Wedding Blog

Back to the OOT boxes… the contents!!

I talked earlier about the exterior of our out of town boxes, and now it’s time for the fun stuff… the goodies! The majority of our guests have never been to Hawaii before, so I thought this would be a good way to introduce them to some of my island favorites. Hawaiian Sun (yum!), obviously macadamia nuts (Mauna Loa is actually a Hershey product now), Li Hing Mui covered candies, and island inspired chips, to name a few.

Hawaiian Sun, Moana Loa, Li Hing Mui, Maui Style Chips

For the few Hawaiian local guests that will be in attendance, I thought maybe we should fill their bags with Pennsylvania treats. Whoopie pies(!), Hershey candies, Swiss Tea Cooler, and Utz chips. The Yuengling beer is there for fun, although it would be great if we could bring some of that to share too.

Martha Stewart, Hershey’s, Swiss, Utz, Yuengling

Some other fun goodies I was thinking about adding were water guns, beach balls, water-proof disposable cameras, etc.

Oriental Trading Company

We’re also throwing in Oahu maps, Tylenol, and postcards. Since these will be given out at the welcome BBQ, there will be a map and directions to the wedding ceremony included in them as well.

We’re also doing kiddie buckets! We only have a couple of children that will be in attendance, so this will only cost a few dollars per kid. I found sand pails at Michaels for $1 each, great for sand castle making! Don’t forget to check the Michaels and Target dollar bins! I found cute Hello Kitty coloring books for $1 a piece at Target that we plan to use in our kiddie buckets. I also found 24 packs of Crayola crayons for 20 cents a piece. Keep your eye out for sales!

Image source, Target, Crayola (also a PA product!)

We are bringing the PA goodies, boxes, buckets, and such to Hawaii with us. The rest of the goodies (Hawaii snacks) will be bought once we get there.

What local items will your OOT bags have?