Burlington | Weddingbee

Miss Onion, NYC/Burlington, VT Age and Occupation: 27, PR & Marketing and Jazz Singer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Data Analyst Engagement Date: April 2, 2006 Wedding Date: September 2007 Blogging Since: July 11, 2007 Venue: Restaurant in Burlington About Me: I didn't think I'd be "that girl," but I am having so much fun planning our wedding (mostly by myself). I'm a PR and Marketing Director for a major jazz festival and camp by day, and by night, a romantic jazz singer and bride-to-be! I hope all my research can help other brides in their planning.

Best of the ‘Bee - Welcome Bags

November 23rd, 2010 @ 12:51 pm by Mrs. Onion

One of my favorite projects while preparing for our wedding weekend was our OOT bags. It was done on a tight budget and it really made people feel welcome. The Italian side if me feels the need to care for and feed others. The idea of people coming all the way to Burlington, VT and arriving hungry killed me. I put together bags to welcome our guests when they arrived at their hotel and so many of our loved ones approached me later to say how welcome they felt, and how glad they were for the snacks! Many took them on the road with them when they left. It was a small touch (less than $2.50 per bag) that went a long way. How are you making your guests feel welcome?

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When you host a “destination” wedding, all of your guests are from out of town, so it’s really nice to make them feel welcome. And packing welcome bags is almost as much fun as Halloween candy or holiday gift bags.

Mr. Onion and I went to visit our parents this weekend (both of them live within 10 minutes of each other which is great) and we got a lot done. The bags were purchased at Papermart.com and were reasonably priced at $.40 each. I chose these bags because of their color, size and the quantity. You could purchase these bags in sets of 25 — you didn’t have to buy 200+. We also packed all 30 of our welcome bags for our guests. I’m really happy with how they turned out.

Miss Onion surrounded by welcome bag goodies in my parents living room!

The Gift Of Love

October 17th, 2007 @ 6:33 pm by Mrs. Onion

Mr. Onion and I drove from New York to Burlington, VT (6+ hours) the Thursday before our Saturday wedding. This way we had time to get our errands done and relax for the rest of the weekend. After we ran around on Thursday we took some time to rest at the Willard Street Inn before going out to dinner at our favorite French restaurant in town — Leunigs Bistro. This is when we decided to exchange gifts. I gave him a nice album with my “intime” photos taken by Tony Yang and he gave me a journal.