Honeymoon Gift Baskets

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If you are looking for a unique gift for a special bride and groom, consider giving a honeymoon gift basket. With so little spare time left during wedding planning, you can easily provide a special, custom gift that will undoubtedly be appreciated by a couple. A customized honeymoon gift basket can have special touches from home, romantic accents or hold special surprises. And maybe most importantly, a honeymoon gift basket is easy to create on your own.

Selecting a Basket, Box or Bag

A perfect basket can be found at a home goods shop or craft stores. You can paint the basket yourself or add ribbon detailing to match the bride's color pallet. There are also many different shapes and sizes of gift boxes, including traditional circular hat boxes and storage containers that are covered with decorative printed papers. Most of these boxes also include a lid, allowing you to decide if you want the entire contents to fit neatly in the confines of the box or if you would rather wrap the box in cellophane or even tulle.

If you are looking to cut down on some of the cost of your gift basket, you could consider using a gift bag as your container. This is especially helpful if the couple is truly dashing off to their honeymoon right after the reception, where they would be easily able to carry your gift.

Choosing the Right Gifts

When you are selecting gifts to place in your gift basket, you could consider using a theme in your gift selections. Your basket can be centered around the honeymoon location, such as providing sunblock, aloe sunburn relief lotion or disposable underwater cameras for a beach location. If a couple is heading to a colder climate, you can provide specialty hot chocolate mixes, flavored coffee beans and favorite teas. If the bride and groom are planning an outdoors excursion, you might think about adding mosquito repellent, mini binoculars and maybe engraved thermal coffee containers that can be enjoyed long after the honeymoon has ended.

Comforts from Home and Special Surprises

Being on a honeymoon does not mean a couple won't get a little homesick. Think about including pictures of beloved pets that may be left behind or including postcard stamps in case they would like to send some snail mail home. You could also provide favorite homemade cookies and drinks for a long trip or special scented candles to help create a romantic evening. If you know where the honeymoon location will be, a very unique gift would involve researching online to find a gift certificate for a local restaurant or shop as a special surprise for the couple.

Couples usually receive dozens of wedding gifts and years later, they remember very few that they received let alone who gave them. Honeymoon gift baskets provide the opportunity to customize the contents and be thoughtful of what the couple will truly enjoy, while creating a special gift the couple will actually remember and appreciate.

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