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Mrs. Champagne, DC/Vail/Colorado Age and Occupation: 26, Eye Doctor Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Attorney Engagement Date: March 13, 2006 Wedding Date: February 2009 Blogging Since: July 30, 2008 Venue: Small church ceremony with mountain-view log cabin reception About Me: I'm a small town mountain girl with a city heart. Found my way to the east coast, and Mr. Champagne kept me here so we're planning a wedding from afar in my hometown Vail, Colorado. I'm secretly obsessed with reality TV, Wii games where I can shoot a gun, country music, and Caesar: Dog Whisperer. I also spend time pretending to golf, backseat driving, having one way conversations with our MinPin Maxwell, loving champagne, and wedding perfecting… I mean, planning. I use way too many repeated symbols and letters when I write, and I'll love Mr. Champagne endlessly…
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I’m sitting at work and just got this email from Champ:

FYI: It is 9 degrees (feels like -1) in Vail today. Brrrrrrrr!

Oh man. It’s gonna hit me hard in a few weeks! So, considering that over half of our guest list is traveling from out of town, and most will be trekking over 500 miles from where it’s not quite so cold, I figured we would welcome them with a little warm Colorado cheer.

In each bag, we’ll add a bit of warmth with a pair of HotHands hand warmers. We’ve actually arranged a get together with all our guests that will be in town the Thursday before the wedding. After a few apres-ski drinks (mountain slang for happy hour), we’ll take the gondola up the mountain and go tubing! I’m certain these will come in handy!

HotHands2 Hand Warmers: $33.50 for 40 pair

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To keep guests nice and toasty while they are resting in their hotel rooms, we’ll also include a few packets of hot cocoa mix.

Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate Packets: 50 for $11.50

Personally, I’m a big marshmallow fan, but I’m not sure if every guest loves them as much as I do, so we might just stick to the regular hot cocoa mix.

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And just when guests think we can’t get any cheesier, we’ll add packages of “Hot Tamales”. I found these at a great price of .15 per box at Candy Warehouse.
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We’ll add these items to a mix of other helpful things like maps, water bottles, aspirin, directions, and high altitude reminders, and put them all in these Manhattan bags with twill handles. They’re $5.99 per package of 10 at Dunwoody Booth Packaging. I searched and searched for inexpensive gift bags that didn’t look cheap, and I finally ran across these.

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So what else can I add to these bags?!

Anyone else incorporate a little theme into your OOT bags? What will you include?

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44 Responses to “Feelin’ Hot Hot Hot: Our Theme OOT Bag”

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Miss Piglet (message)  1,045 posts, Bumble bee

How about bottled water for the altitude sickness? I know I was struggling the first couple of days I was there. Luckily, I plan to replicate what Miss Sushi did for her OOT bags since she and I both doing DWs in Hawaii. :) Wow, you’re so close to the day! I’m so excited for you!

 
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Mrs. Cupcake (message)  1,456 posts, Bumble bee

When I went to my cousin’s wedding in Vail (she also got married at the Vail chapel!) the welcome bags included lip balm, which I thought was a great idea for a Vail wedding.

 
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Mrs. Onion (message)  711 posts, Busy bee

i second the bottled water. perhaps some travel size hand cream and/or chapstick? and a little snack — nuts, pretzels, crackers. if they’ve been traveling they’re bound to be hungry when they arrive.

 
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Mrs. Onion (message)  711 posts, Busy bee

cupcake — great minds think alike! ;)

 
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Mrs. Cupcake (message)  1,456 posts, Bumble bee

We ARE geniuses, Mrs. Onion! :)

 
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Miss Taffy (message)  3,105 posts, Sugar bee

I agree with the comments above, and would like to suggest mini kleenex packets. Even if I don’t have a cold, my nose gets sniffly in the chilly weather! Your bags are cute, and I love the hand warmers and hot cocoa! :)

 
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angelastheboss (message)  306 posts, Helper bee

A cheapie pair of gloves- I know they have those one-size-fits-all gloves at the dollar store. They’d be handy if someone forgets gloves or one (inevitably) gets dropped in the snow.

 
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Miss Quiche (message)  3,140 posts, Sugar bee

Great idea, Taffy!

Champ - I couldn’t find a hot tamale pattern, but I did find these Champage and Wedding themed ones :)

http://www.thetissuestore.com/Store_ViewProdDetail.asp?ProdID=9901&Cat=281

http://www.thetissuestore.com/Store_ViewProdDetail.asp?ProdID=7042&Cat=263

 
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Miss Scarlet (message)  290 posts, Helper bee

These are adorable! Definitely go for the marshmallows :) I second the chapstick and kleenex!

 
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ggsb (message)  1,245 posts, Bumble bee

I second the kleenex packets and chapstick/hand cream. The last time I was in Costco they had large packs of those 360 earmuffs, not sure the price point for them, but they could be nice especially tubing in the afternoon.

We’ll be in BCreek next week and those temperatures sound really, really cold to this GA girl!

 
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Miss Deviled Egg (message)  1,250 posts, Bumble bee

There are lots of good suggestions already! I love the idea of having a theme for your OOT bags. I’m sure your guests will love them.

 
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Instead of the Swiss Miss cocoa mix, I highly recommend the Land o Lakes cocoa mixes (there are a bunch of flavors out there). I think they taste better, and not too terribly expensive at Sams Club ($11 for 46 variety pack at the one here in Brookfield, WI). Goes great in coffee too :D

 
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Tee

One of my favorite future wedding projects is the welcome bag! What about a cheap mug for the cocoa? Or a local snack??

 
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Heidz

I agree with the chapstick and kleenex idea, some people forget to pack things like that. Personalized bottled water would be a nice touch as well..it’s pretty cheap to personalize the labels. As cheesy as that may be to some, I love the idea :) Thanks for the bag reference, I’ve been searching for something like those and they look perfect!

 
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Miss Bruschetta (message)  5,565 posts, Bee Keeper

I agree with the hand cream suggestion! I know whenever it’s below 50, my hand start to get red and rough!

This isn’t too exciting a suggestion, but maybe some plastic bags — or something else to help keep wet items away from dry ones!

Oh, and I vote for no-marshmallow hot cocoa (but that’s just because of my own personal preference!).

BUT, if you DID want to work in marshmallows, then maybe include ingredients for s’mores in the bags? A small chocolate bar, some graham crackers and a packet of marshmallows? This could encourage guests to mix and mingle while cozying up by the fire and making snacks!

 
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jennred782

You might be able to find some cute mittens or scarves. But I think if you are trying to stay with the hot theme you’ve got a great bag.

 
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Mrs. Pinot Noir (message)  799 posts, Busy bee

Everything looks great and I love the hot theme!

 
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Miss Sushi (message)  1,480 posts, Bumble bee

Maybe throw in a mug to go with the hot chocolate? I love the ideas you have, especially the hand warmers! Too cute!

 
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Miss Kitten (message)  868 posts, Busy bee

I like Miss Sushi’s mug idea. For my brother’s wedding we got mugs made with their name and wedding date for the OOT bags. I use mine all the time! And I know it doesn’t go with the theme, but I also second the chapstick That was one of the things I forgot when I went to Colorado over Christmas!

 
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cannotwait (message)  2,168 posts, Buzzing bee

we are making homemade scarves a la pineapple

 
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Mrs. Champagne, DC/Vail/Colorado Age and Occupation: 26, Eye Doctor Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Attorney Engagement Date: March 13, 2006 Wedding Date: February 2009 Blogging Since: July 30, 2008 Venue: Small church ceremony with mountain-view log cabin reception About Me: I'm a small town mountain girl with a city heart. Found my way to the east coast, and Mr. Champagne kept me here so we're planning a wedding from afar in my hometown Vail, Colorado. I'm secretly obsessed with reality TV, Wii games where I can shoot a gun, country music, and Caesar: Dog Whisperer. I also spend time pretending to golf, backseat driving, having one way conversations with our MinPin Maxwell, loving champagne, and wedding perfecting… I mean, planning. I use way too many repeated symbols and letters when I write, and I'll love Mr. Champagne endlessly…

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