Wedding Blog

I blogged before the wedding about my bridesmaid’s gifts and wanted to share with you how it all came together. Some people present their gifts to their wedding party at the rehearsal dinner, but I decided to let the dinner be just about folks getting to know each other and enjoying themselves.

So I gave my girls their gifts in my room on the wedding day right before I got dressed. I was really excited about this moment because I’d put so much thought into what I got each girl and I wanted them to LOVE everything! I’ll have to wait for the pro-pics to share their reactions (yeah - they all cried), but wanted to share some photos of all the gifts ready to go.

Each girl got the same thing but customized to them.

1) A custom make-up case from 1154 Lill Studio
2) Moisturizer and body scrub from The Body Shop
3) Tip Toes from Foot Petals
4) Beautiful pearl earrings from Dasha Boutique (thanks to a sale post on weddingbee)!
5) Custom Note Cards — each with a different font, color and embellishment! Oh, and each had a different color envelope that coordinated with their ink color.

Then I got them each a card that was perfect for them. I wrote these cards really early in the morning the day before the wedding when I just couldn’t sleep.

And to top it all off I tied their note cards with brown ribbon and they each got a great pen to use with their cards I felt SO good about these gifts and it all came in around $100 each. I was able to do this because I started really early and was able to hunt for deals and find JUST the right thing for each of them. Don’t let bridal party gifts be an after thought — it will just be more stress for you later.

For details on each item, includng a budget break down, see my first post — Bridesmaids Gifts.