Personalized Packaging
An easy way to carry your theme throughout every last detail is to incorporate it into the way you package your gifts. Design your boxes or bags with the colors worn by your bridal party. Match the fonts on your tags to the font you used for your invitations. Think about what you want the life span of your package to be -- if it's made of sturdy material, your guests can reuse them.




The gifts you provide on your wedding day is a wonderful way to tell your guests just how much you appreciate their presence. Many guests will have traveled far to be with you, and a memento from your special day is a great way to say thanks!

Labels: Destination wedding, gifts, Montana wedding, Montana weddings, packaging, wedding planning

Celebrating your marriage is infinitely more enjoyable when you have your friends and family there beside you. At the end of the night, you want them to walk away with precious memories and a gift that will remind the guests of the wonderful time they had on your Montana wedding day.

There are a million different routes you can take when you're deciding on wedding favors:

• purchase the gift and hand-craft the package according to your colors and your wedding's theme
• you can opt for a complete do-it-yourself gift, which you build from the ground-up and is full of hard work and love for your guests
• distribute a useful item that is personalized with your wedding date and names
• hand out a gift that will aid in guests' entertainment for the night, such as those individual s'more packets above (which the recently wed couple Kari and Brandon Gardner handed out at their wedding in Bozeman, Montana. Many guests roasted the marshmallows over the candles adorning the tables at the reception!)
  

...and the list goes on. We have compiled some of our favorite Montana wedding guest gifts, which will be published on the blog in four installments throughout the week, to get your creative wheels turning.

Weather- or location-related gifts
Are you having an outdoor wedding in the hot sun, or are you nervous that it might rain? Will your guests be forced to trek along a dark path at the end of the night to return to their cars? Help your guests out by being prepared for them, and plan your gifts accordingly!

Labels: Destination wedding, gifts, Montana wedding, Montana weddings, wedding planning

Here is a sneak peak at some of Bärbel's (from Nashan Photographers) beautiful photos from Chris and Monique's July 4th wedding. The couple chose Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Montana as the location for their destination wedding, traveling from California for their special day. The day brought rain, sleet and thunder showers early on but turned into a lovely day in time for the ceremony, allowing for the couple to exchange vows outside with gorgeous views of the mountains. The wedding was coordinated by Leslie Lukas who also did the beautiful floral arrangements. Cakes from Cabin Ridge created the amazing tree inspired cake. Bärbel had a wonderful time photographing the couple who were so gentle and tender with each other.

Labels: Cakes from Cabin Ridge, Destination wedding, Leslie Lukas, Mountain wedding, Nashan Photographers

Katie and Paul were married last Wednesday at Chico Hot Springs in Paradise Valley, Montana. They both live in Colorado and decided on Montana as the spot for their destination wedding. Everyone attending was from out of town which kept the wedding fairly small and intimate. The family rented a vacation rental in Emigrant where they had their rehearsal dinner and where Katie and her maid of honor (her sister) got ready for the wedding.

Chico was the perfect place for Katie and Paul because they take care of so many of the details for you, which can be a real benefit when planning a wedding from another state. Katie ordered her adorable dress on Ebay and even ordered her flowers online, which her mother and sister then put together in arrangements.

The bride and groom are both very laid back, relaxed people and that was evident throughout their wedding. They did a great job of keeping it simple and very fun. Thank you Katie and Paul and I hope to see you back in Montana some day!

- Chieko

Labels: Chico Hot Springs, Destination wedding, Paradise Valley