It's not the caterer, band, florist or photographer that takes up the most time and effort in planning a wedding; it is the preparation of the goody bags for the hotel guests.
Someone had a nice idea a few years ago to prepare a bag of snacks for hotel guests. This "nice idea" has become the standard operating procedure when guests come to town for an event. Those who have prepared goody bags for their out of town guests will agree that it's alot more involved than it appears. And, no matter how many trips you make to Sam's Club, the goody bag always seems "skimpy." The following is the result of at least five shopping excursions:
Someone had a nice idea a few years ago to prepare a bag of snacks for hotel guests. This "nice idea" has become the standard operating procedure when guests come to town for an event. Those who have prepared goody bags for their out of town guests will agree that it's alot more involved than it appears. And, no matter how many trips you make to Sam's Club, the goody bag always seems "skimpy." The following is the result of at least five shopping excursions:
Marc and I were pretty excited about all these ingredients when we were at Sam's Club - and when you multiply each item by sixty, it adds up to a fair amount of cash. But, when we got it all home and put it into the (small-sized) tote bag, it looked skimpy.
So, the whole episode got me thinking about goody bags, in general.
Who needs this crap??
The ideal and useful wedding hotel guest goody bag should contain:
1. Shoe polish (in response to: "Honey ... I packed your suit, your tie, your underwear...the ONLY thing I asked you to do was SHINE YOUR SHOES!!! Was that too much to ask???")
2. Spanx (obviously!)
3. Contact lens solution and case (the most frequently forgotten travel item)
4. Umbrella (have you seen the 11 day accuweather.com forcast ---ugh)
5. Wedding Card ("Shoot...I forgot to get a card!")
6. Ambien (ya think?)
7. Camera (In response to..."Oh - I should have brought my camera!!")
8. flip flops (obviously!)
9. A dozen Krispy Kremes (now THAT'S a goody)
10. Six pack of Sam Adams Boston Lager or Diet Cokes - to wash down the donuts.
Next time, I guess.
Oh - one more thing. We are having a few guests who are vegetarians...do you think I should remove the Animal Crackers from their bags??
So, the whole episode got me thinking about goody bags, in general.
Who needs this crap??
The ideal and useful wedding hotel guest goody bag should contain:
1. Shoe polish (in response to: "Honey ... I packed your suit, your tie, your underwear...the ONLY thing I asked you to do was SHINE YOUR SHOES!!! Was that too much to ask???")
2. Spanx (obviously!)
3. Contact lens solution and case (the most frequently forgotten travel item)
4. Umbrella (have you seen the 11 day accuweather.com forcast ---ugh)
5. Wedding Card ("Shoot...I forgot to get a card!")
6. Ambien (ya think?)
7. Camera (In response to..."Oh - I should have brought my camera!!")
8. flip flops (obviously!)
9. A dozen Krispy Kremes (now THAT'S a goody)
10. Six pack of Sam Adams Boston Lager or Diet Cokes - to wash down the donuts.
Next time, I guess.
Oh - one more thing. We are having a few guests who are vegetarians...do you think I should remove the Animal Crackers from their bags??
2 comments:
i think its a pretty good goody bag!
Lucy, I am laughing so hard the roof is shaking. Remember when we were having Bar/Bat Mitzvahs? There was always a girlfriend's picture with each of us guzzling some disgusting drink. Well, here we are at Becky and Steve's wedding, x # of yrs. later, and the girlfriend picture will be a close-up of our chins. (Chin hairs can be tricky-watch it. They hide.)
Make a quick appt. with my girl, Tatoo Liz and let her work her magic.
I am totally hysterical reading about the goody bags and your freakin shoes. There are actually little soft things they sell for the backside of those razor sharp straps. OY!
Here's an idea: Move the wedding to Chatty where the weather will be 85 degrees, guaranteed. You can use Mommy Anne's backyard.
Milko and I are ready, your property is ready, the mob and fob are ready! Get that bride and groom down the aisle.
You are a trip, my friend. MWA!!!!!
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