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What about a gift card? I know they can be so impersonal, but if you did a Blockbuster/Hollywood/Netflix one for the film buff, an American Airlines/Carnival/Hotels.com one for the traveler, eBay/Amazon for the bargainista, Saks for the chic, etc. they would be personal but still practical. You could make a little card to go with each one (that looks like a movie ticket, suitcase, shopping bag, etc) with a note from you.

It’s the only drawback to having such a small wedding party - things like newsletters and group projects are silly for us because one is my sister and the other is my former roommate so we talk all the time, almost daily. But I’ll see if I can alter this to make it work for me too! I love the idea of them being the same but detailed differently.

i love this idea. i’ve been starting to wonder what i’m going to do myself. and miss strawberry, you’re making me think i’m a bad bride b/c i haven’t started the search yet! and our wedding dates are exactly the same (09.01).

I’m curious though… what did these mini-surveys of yours include and look like? and what made you come up with the idea?

Oo la la c’est manifique!

I love M’s idea of Hanky Panky underwear. They are relatively cheap and come in an array of colors. You can also throw in some cute flip flops from flipfloptrunkshow.com

for the shopping fanatics, what about the book “this little piggy went to prada” its got really fun couture versions of nursery rhymes from anthropologie (not sure if they still have it. . . i got mine at target w/ devil wears prada, so they may have it too). then you could get a little quote book full of sports quotes or travel quotes for the others. if someone is a shoe freak, anthropologie has the book “what your shoes say about you”. for the bargain hunter “daily candy a-z” might be good. otherwise, what about a magazine subscription for the year based on whatever they are into. then you could put the most recent issue in their box and they can read it while getting their hair done, waiting around, etc. . .

If you click on my name you’ll go to my blog and if you click on the Bridesmaids tag, you can click on “more for the maids” and see the questions I asked my ladies and there’s also a pics of what OKC_Bride_in_OC and what she put together for her BM’s!

Strawberry, I think this is going to look freaking adorable and you better take pictures!

Love the “my favorite things” presentation. I gained a sense of your personal style in that presentation and now think it may be a good exercise for newly engaged couples to tease out themes.

As for the traveler on your list: I travel a lot and my passport is a bit of a mess. A nice leather passport folio may be a good bet. I also love my silk covered flaxseed and lavender eye pillow for long trips. I use it on the plane and in hotels or other places away from home (esp when the curtains don’t close properly and a beam of light seems to cross my face when I’m trying to sleep!)

You must be reading my mind. I was just about to post some of my “favorite things”. Those are gorgeous. What a great idea. And they have my colors!!!

Miss Emerald, I assure you that I am *a* Martha in real life, but not *the* Martha of Martha Stewart fame.

Oddly, though, I am in the next town over from Nutley, NJ, where MS was raised . . .

I wouldn’t be surprised, however, if some of the MS Weddings staff knew of this site. It’s their job to have their ear to the ground, right?

Have a very Martha day!

What great gift ideas–I wanna be your bridesmaid

But where are you getting the cardboard suitcases? I don’t think I’ve seen many of those around…