For My Bridesmaids…
January 3rd, 2007 @ 8:27 am by Mrs. Plumeria
Anyway, without further ado: my newsletter!
The top page is a letter to them. This part was by far the hardest, because I don’t think I can really express how much the friendships of these girls mean to me! Behind that page, I put written information about schedules, location, dresses, shoes, and hair & makeup.
I used the styling and imagery that I had created for the invitations. The tulips ended up looking nice, though not in the metallic gold ink they will be printed with on the invites, since I printed them at home.
The last page has all of the dress details for them, including a swatch of the material. The outfits consist of different tops, skirts, and sash options from which the girls can mix and match to choose their own outfit. I had a unique problem in presenting the dresses, because they are being made, not ordered from a manufacturer — so I did not have pictures of the outfits for them to choose from. Furthermore, the different pieces are taken from various sewing patterns, so even the photos on the pattern envelopes could not portray what the actual outfits would look like. So, I decided to get a little crafty and make paper doll type pieces for them to play with. Their final outfit can be taped onto a mannequin on the response form so I know exactly what each girl wants. I hope that they’ll have a little bit of fun with the whole process, since they didn’t get to go and try on dresses at the stores.
Finally, I tucked all of the pages into a plastic folder, ready to be placed in the hands of my six dear friends.
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27 Responses to “For My Bridesmaids…”
I did the old fashion way of just sending them BM newsletter over the internet since it was so hard for me to get all of them together. I think this is really a cute idea~
those are SUPER cute! where did you get the tulip image? I love love love it!
I used tulips for my save-the-date and had a stamp made and then embossed them… It would be fun to use another tulip image on somethign… maybe the thank yous for my showers…
Very cute little package!!!
That is so cute and SUCH a great idea! It looks really nice and the paper doll/dresses is a great idea and should help out your bridesmaids
That’s so involved and detailed! BUT, it’ll help them a lot and looks great. Now I feel like an underachiever!
I love the paper doll/dresses idea! But very detailed and pain-staking, eh?
amazing!!
that is so cool!
Oh vir, you’re so talented! Great job on the newsletters! High five high five ***!
great job, and very elegantly and well-executed. it’s a nice, fresh breath of air from the other BM (often not well-designed) newsletters i’ve seen floating around. it’s making me consider maybe doing it, even.
the paper dolls are too cute.
Thanks! I was pretty excited myself after I was done with them — somewhat painstaking, yes, but Mr. Plumeria did volunteer a helping hand (and in doing so, gave me yet another reason why he’s the one for me! Would you believe he was *better* than me at cutting out these?). Miss Raspberry, the tulips were originally a pen and ink drawing I had done, then scanned into the computer.
It was actually not that difficult; the whole thing, once I got going, took only a couple of nights to design and then assemble… so never say never to the possibility of making your own!
Wow Vir!!! You’re so crafty! And the newsletters look really pretty! so cute! It seems like you have it all organized neatly! All my thoughts and ideas are scattered on word docs, work paper, and post its. And my pictures I’m collecting are all 3 diff computers! I need to be more like you!
you did a wonderful job! very pretty. i would be honored to get something like that. now i feel bad, i just asked them when i saw them. nothing fancy. i love the paper doll dresses, what a great idea. it’s funny, my fi was also better at cutting our save the dates. it was a lot of cutting. =)
WOW! What a thoughtful and amazing idea!
that is just TOO cute! you are really creative and thoughtful. your bridesmaids are so lucky!
that looks fantastic! i love the dress up doll. i think your bridesmaids are going to love it!
You are so creative Vir!! Its such a cute idea. I agree..with Mrs. Bee..love the dress up doll!
Good luck with Wedding planning!
The “make your own dress” thing is so cute! I love it.
What a FABULOUS idea making pieces for them to play with!
how odd, my whole comment didn’t post.
Wow, thats awesome… I feel like a slacker too, but I still have 8 months so I guess its never too late??
Question: Do all of your bmaids read weddingbee?? I’m debating whether or not to let them know I post here… I dont want to ruin some surprises!! hehe =)
This is one of the best bridesmaid newsletters I’ve ever seen. All the other ones are so cutesy and make me want to vomit. Yours, on the other hand, is well-designed, clean, informative, and just awesome.
HAHA you’re a nerd too! Just kidding. It’s awesome.. (way better than a webpage haha). Everything you make turns out beautiful. I’m excited.. just 5 months left! =)
You all make me feel so happy. Anyway — Miss Emerald, I think only my MOH Jasmine reads this, since she’s in two weddings this year and is totally immersed in bridal culture. Some of my other friends who are getting married read too, though (*cough* JenChen Alice Jasmin *cough*). Actually, posting on Weddingbee is my method of sparing the bridesmaids from me talking too much about the details of planning… I still want them to be my friends afterward! 
By being a ‘bee, I can share my wedding planning craziness with people that actually like to hear about it! Thanks everyone! Hey jas… I think your webpage is AWESOME and worked perfectly for what you’re doing!
that is the cutest thing ever!
Where did you get metallic gold ink from? Did you take it to a printers? I am very interested in doing the same.
Mrs. Plumeria, San Francisco
Age and Occupation in 06: 22, Graphic Designer
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, High School Teacher
Engagement Date: December 30, 2005
Wedding Date: May 12, 2007
Venue: Hotel Ballroom
About Me: I love all things artsy and unique, and it has become a passion of mine to incorporate these attributes into my wedding (and become DIY royalty in the process). Other than dreaming up projects for the wedding, my latest hobbies include working on my computer, playing with my cute pet bunny, or shopping at Target/Barnes and Noble with my fiance.
I really love this idea of giving your bridesmaids a note to thank them, etc. Very creeative!