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dandg
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Member since 6/04 458 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/19/2005 3:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Inn at Eastwind (Southhampton Ballroom)
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Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
Seems like such an extra added expense?? Do the guests expect it? Just trying to get some thoughts here.
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Posted 5/17/05 8:28 PM 
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buggiegirl
bring on the diet!!
Member since 3/05 1170 total posts
Wedding Date:
9/2/2006 11:00 AM
Wed. Location:
The Thayer Hotel @ West Point
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
if we do them it will be very minimal- there will be NO extra $$ at that point!!
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Posted 5/17/05 8:33 PM
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DrmnBlnd
I need a vacation!!
Member since 12/02 5976 total posts
Wedding Date:
5/15/2004 12:20 PM
Wed. Location:
Giorgio's
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
we didn't do them- we didn't have any extra money, but also my MIL told me not to- and ALL of DH's guests were from MA. She felt that it was 'too much'.
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Posted 5/17/05 8:42 PM
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suven
Sunny skies on my wedding day!
Member since 8/03 5968 total posts
Wedding Date:
5/30/2004 2:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Leonard's of Great Neck: A
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
we didn't do them. No one expected them, no one commented about it at all.
But, we blocked rooms at "high end" hotels, but were able to get GREAT rates. The hotels had EVERYTHING in the rooms that a guest could hope for, at no extra charge.
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Posted 5/17/05 8:48 PM
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cindyandkevin
To have and to hold
Member since 2/05 21575 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/10/2006 5:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Stonebridge Country Club
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
I don't think we're gonna do them. We don't have that many OOT guests so I don't think it's worth it to stress myself over. Plus it's an added expense that we don't really have room for!! 
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Posted 5/17/05 8:50 PM
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ML110
"I'm Addicted"
Member since 12/04 1431 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/25/2005 12:00 AM
Wed. Location:
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
we're not gonna do them... we don't have too many people coming from OOT..... and the ones that are are from hicksville, PA and things are so much simpler out there that i know they're not expecting anything... but if you do do them, i don't think they have to be anything fancy-- maybe just a couple snack sized bags of chips or somethign and a bottle of water
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Posted 5/17/05 8:51 PM
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Mrs. dleeny
My most beautiful day ever
Member since 3/05 12395 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/6/2005 5:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Swan Club A+
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
Posted by dandg
Seems like such an extra added expense?? Do the guests expect it? Just trying to get some thoughts here.
I'm doing it b/c I went to an out of town wedding and when I saw the bag I thought it was such a GREAT idea and nice touch.
I'm not going overboard with mine. I got the gift bags at AC Moore - 3/$1.00! These are the contents:
Bottled water
Cheese/Crackers
Cookies
Granola Bars
Candy
trial size Tylenol
Brochures (free)
Maps (free)
Train schedules (free)
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Posted 5/17/05 9:00 PM
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N.Y.bride
Beyond Obsession
Member since 3/05 7206 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/28/2005 11:30 AM
Wed. Location:
Chateau La Mer A++++++
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
Im not doing it. I think its kind of a new thing.
I think we go a little over the top in lower NY. I dont even think my OOT relatives know what it is LOL
I have been to out of state weddings and I never got one and I was a - o.k. with that too.
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Posted 5/17/05 9:11 PM
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sgusti
Board Fanatic
Member since 12/04 384 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/6/2005 1:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Riviera
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
I think that the guest bags are nice, but it's just an expense we can't do right now.
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Posted 5/17/05 10:10 PM
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cjb88
I'm a married lady!!!
Member since 11/04 7315 total posts
Wedding Date:
4/8/2006 6:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Hamlet Willow Creek A+++++++
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
I have been to oot weddings in Fla, and never received one... we arent doing them either...
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Posted 5/17/05 10:13 PM
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DottieMcHugh
Board Fanatic
Member since 3/05 306 total posts
Wedding Date:
2/12/2005 5:30 PM
Wed. Location:
The Meadow Club
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
I think they are nice but not necessary. I was so busy and that was the furthest thing from my mind.
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Posted 5/17/05 10:20 PM
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SFP0214
Just call me...Mrs. F!
Member since 7/04 2521 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/1/2005 4:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Vanderbilt Mansion
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
I don't think guests expect it at all. When I tell people about, they look at me like I have gone bonkers! They probably are right
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Posted 5/17/05 10:29 PM
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dita531
Still a Newlywed?
Member since 2/04 2362 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/11/2005 11:00 AM
Wed. Location:
Riviera- A++
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
Me! I'm out of $$$$$
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Posted 5/17/05 11:12 PM
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wood2be
My Prince has come!
Member since 1/04 2639 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/10/2004 3:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Montauk Yacht Club - FM me for details
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
I did them and it cost about $5 per bag. To me it was worth the expense. People didn't expect them and probably would not have noticed if we didn't, but they all commented on how thoughtful it was.
Last weekend my friend got married and she didn't do them. Her guest were staying at my hotel and I only heard one comment about there not being any. (They saw that another bride had left them for her guests).
So, in my opinion, they are definitely not necessary, but are a nice thought if you have the time and a little extra money.
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Posted 5/17/05 11:30 PM
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aidamarie
Board Fanatic
Member since 1/05 676 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/8/2005 6:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Antuns
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
We didnt do them
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Posted 5/17/05 11:44 PM
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JBKempf
A Wife & A Mom in the New Year
Member since 12/04 2021 total posts
Wedding Date:
12/31/2005 6:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Mediterranean Manor
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
I don't plan on doing them. Most of the OOT guests will originally be from NY.
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Posted 5/18/05 6:35 AM
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jaclyncalderon
I'M MARRIED!!
Member since 10/04 1172 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/28/2006 7:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Thatched Cottage
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
I don't plan on doing them...I don't think my guests expect it and i'd like to put any extra money into other things
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Posted 5/18/05 6:39 AM
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frosty
Happily Married!
Member since 9/04 1660 total posts
Wedding Date:
9/25/2005 12:00 PM
Wed. Location:
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
I'm not doing them either. My whole family is coming from out of state, and it would be just too much to try to get done. Plus, I've gone to weddings OOT before, and I've never received a guest bag, so I personally don't think they are all that important. Also, my guests might be staying at different hotels, so it would to hard to coordinate.
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Posted 5/18/05 8:26 AM
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AnniesSS
We're now homewoners!!!
Member since 1/05 3147 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/12/2005 11:30 AM
Wed. Location:
Beach Club Estate
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
We are doing them because it's a nice touch and makes the people who are OOT feel a little extra special about making the journey. They don't have to be overboard - Grammy's Night bags... just a few things like water, area guides, snacks, asprins. 
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Posted 5/18/05 8:37 AM
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Kerrycec
NOTW w/0 7/16!
Member since 10/04 5382 total posts
Wedding Date:
3/4/2006 2:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Villa Lombardi's, A+++++
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
we are just putting a bottle of pindar in the room with a note tag. No basket and the bottles by the case come out to $5 each.
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Posted 5/18/05 9:41 AM
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Mrs. dleeny
My most beautiful day ever
Member since 3/05 12395 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/6/2005 5:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Swan Club A+
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
Posted by Kerrycec
we are just putting a bottle of pindar in the room with a note tag. No basket and the bottles by the case come out to $5 each.
WHOA! I LOVE that idea!!
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Posted 5/18/05 9:43 AM
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dpli
"I'm Addicted"
Member since 1/04 2471 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/7/2004 3:30 PM
Wed. Location:
The Swan Club
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
Nope. I didn't want the extra expense, but really, I didn't want to give myself ANYTHING extra to do the few days before the wedding. I didn't really have a lot of help the week before, so it would have been me to drop them off. My guests didn't notice and I don't think cared.
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Posted 5/18/05 10:22 AM
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103005FallBride
I married the love of my life
Member since 2/05 7248 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/30/2005 11:00 AM
Wed. Location:
Westbury Manor A++
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
I never expect them when I go to a wedding, but when you see that package when you walk in your hotel room...it just makes you feel good....that the Bride and Groom appreciate the fact that you traveled and are paying for a hotel just to be with them on their special day.
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Posted 5/18/05 10:50 AM
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amazon_gracie
Board Fanatic
Member since 3/05 470 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/3/2006 6:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Roslyn Claremont Hotel
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
I don't have too many OOT guests and most of the ones that come will be driving in and not staying overnight. I figure I can have small "travel" bags for their drives back.
Coffee candy, munchies, bottled water, and maybe a mix cd.
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Posted 5/18/05 10:53 AM
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SomethingBlu
Enjoying the journey...
Member since 10/04 10523 total posts
Wedding Date:
5/27/2005 3:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Jericho Terrace - A+
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Re: Anyone not doing/didn't do OOT Guest bags??
We're not doing them...never even thought about it.
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Posted 5/18/05 11:06 AM
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