Welcome Your Guests

Elaine - Basket Mania For Customized Gifts

The Basket Mania design studio is located in New York City, where Elaine's ample stock of unique baskets and containers wait to be turned into beautiful surprises that are sure to make you and your guests extremely happy. From various containers that include tall Martini glasses, cheeky lace bustier fabric gift bags and wired baskets to the more conventional gift baskets that come in various colors. Unlike massed produced packaged gift baskets, Elaine produces handmade custom designs, that are created with a love and passion for her craft, which means that whether you want a simple design or towering work of art your guests will receive a gift that expresses you're heart felt desires. http://www.basket-mania.com Telephone: 917-817 1257

When you have out of town guests that are going the distance to be a part of your special day, it's nice to be able to thank them for taking the time to share in your happiness.

Which is why Welcome Gifts for you're out of town guests should have a place in your wedding budget.

So here are 5 Tips on how to welcome your guests.

Tip #1.  Hire a gift basket designer like Elaine; from Basket Mania to make individual personalized welcome gifts for your guests and ask her create a unique design that includes all of their favorites.

Tip #2. Include whimsical novelties that will have sentimental meaning and long term value to your guests.  With customizable baskets you can decide on the contents so why not include whimsical novelties and trinkets, that Elaine can carefully place among beautifully packaged decadent Belgian gourmet truffles and chocolates drizzled with artistic swirls of white and dark chocolate, white chocolate popcorn, pistachios and mixed nuts, savory, herb and wine gourmet crackers and cheeses complimented with Tuscan styled dipping herbs, smoked salmon, scrumptious rum cakes, parmesan bruschetta chips, uniquely named gourmet coffees, cocoas and teas, wine biscuits and more.

Fruit & Gourmet Welcome Baskets

Consider the perks of personal service verses massed produced shelf stocked gifts and gift baskets.

1. The beauty of ordering your welcome gift from Basket Mania is that your welcome gifts can be themed to coincide with your wedding theme and colors, so if you are planning a tropical themed wedding for example think about including rich and extremely moist rum cakes and Jamaican Me Crazy gourmet coffee, of if you want to create a vintage inspired Marta's Vineyard themed wedding, include a selection of gourmet wine, cheeses and crackers along with red, green and black juicy grapes and non alcoholic beverages and sparkling apple ciders.
2. You can order welcome gifts that cater to your budget and Elaine can work with during a telephone consultation and make suggestions that take your budget into account.
3. You don't need to be in New York to order welcome gifts, Elaine ships her creations nation wide or if your local your guests can receive by  hand deliveries.
4. You can order from Basket Mania from 9 A.M. until 6 P.M and customer service is so important to Elaine that she does not offer on line ordering, instead call to speak to Elaine directly and receive personal attention during your complimentary ordering consultation,

Tip #3 Think outside the box by including information about the area where you will be hosting your wedding and ask Elaine to include tourist information about places to visit, restaurants, hair and beauty locations amusements, beaches etc. All of which you can gather and mail to Elaine so that she can add it as an inclusion.

Tip #4 Send parents a sentimental appreciation basket and release the wow in gift giving by sending mini framed photo's of you throughout the years, that Elaine can incorporate into her design, all of this and more can be possible with the kind of personalize service that Elaine provides through Basket Mania.

Tip #5 Spoil your bridal party with a gift certificate to get pampered and have Elaine include it in a after care pamper basket with top of the line pamper items that you will not find on the selves because they are specially made for gift basket designers. Items come in beautiful scents which are contained chic packagingyet totally affordable even if you have to watch your pennies.

The most important thing is to always have fun with each and every aspect of planning your wedding and Elaine makes that possible with gift basket classes where you can learn to make your own gift baskets, so why not arrange a bridal party gift basket making class and make it a group effort by making gifts for your guests?

No matter what you decide just remember to ensure that your guests know just how important it is for you to have them share in the beauty of your day and even if you have a modest budget before you say no I can't afford it, call Elaine to discover economical ways that she can create the most amazing welcome gifts for your family and friends and as you complete your order, know that the end result will always be sealed with love.