Wedding Blog

There are lots of things I could definitely splurge on if I had the resources- extravagant ceiling-high floral arrangements? a fancy martini bar with unlimited choices? Manolos or Brian Atwood heels? Yes, yes, and yes, please. One of the most fun for me to dream about is elaborate out-of-town bags for our guests. A quick glance at the (ever-growing) guest list shows that 90 of our 128 invited parties hail from outside the great state of Maine, so this will certainly remain but a dream. If I could though, I would love to shower them all with baskets full of gourmet Maine goodies and fun trinkets to remind them of their time in Vacationland.

To start, I’d get each guest one of L.L. Bean’s new Tidepool Boat and Tote bags:


Then I’d add one of Stonewall Kitchen’s gift sets… I love their Wild Maine Blueberry Jam:

I’d throw in a yummy scented travel candle, like this one by Tocca in “Tahiti” in honor of our honeymoon:

We’d have to have a little chocolate… I love these from Wilbur’s of Maine:

And with chocolate, you must have wine… Blacksmith’s is a fabulous local winery, and they have Blueberry Wine!

I’d finish it off with a custom-made map of the weekend’s festivities from Laura Hooper, like this one:
It’s so fun to dream! How would you welcome your guests if money were no object?

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