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Bridesmaid Gifts for Her

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
Bridesmaid Cocktail Glass

Bridesmaid Cocktail Glass

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Obviously, your wedding day is a wonderful occasion which is shared not only with your partner, but your friends and family too. It is traditional also, as a token of appreciation to the members of the bridal party to give a small gift. You have the mother of the bride and groom, the father of the bride and groom, as well as the usher, best man and the bridesmaids too.

If you want to give special bridesmaid gifts, something that suits her personality, likes and interests will be perfect, what will really set the gift off though, is a personalised present. It will show that you have really thought about her and that you do appreciate her help and friendship.

Depending on your budget and the bridesmaid herself, there are a hundreds of gifts for bridesmaids available to buy online including alcoholic gifts, to more sentimental engraved gift ideas and personalised bridesmaid gifts.

Personalised Alcohol

Do you know someone who likes to indulge in some alcohol? If so, stick with personalised bottle gifts. You can choose gifts including personalised wine, personalised champagne or a bottle of a personalised spirit (vodka, sambuca or port for example) with your own label design on the front. Why not upload a photograph of you, your groom to be and your bridesmaid perhaps and add a thank you message to the label too. These personalised bottle gifts are perfectl if you are searching for a bridesmaid gift that she can drink instead of keep. If you are after a personalised alcohol gift that she can keep, then consider engraved bottle gifts – choose a bottle of red, white or rose wine, some champagne, vodka, port or sambuca to add  an engraved message onto. One of these engraved bottle gifts would be perfect if you are searching for bridesmaid gifts that she can keep.

Personalised Bridesmaid Trinket Box

Personalised Bridesmaid Trinket Box

Personalised Bridesmaid Gifts for Her

We believe that personalised gifts are the best bridesmaid gifts, because it means you really have thought about the gift you are giving to your bridesmaid and also that you have considered it further by adding a special message. You can pick from many personalised bridesmaid gifts including engraved compact mirrors, engraved trinket boxes, as well as personalised champagne flutes and engraved photo frames for example.

You can choose from a selection of these gifts in order to find the best style for your bridesmaid, you can then transform your ordinary, everyday looking gift into a personalised gift that is full of thought just be adding a message for engraving.

Personalised photo frames are are ideal if your bridesmaid has her own home, or her own room and you have a photo of the two of you that she loves. You can choose from a range of frames including plain wedding photo frames that you can add your message onto for engraving, which we shall complete with our diamond cutter for a quality engraved finish. When the photo frame arrives, add your photo!

Bridesmaid Mirror

Bridesmaid Mirror

At WeddingGifts2U, we have over 30 engraved compact mirrors that you can select from. This means you can choose a compact mirror that suits your bridesmaid tastes and personalised. Once you have chosen your favourite compact mirror that you think she will love, just write your message which we shall then engrave onto the mirror for you.

Engraved trinket boxes also make nice useful gifts for bridesmaids. At WeddingGifts2U, you will find a selection of trinket boxes including antique style trinket boxes and silver plated trinket boxes with diamante or Swarovski element crystals over them. Again, these are wonderful personalised bridesmaid gifts gifts that can be transformed with your personal message.

Why not go and see all of our Bridesmaid Gifts to buy online at WeddingGifts2U now?

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Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

A group of bridesmaids with the bride!

A group of bridesmaids with the bride!

Bridesmaids Gifts

When a couple decide that they want to get married there are a lot of things to think about in terms of planning the wedding. One important thing that the bride and groom have to think about is who they are going to have as their bestman, ushers, maid of honour and bridesmaids.

To be asked to be a bridesmaid is a real honour – the bride is highlighting the importance you have in her life as well as making it very clear that she wants you to have a vital part in her wedding too. Although it is an honour to be asked to be someone’s bridesmaid, there is also a lot of responsibility and it is also very time consuming too. Being a bridesmaid is not a paid job, you’ll be volunteering for the role. You’ll probably have a lot of fun as a bridesmaid, but you’ll have a lot of jobs to do for the bride as well! Here are just a few of the things that the bridesmaids will need to do:

- Attend fittings for bridesmaid dress
- Purchase bridesmaid dress and accessories
- Help plan the hen party and bridal shower
- Attend any rehearsals for the wedding
- Support the bride throughout the wedding process
- Liaise with the groomsmen to ensure that the wedding day goes smoothly
- Help the bride get ready on her wedding day
- Hold the brides bouquet during the wedding ceremony

Obviously from this list you’ll be able to see that the bridesmaids do have a lot to do. As the bride and groom, it might be nice to show you appreciation for all the help and support that the bridesmaids have given during the run up to the wedding and during the wedding itself. The easiest way to say thank you is to give bridesmaids gifts. There are lots of different gifts that you could give, here are a few ideas though:

- Engraved Photo Frames: You can give a lovely photo frame that has been engraved with a special message of your choice, thanking the bridesmaids for their help and support during the time of the wedding. It might be nice to include a photo of the bridesmaids with the bride and groom too, to make it a little bit more personal.

- Engraved Compact Mirrors: Every girl loves to look her best, and the majority of girls/ladies/women are likely to keep a compact mirror in their handbag in case of emergencies.

- Personalised Champagne – you could thank your bridesmaids by giving them a bottle of personalised champagne that you have designed yourself. You can choose from either rose or standard brut champagne and create a unique and wonderful gift that the bridesmaids will truely appreciate and enjoy.

It will be a good idea to keep all of the bridesmaids gifts the same and just vary the personalisation that you add to the gift. This will ensure that all your bridesmaids feel equal.

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Personalised Teddies as Personalised Gifts

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

Shaggy Personalised Teddy Bear

Shaggy Personalised Teddy Bear

We haven’t posted for a while, so we apologise about that for regular readers and subscribers. We have been busy sourcing products and getting them ready for Christmas, so writing has been a little neglected.

I don’t know whether you know, but we are always trying to find new gift ideas to add to our already massive portfolio of Personalised Gifts including personalised bottle gifts, gift sets and hundreds of Engraved Gifts too perfect for the bride, groom, bridesmaids and best man for example. Our latest personalised gift addition are Personalised Teddies. Personalised teddy bears are so cute that I am wondering why we hadn’t put them on the website sooner!

Soft Personalised Teddy Bear

Soft Personalised Teddy Bear

There is currently one to choose from, which is a 12″ shaggy teddy bear with a white t shirt all ready for you to personalise: Shaggy Personalised Teddy Bear. This cute teddy bear has black eyes, a brown nose and lots of shagginess(!) perfect for cuddling. This brand new personalised gift is ideal as a romantic wedding gift for the bride for the groom. We have also had customers in the past (we do offer personalised teddy bears already on one of our other sites www.WineGifts4U.co.uk) who have ordered personalised teddy bears to ask their partner to marry them! Hopefully she will say yes if you choose to do that – with these cute teddies it is simple enough to write “Will You Marry Me?” on the t shirt.

Soon (within the next couple of days) we will also have another honey teddy bear to choose from; this one is a little smaller at 10″, but still looks great. This personalised teddy bear is softer with brown eyes, a black nose and brown paws too.

Give either of our personalised teddies as personalised wedding gifts for the bride from the groom for example, or give one to bridesmaids, flower girls and page boys as suitable thank you gifts that can be treasured and cuddled for many years to come.

For more information on personalised teddies, check out the following resources:

Personalised Teddies for Personalised Gifts News

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How to be a good bridesmaid continued…

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

Bridesmaids and Bride

Bridesmaids and Bride

We wrote previously about what it means to be a Bridesmaid and “How to be a good bridesmaid?“, but as this is such an important role in a wedding we felt it needed further discussion (and if you’re hoping to recieve a lovely bridesmaid gift for your service, then you should really pay attention – I’m joking, I know how much of an honour it is to be asked to be bridemaid at a wedding, you aren’t doing it for the bridesmaid gift!), but here are a few more tips on what makes a good bridesmaid:

The bride during the run up to her wedding is either going to be a bridezilla or as calm and sweet as a daisy, but let’s face it – it’s more likely the former. So if want to be a good bridesmaid then these are the TOP 10 THINGS A BRIDESMAID SHOULD NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT:

1. Clear nail polish for unforeseen ladders in stockings.

2. Breath mints – an absolute must if you plan on charming party guests. No one wants to be greeted with stale breath. It’s not nice, and won’t do any good for your reputation. They will also be handy to give to guests and other members of the wedding party – like the best man before he makes his speech!

3. Your speech, should you plan on toasting the bride and groom. This is not always required, but might be needed as a gap filler!

4. A camera to document the fun. A lot of people like to video their wedding, but what would be good is to have a personal video camera for all those “extra special” moments.

5. Phone numbers of all suppliers for those “just in case” scenarios. You are the bride’s army – she needs you to be prepared for every eventuality!

6. Make-up for touchups. You never know what you might need, but have you make up bag to hand just incase someone needs a touch more blusher!

7. Extra bobby pins and hairspray to keep those hairdos in top form – it’s a long day, hair may fall out of place… this is not good for the wedding photos.

8. Comfortable shoes for dancing the night away at the reception, you need to be one of the first on the dancefloor. It’s your duty – if the bridesmaids aren’t dancing then no one will!

9. Deodorant, especially if you wish to dance the night away at the reception. Like I said it’s a long day… you don’t want to start smelling ripe ;)

10. Your dress . . . even it’s horrific.. YOU NEED TO WEAR IT.

TOP 10 BRIDESMAID DOS AND DONT’S:

1. As a chosen member of the wedding party you are a important to the wedding and so you should NOT act disinterested, just because it isn’t your wedding should not

Bridesmaid dresses don't always have to be the same!

Bridesmaid dresses don't always have to be the same!

mean that you shouldn’t be excited about the impending wedding! You were chosen because you’re special and important to the bride. Show your appreciation by being a little enthusiastic about the impending nuptials.

2. Do offer to help and provide emotional support to the bride. She will probably be a bag of emotions during the run up to her wedding – cold feet, nerves, frustration, happiness – it’ll all be there! You need to support her during this time.

3. Don’t be late. No way. Not to showers, not to rehearsals, not to dinners. No such thing as fashionably late for a bridesmaid. If anything, be early. If you’re late it’s like you do not care.

4. Do help plan and execute the bridal shower and hen party. If you can record the gifts for the bridal shower, it’ll be a big help for the bride… she’ll need to thank the present givers at some point so having a record of who gave gifts would be quite useful!

5. Don’t expect the bride to cough up the cash for the dress, the shoes, and the accessories. It is your responsibility to pay your way as a bridesmaid, so save your pennies. She might pay for the dress, but you should accept the responsibility of the accessories.

6. Do go in on group gifts. Pool those resources and get one amazing bride gift!

7. So the dress isn’t exactly flattering and what you were anticipating. Remember — it’s the bride’s day.

Engraved Compact Mirrors make wonderful bridesmaid gifts

Engraved Compact Mirrors make wonderful bridesmaid gifts

8. Do be prepared. Bring makeup, breath mints, antiperspirant and anything else to avoid any mishaps on the Big Day.

9. Don’t party too hard at the wedding. By all means, sip cocktails and enjoy with the wedding meal, but remember this is a classy affair, so moderation is key. If you choose to indulge, try lower-alcohol cocktails or wines. You don’t want to make a fool of yourself and remember you are a reflection of the bride so if you make a fool of yourself you are making her look bad too!

10. Do be there for the blushing bride on the wedding day, in case she needs your emotional support. This is her special day, so be sure to raise a glass and toast her on this most joyous occasion! So it’s not your wedding, but be happy for her!

Being a bridemaid is a real honour, and the bride has obviously chosen you for a reason. Don’t let her down.

For you brides out there, you put your bridemaids through a lot during the wedding period… they let it go because they understand the stress that you are under because you are planning a wedding. But don’t think that they should feel that they have been rewarded because you chose them to be your bridemaid. You need to show your appreciation through a thank you bridesmaid gift. She needs to know that you appreciated her, afterall she wore the dress you chose for her! There are a lot of bridesmaid gift ideas to choose from for example engraved gifts. If you are looking for a gift that you can give to all your bridesmaids to show them that they were all equally important but you still want to give them an individual gift then you should definately think about an engraved gift for bridesmaids – either engraved compact mirrors, engraved champagne flutes or engraved champagne. These can all be engraved with a personal message for each of the bridesmaids. But because you are giving the same gift, no one will feel more or less important. Personalised bridesmaid gift are really thoughtful!

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Thank You Wedding Gifts

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

I was having a read through “Brides” Magazine and I came across this article: “Dance, Me? Never…” It’s basically the groom’s perspective of the wedding dance and what he and his partner did to ensure they had the most beautiful wedding dance imaginable. What he did say was that they left learning the wedding dance until the last minute… in fact two weeks before their wedding. To me, that sounds insane – how can you learn to dance in two weeks especially when you have all the other stresses of the wedding planning to get through. I think that is also the same when you are thinking of buying thank you gift for the people that have helped your out during your wedding (a thank you gift for your dance teacher would be a good idea). The wedding is a stressful affair and it’s important that you don’t leave things to the last minute. A few of our customers have left buying their thank gift you till a few days before their wedding and there have been frantic phonecalls to make sure that it all gets to the bride and groom in time! It can also be quite expensive to arrange delivery and discounts that you may get for a “bulk” buy may not apply if you leave things to the last minute.

If you are a bit unsure of what to get as thank you gifts then here are a few ideas:

As bridesmaid gift you could either a bottle of engraved champagne or another engraved gift. engraved cufflinks that he could wear on the wedding day. In fact you could all the groomsmen matching cufflinks that they could wear with their wedding suits. Just an idea.

For the mother of the bride and the mother of the groom you could again for go engraved champagne and Engraved Compact Mirrors or you could get them something a bit different like a set of engraved champagne flutes each. Champagne flutes make a lovely wedding gift too, so if you are looking for a wedding gift for the bride and groom why not get them a set of engraved champagne flutes and engrave each glass, one with the groom’s name and the other with the bride’s name.

For the ushers you could get them engraved cufflinks or an engraved pen…. pens are quite a popular gift as thank you wedding gifts.

These are just a few ideas but whatever you decide to get as a thank you gift, personalised gifts are a really good idea :)

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Why WeddingGifts2U?

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Why did we create www.weddinggifts2u.co.uk?

When it comes to weddings they are hard enough and stressful enough to plan without the added pressure of thinking of thank you gifts to get for the wedding party and everyone that had been involved in the wedding. We wanted to help make all this a bit easier and so have created WeddingGifts2U.co.uk for just that reason. We have developed a huge range of gifts that are perfect as bridemaid gifts, best man gifts, groom gifts, thank you gifts and much more. The great thing about this site is that we also allow you to personalise many of the gifts that we offer. That adds even more of a unique touch to the gifts and will most likely make the recipient feel more appreciated. Our personalisation software makes things even easier as you are able to see what you are going to get even before you buy! Does that help with taking some of the stress away from buying gifts for your loved ones. At least this way you don’t have to worry about what the gift will look like :)

So firstly let’s think about bridemaid gifts – you obviously need to get them something to say thank you to them for being a part of your wedding. But what? Do you get them all the same bridesmaid gift or do you get them something different? Does the maid of honour deserve something a little bit more special? We offer a huge range of gifts that you could give as bridesmaid gifts. For example the most popular gift at the moment is our range of engraved compact mirrors. We’ve had a lot of customers who have chosen to give engraved compact mirrors as bridesmaid gifts – one particular bride got all the same mirrors and had each one engraved with a unique message for each bridesmaid. She actually telephone to ask about her order and when I spoke to her she told me the reason that she had chosen to buy the mirrors like that was because 1) she wanted to get them all a special gift and she believed that being able to engrave a gift would allow her to do that 2) she wanted to get them all the same gift so that they didn’t feel like she was picking favourites but she wanted them to feel like each one was special to them. I think she hit the nail on the head with that!

Then what about best man gifts? I mean this guy has to make sure that the groom not only gets to the wedding but he has to make sure he gets there before the bride and also make sure that he keeps the rings safe too. It’s a lot of pressure. So obviously you have to get him something to show him how much you appreciated his help! The most popular gifts for best men are engraved cufflinks or engraved hipflasks. Don’t ask me why. They just are.

There are loads of other people you have to think about too. The mothers and fathers of the bride and groom, ushers, page boys, flower girls, the vicar and the guests themselves. Wedding favours are a must at weddings. And with our website we have tried to put all these things in one place so that it all there at your disposal.

Finally if you are a guest at a wedding you need to buy a gift for the happy couple, especially if they haven’t registered. We offer a huge range of bride gifts and groom gifts that you can give to the happy couple to help them celebrate their special day together :)

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NEW Engraved Compact Mirrors – They make a wonderful wedding gift

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

A bit of a product sell here… but sometimes needs must.

If you are looking for a bride gift or a bridesmaid gift then the gift you should be thinking about is engraved compact mirrors. They are simple yet thoughtful gift and every girl carries a compact mirror in her handbag! We have extended our range for a number of reasons, firstly we know how you ladies love your compact mirrors and secondly we want to give to a range good range of engraved compact mirrors to choose from.

Fashion Mirrors

Fashion Mirrors

Our selection includes some beautiful Swarovski engraved compact mirrors – heart shaped, oval shaped, classic round compacts with swarovski details. We’ve also got some fashion related compact mirrors too. For all those girls who love shoes and clothes our new range of fashion mirrors are just for you!

Swarovski Crystal Compact Mirror

Swarovski Crystal Compact Mirror

Engraving any gift adds a sentimental touch to it. That’s the same with our compact mirrors, add a personalised message to the mirror to create a truely unique gift. An engraved gift also shows what the person means to you. Anyone can buy a compact mirror or any other standard gift for the matter but when you get the gift personalised with engraving it shows you’ve taken the time and effort to think about the gift :)

Engraved compact mirrors also make great wedding gifts for the mother’s of the bride and groom.

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Why is there a Maid of Honour?

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

The maid of honour is an important part of the bridal party, just like the best man who is crucial to the groom. But why when we have our bridesmaids do we need a maid of honour or a cheif bridesmaid. Wouldn’t that role naturally fall to your closest friend or sibling.. just because they know they will need to be supportive and give you all the help you need getting ready for your big day?

Where did the tradition of a Maid of Honour come from?

The maid of honor and the bridesmaids, as they are known today, can be traced back through the centuries

Made of Honor (2008)

Made of Honor (2008)

to Saxon England. The senior among them would attend the bride for several days before the wedding. She was especially responsible for the making of the bridal wreath, the decorations for the wedding feast, and for dressing the bride. Traditionally the Maid of Honour has always been a woman… but in this day and age of gender equality the Maid of Honour can sometimes be a man… my best friend is a guy… it is very likely I would choose him as my Maid of Honour, however unconventional it may seem. Has anyone seen the film “Made of Honour” with Patrick Dempsey? He was asked to be the Maid of Honour – yes, he did steal the girl at the end of the film but the point I’m trying to make is us girls aren’t afraid to ask our best guy friends to fill roles that were traditionally reserved for girls!

What is the role of the Maid of Honour and her duties?

The Maid of Honour is the counter-part of the best man and thus their duties are very similar. Except she does not have to traditionally make a speech. Nowadays though it is common for the Maid of Honour to make a toast, even if she does not make a speech. Equality of the sexes and all that… the ladies need some limelight too!

In the lead up to the big day the Maid of Honour needs to do the following:

* Be on hand to offer advice on the choosing and fitting of the wedding dress. Offer advice on accessories, make up and hairstyles to enhance the overall look. The Maid of Honour should be present at all dress fittings and accompany the bride when she is choosing bridesmaid dresses and accessories (the good thing about this is that you can try and convince the bride not to put you in some awful dress!). Remember though that the bride is likely to pay for the dress and so you should not impose your opinion, suggestions are good. And don’t get annoyed if the dress is not to your taste. It’s not your wedding.
* Organise the Hen Night. Contact all the brides’ friends that she would wish to attend. This is a important and it is essentially the bride’s last night of singledom. Make it fun and memorable, but remember that the bride is someone who trusts you – she chose you as her Maid of Honour afterall – so don’t let her down by planning the hen night you might want!
* Be prepared to get phone calls in the middle of the night to discuss seating arrangements and place settings. If the bride is thinking about it then so should you be!


On the wedding day:

* You will need to be at the bride’s house helping her to dress and remain calm. Some brides go crazy on the run up to their wedding, turning into bridezilla and making everyone’s life hell! However you know the bride and as the Maid of Honour is it your job to do damage control!
* You will need to liaise with the florist, Best man, smaller bridesmaids and pageboys so that everyone knows what they should be doing. Like the best man it would be good to have checklist and make sure that you and he co-ordinate so that the bride arrives after the groom. Mobile phones were made for this reason.

Here are a few handy tips:

* On the big day, arrive at the bride’s house in plenty of time so that everybody can get dressed and look their best without rushing around. Perhaps it would be a good idea to stay at the bride’s house the night before the wedding?
* The bridesmaids, pageboys and yourself will need to leave for the church or venue leaving only the bride and her father to follow.
* Await for the arrival of the bride and her father together with the bridesmaids and the pageboys, and follow on behind up the aisle.
* Be prepared to look after the flower girls and pageboys during the ceremony. They might get restless.
* Look after the bride’s bouquet during the ceremony.
* Hand the bouquet back to the bride and follow the bride and groom out of the venue with all with the rest of the bridal party.
* Be available to have your picture taken throughout the course of the day. Don’t disappear and do your own thing, you are part of the bridal party so, pose and smile!
* Traditionally the chief bridesmaid and the Best man would dance with each other during the course of the night. If you’re both single then love could be in the air for you both….

Now here is a quick note for the bride. Your Maid of Honour needs to be rewarded for her good service. It is hard to put in a full day at work to then go to a dress fitting, to the caterers to help you taste the food, go to the gym so she don’t put on weight and so she fits in the bridesmaid dress. It’s not her wedding, it’s yours. And she is helping you make sure it goes smoothly. You need to make sure that your Maid of Honour knows how much you appreciated her help. There are a number of ways to do this; firstly you could get her a bridesmaid gift, just as you should do for the rest of your bridesmaids. They all deserve a thank you wedding gift, they’ve all worked hard to make sure your wedding is a success. There are a number of gifts that you could give as a bridesmaid gift but here are a couple of my personal favourites:

1) Engraved Compact Mirrors – this is could make up part of a larger gift. But I like them because they are small and personal. If you give an engraved compact mirror as a bridesmaid gift you can personalise the mirror with a special message between you and your bridesmaids. Each one can be different… afterall each one of your bridesmaids is different and so it would be thoughtful to get them each a slightly different bridesmaid gift… don’t you think?

2) Engraved Champagne is also a great gift! If it was me though I would give them this on the morning of the wedding, firstly so that you can get the tears out of the way early and secondly I would along with the engraved champagne which they can keep as their bridesmaid gift I would also give them a bottle of champagne too.. just a standard bottle – it would be likely they would want to pop the cork on the morning of the wedding!!

Whatever you do decide to give to your bridesmaid and Maid of Honour, remember they are at your wedding for ‘you’…

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Thank your Bridesmaids!

Monday, September 6th, 2010
Group of Bridesmaids in Pink at Wedding

Group of Bridesmaids in Pink at Wedding

Your bridesmaids have been there for you throughout the stressful process of planning your wedidng. They have likely shelled out a lot of money, time, and energy helping and celebrating you. Yes, your wedding is about you…. people know this. But often during the run up to the wedding those nearest and dearest to you have to suffer a great deal to ensure that you as the bride remain calm, when bridezilla appears it is hard to hold your tongue but somehow your bridesmaids are able to! It is most likely they have even agreed to wear a not-so-flattering dress on your big day. So you need to make sure to thank them properly!

How to do this and make them feel like you mean it (Some people can think that the ‘thank you’ is just part of the wedding agenda… a box that you have to check!):

1) Thank your bridemaids after they have agreed to be in your wedding. You have asked them for a reason and you want to thank them for saying yes and being part of your special day. A nice gesture would be to write a personalised gift card to each of your bridesmaid before the craziness of the wedding planning begins. Thank each of them and let them know how much it meant to you for them to agree to stand with you on the most important day of your life thus far.

2) Your bridesmaids will very likely plan a lot of events during your wedding; the hen party, bridal shower are just a couple. After each event send another card. Did they throw a bridal shower for you? Send a little note expressing your thanks for any gifts, as well as the time and effort of throwing the get-together in your honor. Did you paint the town red at a bachelorette party? Let them know how much fun you had and how much you appreciate their efforts. If you think you’re over doing it with the cards then you can send them flowers?

3) In all the craziness of the wedding you will perhaps as the bride become very wrapped up in yourself and forget all the people that are helping to make sure that your wedding is a success. Show your girls how much their support has meant to you by planning a small event for them prior to the wedding. This doesn’t have to be expensive if you are on a budget; a Spa day or manicure and pedicure parties are always a hit and a great way to relax for you as the bride as well. But hosting a little luncheon at your home can be a great, less pricey, alternative. It is nice to get together and have some time to unwind and bond before the big day.

5) Buy a thank you gift for each bridesmaid. It is customary to buy thank you gift for those people who were involved in helping to make the wedding run smoothly -whether that is the best man or the father of the bride. A bridesmaid gift is a must. Do not forget to get your girls a gift. Some brides get each girl the same thing, for example a cute pair of earrings, a make-up bag, a small purse, a scarf. Other brides choose something different for each girl. Whatever you decide to do, make sure you add a personal touch to the bridesmaid gift. I know one particular bride who bought her bridesmaids a weekend away after the wedding so they too had a chance to relax after all the wedding stress!

An engraved compact mirror - a perfect bridesmaid gift!

An engraved compact mirror - a perfect bridesmaid gift!

For those of you on a budget though a great personalised bridesmaid gift is an engraved compact mirror. It is a very simple gift, but also very useful. All us girls need a compact mirror in our hand bags so that we can make sure all our make up is in it’s correct place! A personalised compact mirror allows you to give a practical gift that will be absolutely adored. You can add your own message to the mirrors, each mirror could also be different and have a different message for each bridesmaid!

There a huge number of bridesmaid gift ideas to choose from, but just make sure you do consider the personalised element to any gift you buy.

TIP/THOUGHT FOR THE BIG DAY: Bridesmaids spend a lot of time and money on being in your wedding. Taking time off work, finding babysitters and much more so they can attend your functions. A gracious bride will thank them profusely.

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How To Be A Good Bridesmaid?

Friday, August 20th, 2010
Bride and Bridesmaid

Bride and Bridesmaid

So you have been asked to be a bridesmaid to a good friend, sister or relation. You’ve never been a bridesmaid before and you don’t want to let to happy bride down. What do you need to do to make sure that you are a “good” and “reliable” bridesmaid?

There are few things that you should remember when you are someone’s bridesmaid. This will firstly ensure that the bride will not regret choosing you as her bridesmaid, nor will it have an effect on your relationship with them…

What you should do:

1. Buy your bridesmaid dress, shoes, and any other accessories. The bride will buy the dress but at the end of the day you will be the one wearing it and therefore the accessories you wear should come out of your pocket. Also it’s seen as good form to help the bride out, afterall the wedding is going to cost a lot of money and every penny they save helps them. Plus you’ve paid for them so you get to keep them. Do ask the bride what kind of accessories she would prefer, remember the colour scheme. But also style them to suit you.

2. The final weeks of the wedding can be really stressful for the bride, be supportive and an emotional ‘rock’ to ensure that the bride feels secure and not like everything is about to fall apart around them. Although the Maid of Honour will probably take the brunt of this, she will not be there all the time and you need to be ready to pick up the slack.

3. Offer to help the bride as much as you can. If she needs someone to run errands, then volunteer. Stuffing invites is a boring job but it needs doing.

4. It is your duty as a bridesmaid to help plan, cohost, and pay for the bridal shower and bachelorette party. The bride is only going to be married once, help send her off in style.

5. Anything wedding related you need to attend – the wedding rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. You play a vital role in the wedding as a bridesmaid so you need to be there.

6. Be prepared to arrange for your own transportation to and from the wedding and pay for your accommodations. Don’t expect the bride to reserve and fund your room and ride. However if the bride is sorting this out, make sure you have all the details from her well in advance so that you don’t hassle her the days before the wedding. Telephone the accomodation to check everything is alright with the reservation, and do the same with the transportation. You DO NOT want to be bedless and unable to get to the wedding on the day of the wedding!

7. Purchase or go in on group gifts. In addition to a wedding present, you will most likely give gifts at the engagement party, bridal shower, and bachelorette festivities.

8. At the bridal shower, help record gifts so the couple can write thank-yous. No one wants to be forgotten when they have given a gift. The bride should not be worrying about this so whenever someone gives a gift, make a note and then when the bride is back off her honeymoon give her the list and then she can sort out her thank yous.

9. Be prepared to give a toast (or roast) at the rehearsal dinner or wedding. Although this technically falls on the maid-of-honour’s shoulders, bridesmaids can also do the honours (The Maid of Honour is not always the best friend, it is usually someone with wedding experience and so sometimes they are not best qualified to give the best speeches!). Your may want to prepare a group speech or poem to take the pressure of an individual speaker.

10. Be there for the bride on the wedding day. Of course you should have a good time, but don’t sneak off on your own in case the bride needs you. The wedding day is about the bride and ONLY the bride.

11. Help the bride get ready before the wedding, and offer to hold on to her makeup bag for touch ups throughout the day. As I said in the previous point the wedding is about the bride.

12. Smile, be polite. Answer any questions that are asked of you. If you don’t know the answer then find out. People know the bridesmaids will know what is going on and so they will automatically come to you. Do not be rude to the bride’s guests.

13. Instigate a packed dance floor at the reception – the guests will take cues from the wedding party. If the guests see you dancing then they will want to as well!

14. Take on back-up hostess duties at the reception if necessary – introducing guests, helping them to their tables, or directing them to the bar.

What you should not be doing:

1. Don’t show up late – for anything. The point of being a bridesmaid is that you are someone who is reliable for the bride. Don’t let her down.

2. If you have questions then don’t barrage the bride with tons of last minute questions, her head will be filled with enough worry and stress as it is – if possible point any questions or concerns to the maid/matron-of-honor or another bridesmaid. If it can’t, then ask her quick.

3. DO NOT drink too much and make a show of yourself. The wedding/rehearsal dinner/lunch/breakfast are respectful occasions where the bride and grooms family will be present, do not show the bride up (however, cutting loose at the bachelorette bash is just fine!)

4. Even if you hate the bridesmaid dress please don’t complain about it. It’s a dress that’s been bought for you and it’s the brides perogative to make you look horrible on her wedding day. Deal with it, it’s what you signed up for.

Finally and above, just be a good friend.

I had a little around YouTube for some interesting videos and I found this. To be honest, I think if you are going to be a bridesmaid and you’ve agreed to it then you know what you are getting yourself into. You should not be complaining about it at all.

This note is for all you brides out there. Your bridesmaids will have to put up with a lot from you during the wedding period and therefore you need to show them how much you appreciate them. The perfect way to do this is to get them a ‘thank you wedding gift‘ … A personalised gift is a great option in my opinion. You need to show them that they mean a lot to you and they have helped you out a lot during your wedding and personalised gift does just that. Some beautiful bridesmaid gifts could include engraved compact mirrors, engraved trinket boxes or personalised champagne! Whatever you choose to get as a bridesmaid gifts remember the fact that you want to show them that have been important in your wedding and you don’t want them to forget that. A bridesmaid gift that is personalised will have that sentimental touch.

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