filled with items that represent highlights of the couple’s courtship. For example, one New York City bride marrying a Brit tucked an apple, Wrigleys gum, water, and nuts into a bag with a key describing what each item represented: A body of water had separated them for decades, until they met in the Big Apple and realized they were nuts about each other. They wed in Chicago, home of Wrigley Field.
• On a similar note, turn the welcome-basket into a fun activity and challenge guests to identify the significance of the items in the box. You can even throw in a personalized couple-themed crossword puzzle for guests who might have plenty of pre-wedding downtime (or a long flight back home).
• Gift certificates to a local theater or the movies if there are no wedding-related events planned for the evenings before the wedding
• You may not be getting hitched in Vegas, but why not create a “We’re so LUCKY to have you here” package that includes a lottery ticket? Or replace the word “LUCKY” with “FORTUNATE” and include a few fortune cookies in a plastic takeout box that reflects your color scheme before the wedding.
• Local or seasonal produce (apples in MI, oranges in the south, etc.) for easy snacking between wedding events

The opportunities are as endless and unique as you are as a couple. Come see us a Rizzi Designs, our consultants at RD I Do will help shape your welcome baskets, starting with the stationary the welcome greeting is printed on to the perfect packaging and presentation. Let us help you welcome your amazing guests with pizzazz and chic style.