Wedding Blog

Like most couples these days, we had a dickens of a time deciding how to thank our wedding party for all that they did to make our day so special, and for the friendship and love that they have given us over the years. It is so hard to sum that up in a couple of small gifts! Do you go with tried and true ideas like flasks and terry cloth robes, or do you get more individualized gifts for each person? We are getting up there in age as wel,l so our friends and family have been a part of many weddings and we didn’t want to duplicate gifts they would have already received from other brides and grooms. On top of all of that you have the etiquette rules to follow like, “Something that you purchase for your maids/men to wear on the wedding day is not a gift for them, it is you dictating what they will wear” etc…

We eventually ended up with a hybrid of all of that. We paid for our Best Man’s tux rental, purchased his VANS to wear that day and then also bought him this sweet ass crib board since he loves both hockey and playing crib!

We bought my MOH’s dress and I paid for us to have mani’s & pedi’s the day before the wedding. We also gave her this handkerchief (pillow box from Karen Smallbone), a pashmina and this personalized stationery set from Rock Scissor Paper all wrapped up in these pretty bags from Name Maker:

We also had these flasks for the ushers and the BM that Mr. Pumpkin engraved with their monograms:

We had such a hard time finding something cool for the boys and even though flasks are somewhat overdone, I think they are always a welcome gift for men.  The monogram was an inexpensive way to give it a little something extra.

In addition to these gifts we also took our BM and MOH out for a nice dinner a couple of days before the wedding to thank them for all of the work they did to throw us the buck & doe party.

Our flowergirls got some small toys and a gift card to Toys R Us at the rehearsal dinner wrapped up in Name Maker bags, and then they received the pink teddy bears at the ceremony. For the reception we packed these pretty vintage suitcases with crayons, a personalized colouring book (similar to the one shown here from an unknown Knottie) about our wedding, some small books, puzzles and toys so that they would stay happily occupied.

Have you come up with any unique ideas for bridal party gifts or ways to thank your friends? Are you following all of the etiquette rules?

* Big Star