Weddingbee Blog

Over my months of wedding planning, I’ve been repeatedly humbled by my seven extraordinary bridesmaids. None of them has batted an eye at offering support when I request it, an opinion when I need it, or a distraction when I really need it. Equally impressive, but in a different scope, is the time and money each of them is spending in order to attend the shower, bachelorette party, and wedding. Even though I’ve only been a bridesmaid once, I definitely have an acute understanding of how much goes into this role. I searched high and low before finding a gift that I thought matched my style, my BMs’ style, my level of gratitude, and my budget.

Snow Cone Bridesmaids—

You Gotta Go!

I really wanted to give the bridesmaids something with a decent degree of permanency. I didn’t want to gift them something that would be tossed out at the first post-wedding apartment purge. I was dorkishly enchanted with them having something that would see them through many years; even if they didn’t gaze upon it and fondly recall our wedding, I still liked the idea of them just having it years from now, period.

Oh, and in addition to permanency, I liked the idea of playing up the label whore in all of us. I don’t really think they’ll mind.

Image via Stephanie Fierman Marketing Daily

Tiffany Plaid Bowl ($40) via Tiffany & Co.

The way I see it, this is a pretty stellar solution. I think all of the ‘maids, regardless of their personal styles and lifestyles, can use a classic crystal bowl with clean lines. I see them tossing anything in it from spare change to car keys. It’s small enough to fit in even the tiniest apartment, but it’s large enough to serve a purpose and be a nice piece of crystal. Best of all, in order to maintain the pristine Tiffany blue box and white ribbon…I don’t have to exercise my abysmal gift-wrapping skills on these gifts! Everybody wins!

What are you gifting your ‘maids?