📦 From Our Wedding to Warehouse: How It All Started
In 2014, I was deep in wedding planning mode — seating charts, signature cocktails, figuring out how not to invite my third cousin twice removed. But in the middle of it all, I had this little spark of an idea.
Friends and family were flying into San Antonio from all over the country to celebrate with us. And while I knew they’d hit the Alamo, the Riverwalk, and probably get very lost on I-10, I wanted them to experience our San Antonio — the one we knew and loved. The one filled with salsa from the family-run shop down the street, hand-poured candles from a maker we met at a market, and sweets that you don’t just eat... you remember.
So I thought:
What if we could put San Antonio… in a box?
But like most good ideas, it had to wait. I tucked it away while I climbed the corporate ladder, changed diapers, and figured out how to be an adult (still working on that last part). The idea would resurface now and then — usually when I saw a cool local product or got a gift that felt impersonal.
Then one day, it just clicked. I wasn’t passionate about climbing that ladder anymore. I was passionate about that box.
I met with an attorney. I wrote a business plan. I bought a small batch of boxes and scribbled a list of my favorite local products. My dining room table became my test kitchen, packing station, and occasional dinner table if you could find a clear spot.
When we launched, it was small. Just me, a few boxes, and a hot pink vendor card that told the story of every local maker inside.
But word spread fast. Friends shared it. Local businesses reached out. And soon, San Antonio in a Box grew from a creative little side hustle to a city-celebrating powerhouse — delivering the taste, talent, and soul of San Antonio to people all over the world.
Today, we work with dozens of local vendors and offer everything from one-box gifts to fully branded corporate kits. We’re a small business with a big heart. And our mission hasn’t changed since day one:
To connect people through thoughtful gifting and spotlight the incredible makers who give this city its magic.
That’s our story. It started with love, continues with community, and is wrapped with a whole lot of local pride.
So if you’ve ever received one of our boxes — thank you. You’re not just opening a gift.
You’re opening a piece of San Antonio.