WebLady
06-23-2010, 01:04 PM
I saw this on the Savvy Blog today ...
The Best Bridesmaids Gifts: Give Your Girls Your Favorite Things! (http://www.onewed.com/blog/savvy-scoop/category/accessories/2010/06/22/best-bridesmaids-gifts-give-your-girls-your-favorite-things/)
About Bubbly Bride (http://www.onewed.com/blog/savvy-scoop/category/planning/2009/02/16/introducing-bubbly-bride-one-our-fabulous-weekly-guest-bloggers/)
http://wedding-pictures.onewed.com/edgy/files/imagecache/576w/images/1042920/the-best-bridesmaids-gifts-around-your-favorite-things-nail-polish-pashmina.jpg
Many brides spend a lot of time thinking about how to thank their bridesmaids with the ever popular Bridesmaid Gift (http://www.onewed.com/wedding-shopping/wedding-party-gifts/bridesmaid-gifts/98/). You want to make them something your group will use and love, you want them to be unique and you want them to fit within your wedding budget (http://www.onewed.com/blog/savvy-scoop/category/budget-wedding-ideas/). There are so many decisions to be made when it comes to wedding planning (http://weddingpreparty.onewed.com/apps/social-wedding-planning/). Your thank you gifts should not be one of them! This was an idea brought to me by a recent bride and I think it is fabulous! Every year Oprah picks out her favorite things and gives them away so why can't we?! Put together a bag of your favorite things for your favorite people!
Figure out which items you can't live without and gather them together, letting your 'maids know why each item is important. A nail polish, pashmina (http://www.onewed.com/blog/savvy-scoop/category/accessories/2010/02/14/dessy-helps-you-and-your-bridesmaids-stay-fashionably-trend/), personalized blanket or perfume are only a few of the many items that can go in this bridesmaid thank you goodie bag.
My gift bags would be called "Caroline's Favorite Things" and inside it would include:
1. OPI Nail Polish (this one's a no brainer. And LOVE the new OPI Shrek collection (http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=one086-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B003F16N3Y&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr)!)
2. Starbucks giftcard for my addiction to a morning cup of joe
3. Pashmina- I have them in multiple colors and wear them with everything! If you coordinate these with your wedding colors or bridesmaids' dresses, your girls can wear their new pashminas (http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=one086-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0006TI1E2&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr) for the wedding.
4. Garrett's Popcorn because I can't get enough of it!
5. And of course... Hanky Panky!
What would be in your "Favorite Things Gift Bag"?
The Best Bridesmaids Gifts: Give Your Girls Your Favorite Things! (http://www.onewed.com/blog/savvy-scoop/category/accessories/2010/06/22/best-bridesmaids-gifts-give-your-girls-your-favorite-things/)
About Bubbly Bride (http://www.onewed.com/blog/savvy-scoop/category/planning/2009/02/16/introducing-bubbly-bride-one-our-fabulous-weekly-guest-bloggers/)
http://wedding-pictures.onewed.com/edgy/files/imagecache/576w/images/1042920/the-best-bridesmaids-gifts-around-your-favorite-things-nail-polish-pashmina.jpg
Many brides spend a lot of time thinking about how to thank their bridesmaids with the ever popular Bridesmaid Gift (http://www.onewed.com/wedding-shopping/wedding-party-gifts/bridesmaid-gifts/98/). You want to make them something your group will use and love, you want them to be unique and you want them to fit within your wedding budget (http://www.onewed.com/blog/savvy-scoop/category/budget-wedding-ideas/). There are so many decisions to be made when it comes to wedding planning (http://weddingpreparty.onewed.com/apps/social-wedding-planning/). Your thank you gifts should not be one of them! This was an idea brought to me by a recent bride and I think it is fabulous! Every year Oprah picks out her favorite things and gives them away so why can't we?! Put together a bag of your favorite things for your favorite people!
Figure out which items you can't live without and gather them together, letting your 'maids know why each item is important. A nail polish, pashmina (http://www.onewed.com/blog/savvy-scoop/category/accessories/2010/02/14/dessy-helps-you-and-your-bridesmaids-stay-fashionably-trend/), personalized blanket or perfume are only a few of the many items that can go in this bridesmaid thank you goodie bag.
My gift bags would be called "Caroline's Favorite Things" and inside it would include:
1. OPI Nail Polish (this one's a no brainer. And LOVE the new OPI Shrek collection (http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=one086-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B003F16N3Y&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr)!)
2. Starbucks giftcard for my addiction to a morning cup of joe
3. Pashmina- I have them in multiple colors and wear them with everything! If you coordinate these with your wedding colors or bridesmaids' dresses, your girls can wear their new pashminas (http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=one086-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0006TI1E2&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr) for the wedding.
4. Garrett's Popcorn because I can't get enough of it!
5. And of course... Hanky Panky!
What would be in your "Favorite Things Gift Bag"?