| TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS Do your guests a favor and give them something they actually need. Here are some ideas we love.
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 | | The Write Stuff: Have your name and wedding date imprinted on white pens and pencils. Present each guest with a pen and pencil set, tied together by a metallic silver cord. Personalized stationery is another great idea. Have it printed with your favorite quote or your names and the wedding date.
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 | | A Helping Hand: Make a small donation in the name of each guest to a favorite earth-friendly charity, like your local zoo association or an endangered species preservation fund. Print out small cards for each place setting to let your guest know that you have made a donation in his or her name. Use fun animal stamps to decorate the card. Friends of ours, Corey and Elena Salomon, adopted a buffalo at an animal reserve in the name of their guests.
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| | A Morning Walk: Here's a wink to your guests. After a night of indulgence at your reception, they'll want to walk it off. Assemble small walking kits for each guest, complete with a bottle of water, an energy bar and maybe even a small hand towel. Wrap each kit in linen and tie the bundle with ribbon in your wedding colors. Be sure to include a small tag with instructions for use. Fun for the right price.
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| | Fun In The Sun: For a summer wedding, prep your guests for the beach or the pool with little gift baskets filled with sample-sized tubes of sun block and lip balm. Wrap the baskets in tulle and tie the bundle off with a ribbon in your wedding colors. This is a great gift to leave in their hotel rooms as a surprise. If your budget allows, include a towel and a pair of thongs. A blow-up beach ball or inner tube are great additions. How about your favorite book and a big bottle of water, too? Pack it all into a canvas beach bag, just for fun.
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| | Cap It: Carrie and Charlie Ceronio offered each guest a special wedding baseball cap for their afternoon pleasure cruise celebration. The couple's initials were embroidered on the front of each cap.
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| | Tokens: If your guests will need to take a toll bridge or road between your ceremony and reception locations, the appropriate number of tokens wrapped in a swatch of tulle makes a thoughtful favor. Tie each bundle with metallic silver cord or ribbon in your wedding colors and place them in baskets near the entrance to the ceremony location.
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