Weddingbee Blog

Hi there hive! We’re down to two days before we head to Napa again, and four days away from the Big Day! I’ve been running around like a madwoman, getting together the gifts for our wedding party, which I will spend a better part of this afternoon wrapping.

The only gifts not included in this post are the ones for my MOH and Mr. Barrettes. Later. Promise.

First Up, Groomsmen!

Knives for Mr. B’s four buddies, a beer mug for my brother, and Harley Davidson bike bags for the two riders.

The name of the man is engraved, along with the date, on the blade. The name of their club is on the handle.

HD bike bags

For my beer-drinking, football-loving brother. We tried to get a Cowboys mug, but here in Nor Cal, it’s Raider Nation. The engraving reads, “Cheers to good times, great memories, and new family.”

Next up, Bridesmaids!

I found cool jewelry boxes at Anthropologie in LA, which led my MOH and me to search for a cool ring to stick in there. I wanted a ring with “10″ stamped on it, so I headed to Etsy, where I found exactly what I was looking for. Seriously Etsy, you save my life over and over.

I plan on writing a cute message on the mirror with mirror marker, or maybe leave a sweet note in the box as well.

Rings by brightsmith.

Well, the rings came so well packaged by the Etsy seller that I was able to re-use them for the moms’ gifts and the flower girls! Don’t you just love when things come together like that?

The boxes my rings came in…

…used for bow earrings for the moms (Banana Republic)

The moms also are receiving engraved frames for their favorite wedding photo of us…

So wish I would have thought ahead and blown up a photo of Mr. B and me. Oh well, I always wanted to have a blonde moment!

The bottom of the frame.

My new SIL will be doing 2 readings at our ceremony. I wanted her to have something different, yet the same as the BMs, so she’s getting the 10 ring, but in a pretty heart-shaped box.

The flower girls are receiving bows for their hair, as well as the bracelets I made for them back in Hershey.

Last, but certainly not least, the dads. For Mr. B’s stepdad, an engraved Leatherman.

His name and the date are on the other side. You must know it bugs me that there is a missing comma!

I originally had black suspenders for my dad, which I tried to have embroidered with “Father of the Bride,” but the material was too stretchy. Bummer. So I went with a hat instead!

And lastly, a new wallet. I think I killed his current one. *wink* The engraving reads, “Family Makes Us Wealthy.”

OMG you guys, I just realized writing this that I forgot my little ring bearer! Bah! He shouldn’t be too hard, but geez, a bride’s work is never done…