Stand By Me

Stand By Me

June 29th, 2011 @ 11:26 am by Mrs. Cucumber Sandwich
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I have two Sammie sisters, so I knew I would always have at least two bridesmaids. Of course, I asked them immediately after getting engaged. This was before I discovered DIY wedding crafts and the hive. Now I have seen so many adorable and crafty ways to ask your ladies. I wish I could have a do-over.

I wanted to ask them in a cute way instead of just blurting it out over the phone, but the cards I DIY’ed were atrocious. Thank God I don’t have any photographic evidence of the cards, but even if I did I would be too embarrassed to show you. I sent them a card (let’s just say it was on computer paper folded a couple of times and handwritten) and two different books on being a bridesmaid.

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I restrained myself from highlighting different passages in the book that I liked or thought were important…barely.

I waited awhile to ask my other three bridesmaids, and thankfully my DIY projects went up a notch (a small notch). For my two best friends from college, I sent them “will you be my bridesmaid?” cookies from The Flour Pot in Ambler, Pennsylvania. Super cute and I left the DIY to someone else!

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Smart all around! They both loved the cookies and said yes.

For my final bridesmaid, I had to come up with something different because I plagiarized the bridesmaid-cookie idea from her. I looked around Etsy for ideas for cards or crafts. After looking at the prices, it seemed a little crazy to spend that much on one card and shipping. Like many brides before me, I saw a cute card and thought to myself, “I could do that.” I must have had bridal brain because I don’t know any other time in my life when I have thought those words.

As luck would have it, I can do that! It wasn’t the most elaborate card that has ever existed, but it is the best card I have ever made (and only one, for that matter). The only thing I made sure to do first was to measure the envelope I had and then work from there. It was all on card stock and printed on my computer. I used card stock that I had around, glued it to the front of the folded card stock, and VOILA! It was good enough that she said yes!

So now I have five bridesmaids: two sisters, two friends from college, and one friend from high school.

Anyone else ask their girls in a cute way? How did your first DIY project turn out?

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14 Responses to “Stand By Me”

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KCheer (message) 370 posts, Helper bee

I have that b-maid book! (I bought it way back when I was in my very first wedding as MOH…I found it very useful!) Anywho, I made cards - used strips of organza and ribbon to make a mini-dress and then fashioned a paperclip into a hanger! It was time-consuming, but fun! Little did I know that was just the beginning of DIY madness!

6/29/11 @ 11:34 am (reply)

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middy00 (message) 130 posts, Blushing bee

I also DIY’d that same “Will you …” card, except I just put mine on cute paper.

6/29/11 @ 11:58 am (reply)

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Mrs. Tartlet (message) 3,207 posts, Sugar bee

I love that you had different ways of asking your bridesmaids! Those cookies look delicious.

6/29/11 @ 12:10 pm (reply)

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xtatic1 (message) 779 posts, Busy bee

I totally didn’t know about all the fun ways to ask either! Those cookies are so cute! My MOH was over the phone after getting engaged and my other bride’s maid was at a picnic.

6/29/11 @ 12:10 pm (reply)

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Miss Pony (message) 4,176 posts, Honey bee

Those cookies are so cute! How could you say no when you get a cookie like that?

6/29/11 @ 12:12 pm (reply)

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Miss Cannon (message) 457 posts, Helper bee

Those cookies are awesome. I texted and emailed and called and just asked in person. Totally lame, in hindsight.

6/29/11 @ 1:30 pm (reply)

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Miss Seal (message) 1,179 posts, Bumble bee

I totally considered going the cookie route but instead went with some slightly atrocious looking DIY cards, lol. The card you made looks great!!!

6/29/11 @ 2:02 pm (reply)

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bijou214 (message) 222 posts, Helper bee

I asked in person, except for the one BM who lives on the opposite coast (I called). Then I gave each of them a “care package” which included:

1. card thanking them for accepting and telling them how awesome they are
2. tape measure for when they order their dresses
3. a little bottle of hand sanitizer that says “i love bling!” and had a picture of a ring on it - represents me
4. apple scented lotion that represents FI
5. 5 pieces of chocolate that represent the 5 BMs
6. “bridesmaid” tanks

6/29/11 @ 2:09 pm (reply)

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Bowden2Be (message) 39 posts, Newbee

I work at Things Remembered, and since I was asking my BMs (half-sister is MOH, 2 besties from HS and my college roommate) shortly before Christmas, I chose silver ornaments in the shape of an angel, and engraved on each:
“Name
Sister
Friend
Angel
Bridesmaid
It’s all the same to me.”
and on the back,
“Merry Christmas!
Love, Andrea”
http://www.thingsremembered.com/product/Classic-Angel-2011-Flat-Ornament/160384.uts?keyword=ornament
They were actually pretty affordable with my discount.

I have since added on a 5th gal… His younger sister, as a second maid of honor (he has two best men!) and asked her with a card from etsy I had customized to match our wedding colors.
http://www.etsy.com/transaction/44803280

6/29/11 @ 2:51 pm (reply)

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lisamarieloves (message) 447 posts, Helper bee

I gathered my together and took them for lunch to ask them to be my bridesmaids. Each was unaware that the other girls were going to be there. It was a fun way to introduce some of my friends to each other and to just have a fun time!

6/29/11 @ 3:50 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Starfish (message) 1,926 posts, Buzzing bee

I was given that book when I was a moh, it’s so helpful!

6/29/11 @ 5:12 pm (reply)

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Miss Cucumber Sandwich (message) 572 posts, Busy bee

@Bowden2Be: @bijou214: Those are such cute and different ideas of ways to ask your bridesmaids. I had not heard of those before and so personal. Loves it!

6/29/11 @ 6:47 pm (reply)

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Tripleem (message) 23 posts, Newbee

Although I haven’t quite finished the project….

I’m going to ask my bridesmaids with bottles of wine since we are getting married at a winery. I’m taking bottles of wine from the winery and removing the back label. I’m writing each one a short, personalized letter to each of them telling each one how much she means to me on a new back label with the last line being “Will you be my bridesmaid?”. Each new back label will be affixed to the bottle. I’ll be hand delivering each bottle and my plan is to share the bottle of wine with them at some point in time before the wedding. That way I know we’ll be sharing some one on one time together before the wedding while enjoying the yummy wine and they will have a personalized keepsake of the occasion.

7/3/11 @ 2:17 pm (reply)

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ConRtist (message) 15 posts, Newbee

I bought that book for my MOH and I added post it notes to some pages, highlighting things and discouraging a few others as well as adding private jokes and a few little drawings