Supplying your own alcohol for your wedding is something I
encourage. It saves money and puts the alcohol selection in your hands. For my
wedding in particular I had a few bottles of wine left over - so I decided to
thank my vendors.
I bought 13 gift bags from Michaels craft store in a bunch
for $7 and used some of my stocked up note cards (also from Michaels) to create
gift bags containing a bottle of wine. It took me an hour to put the bags
together and write the cards. The hardest part was delivering the gifts but
since vendors don't expect a gift, there's really no time limit. Whenever you
are around their way, just drop it by.
The obvious people to thank would be your event coordinator,
florist, Dj, photographer, and officiant. But people who are many times
forgotten about include the captain or wait supervisor at an event, the chef,
the venue representative, your hotel coordinator, hair stylist, makeup artist
and limo driver.
~ ~ ~
Thrifty Tip - whenever I'm at Michaels Craft store I always raid
the $1 section and buy note cards, paper pads, trinkets and anything that looks
cute. Usually costs me about $5 extra bucks. I always end up using the cards
last minute (instead of buying that $3.00 birthday card at CVS) and the extra
goodies go far in personalizing any little gift.
No comments:
Post a Comment