It’s never been more effortless to offer the most beautiful hostess box to your guests–read the story behind the BCP Hostess Box here!
How did the BCP Hostess Box come about? Between all of us, we’ve been asked and assigned the job of “taking care of the hostess package” more than once for family, neighbors, and friends. It’s the one thing on a baal simcha’s list they are happy to delegate because it takes up too much brain space.
What does it entail? There’s the search for the right-sized box, deciding what goes inside, ordering or scouring local stores for mini items…and then making sure it fits.
Each food item needs additional packaging because you can’t just throw nuts and candy into the box, so there’s more measuring and more container buying–does this bag fit, does that container hold enough chocolate? Then the rolling water bottles…we used to glue dot them down, only to find that the glass bottles weighed the box down on one side.
If you’re planning a Shabbos simcha where you will be hosting overnight guests and need a hostess box, it’s much more work to put together than it looks! (And if you’ve been a guest but never hosted…now you know!) It’s the last thing you want to be busy with at the last stretch right before the wedding or bar mitzvah…but it has to get done.
Why is a hostess box so important? It’s the touch that makes your guests feel welcome. When people are traveling, either from out of town or simply from across the neighborhood, they’re leaving the comfort of their homes to celebrate your simcha. It’s nice to provide them with the simple conveniences that they might not have easy access to in their accommodations (look at our photos for ideas!).
It can just be some bottled water and nosh…or be a little more detailed and include the toiletries they may need. Another important aspect of the hostess box (perhaps the most important!) is the itinerary of your simcha–all the times/locations of davening and meals!
The BCP Hostess Box is such a beautiful, warm welcome that greets your guests when they arrive at the location where they’ll be staying.
But how do we make it easier to put together? And cost effective too?
This idea came to Shaindy one Shabbos afternoon–around the time she was helping a sister-in-law with her boxes (why do good ideas come when we’re not supposed to be working?). She tried to suppress the thoughts and save them until motzei Shabbos, when she could now think, “How cool would a pre-sectioned Hostess Box be? It can have the dividers for the water bottle (just the right size so it doesn’t move around!), and smaller dividers for food/toiletries so they don’t need an additional container.”
When she shared her idea with the rest of the BCP team tonight, we started chatting about the details. The BCP Hostess Box would be simple to order, well-priced, and just make the whole process a bit more effortless.
And what about the itinerary? We brainstormed the idea for this double-sided window, so that the itinerary can be inserted, and there’s the logo on one side and the itinerary on the inside. It was brilliant!
Now it just had to happen.
Shaindy made a quick design and reached out to Mr. Link from Hammont Boxes. He loved the idea and worked to make a sample based on our design. We tweaked it a bit, adjusted size to make it more affordable, and after a while, this box was born.
You can choose to simply stick the food items in, or wrap them up–whatever is most convenient for you. There’s special-sized compartments for any item you want to include!
Plus! To make it even easier and even more affordable, we also include these designed templates, so you can insert your own information and print both an itinerary and custom labels without the need to have something designed from scratch.
How beautiful is this?
For now, the BCP Hostess Boxes are available at HammontBoxes.com, but we’ll update you when they arrive at retailers near you as well!
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