Gift bags to thrill your guests

By Janie Ho | Special to amNewYork

September 25, 2007

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Like the invitation, the hotel welcome gift bag for sets the tone of a wedding and gets guests all jazzed up for the weekend's events.

So this wedding season, why not put extra effort into making guests' New York experience the one to top? After all, you're not just showing off your first-time hosting skills; you're defending bragging rights for the Big Apple.

-Caramel Apple, Red Envelope, $25, www.redenvelope.com. Tip: Personalize with label (i.e. "Mary's Big Apple)

-Couture Wedding Map, Retrospective Design, $40, www.retrospectivedesign.com. Monogrammed and designed to show hotel, ceremony, reception and key tourist spots.

-Memory Foam Neck Pillow, Homedics, $14.99, www.homedics.com

-Monogrammed Women's Therapeutic Slippers, Red Envelope, $35, www.redenvelope.com

-Individual Champagne Bottles, Karma, $29.99 for a four-pack, www.winerz.com

-Various NYC souvenirs, prices vary, your favorite street corner or www.NYCwebStore.com

-Buttercup Bakeshop Cupcakes, $21.60/dozen, 973 Second Ave., 212-350-4144 or 141 72nd St., 212-787-3800

-Wedding-Themed Disposable Camera, Fujicolor, $19.99/four-pack, www.ritzcamera.com

-Leather Travel Wallet, Red Envelope, $40, www.redenvelope.com. Large compartments for passport, tickets, currencies, ID.

-Travel Guide: InsideOut, $11.95, www.NYCwebStore.com. 64 pages with "best of" guides, pop-out map, light pen and compass

-Men's Travel Shaving Kit, L'Occitane, $66, www.redenvelope.com