What to do for your out of town wedding guests
You have found the perfect venue, you have beautiful decor, an awesome band or DJ, and wonderful wedding favors, the big day is just around the corner, and you want to be sure that your out of town guests that have traveled many miles to share in your wedding celebration feel appreciated, and are left with wonderful memories.
To ensure this, provide the following for your out of town guests:
Hotel Accommodations Select a hotel, or a few properties in the area of your reception, and reserve a block of rooms for your guests. You should be able to obtain a special rate for your guests. Some hotels will provide free shuttle service for your guests to and from your venue which adds a really nice touch. Reserve room types that fit into all budgets.
Provide Welcome Baskets When your guests arrive at the hotel to check in have a welcome gift basket waiting for them. This basket should include basics like snacks, water bottles, and other items to use in the room, but a nice touch is to add some local items. For example if your event was in Napa/Sonoma area you could provide maps to various wineries, or if your event is in a major city like New York then include some NY keepsakes and suggestions of attractions for the guests to see.
Day After Brunch One of the nicest things you can provide for your out of town guests is to have a brunch with them the next morning. It provides an opportunity for the bride and groom to have a relaxing and more intimate meal with those that took the effort to travel to share in your celebration. This brunch can also be planned with a local theme, offer bagels in New York, breakfast burritos or huevos rancheros in the West.
If you take these added steps your visiting guests will certainly leave with very fond memories of your wedding.
You can find Hotel Accommodations, gift baskets, and restaurants for the morning after brunch in our local wedding directory.
Copyright - WedAlert 2009
Labels: out of town guests, wedding guests, wedding plann
posted by WedAlert at 6:12 AM
4 Comments:
We did that at our wedding. Called the hotel and got 10 rooms reserved and did get a very good price.
You have some great ideas here for making your guests feel welcomed, wanted, and thanked for attending your special day!
This is a great post, because inevitably there will be out of town guests there and this is something that needs to be figured out. I think you list some great things here, I would even add that you could rent a car service for the week or weekend that way they don't have to rely on the hotel shuttle schedule. They can come and go as they please if they know they will have a car ready to transport them. I think this will add a special touch to the event that is also convenient.
I really wish we had planned a brunch with our out of town guests after our wedding in 2000. Its such a great idea! I've started telling couples in my wedding classes to consider resting the day after the wedding instead of flying out to the honeymoon. Its a great way to catch up with guests without the reception frenzy!
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