Gift Baskets
A trend that has become very popular because of the service involved and the ease of shopping is that of sending gift baskets. One company advertises simply the ‘wedding basket’. This is simply a basket you can use your imagination to combine gifts (it’s okay if you don’t have any imagination- the prepackaged baskets are for you). Suggestions are to incorporate gourmet snacks, a photo frame engraved with the bride and groom’s names, disposable camera and wedding bell candles. One of the interesting types of gift baskets is called the ‘spa basket’. This is a great gift for the bride and groom to use on their special honeymoon trip! There are many ‘flavors’ to choose from. Popular scents are: Lavender Tea, Lemon Grass and Ginger, White Tea and Ginger.
A spa basket often comes with slippers, sponges, lotions, powders, oils, brushes, bath salts and bubble bath oils and coffee cups and bath teas. A gift certificate for attending a spa, or getting a ‘his and her’ facial would be a welcome addition to the gift basket. Generally the basket or container will be such that the newlyweds can proudly utilize it in their new living quarters. There are many sources on the Internet and the service is that of shipping your gifts anywhere USA or world wide for that matter! Flower shops that specialize in gift baskets may also be able to ship other gifts for you that you might not have considered. Plants help make a new home feel warm and inviting. Blooming plants such as rose bushes, cymbidium orchids, phalenopsis orchids or azaleas ship very well.
Gardenia topiaries and other plant topiaries are very appealing as wedding gifts. Shipping should be done just a week before the wedding in order to arrive in it’s freshest condition. Many floral companies will also have beautiful fruit, candy or gourmet baskets to choose from. Again, this would be a fun gift to have delivered to the couple in their honeymoon suite. These gift baskets can be personalized as well, adding crystal glasses with their names and wedding dates etched into them or towels with their names and wedding date embroidered. Expanding the search on gift baskets reveals that there are picnic baskets, wine baskets and breakfast for two baskets and last but not least the breakfast in bed gift basket! In the search for gift baskets you might wonder how much you would be spending on such a gift. A basic starting price for a smaller basket would be around $50 plus shipping. Of course, one can give a much more elaborate basket ranging $99 and higher.
