need suggestions!

LAMuehlen

I have three sisters and I'm very close with all of them but only am having one as my MOH my two oldest sisters have taken on wedding planner roles to help me plan my long distince wedding in my home town half way across the country but said they werent financially able to be bridesmaids which I understand completely. The thing is I am close with my sisters all of them and love them very much and am looking for a way to mke them stand out even though they arent in the wedding party. I was thinking about buying each of tem an atique pin to wear on their dresses other than a corsage. I'm not big into flowers. 

But my sisters dont wear a lot of jewelry. Would the pin still be a good idea? Cause to me they would be a memory that would last longer then a flower, and I want them to have something nice to wear on their dresses that day since they've been so helpful to me. They've gone and looked at venues sending me pictures, one sister surprised me getting a friend of hers to do our wedding photoraphy for us for free. My other sister has been helping with lots of fun diy projects and has set a side a day when i get there for fun sister time to help me put together the edible center pieces she found a how to for online. And both my sisters said they want to have a fun girls day with all us girls our mom and grandma to bake cupcakes and deserts.

If the pin idea is lame do you guys have any other suggestions, cause obviously the pin wouldn't be the only thank you I got them after everything they've helped me with. I'm just figuring out what else I would get them.

aerinpegadrak

Ask them what they would want to wear.  It's probably better if it's not a surprise; after all, they might not want to stand out at all.  If they do want flowers, perhaps you can look into some non-floral corsage options (you can check Etsy for inspiration; they do paper flowers, fabric flowers, button flowers, pretty much anything you can think of).  If they try the, "Oh, whatever you want" option, say you're looking for specific ideas.

kpeter37

Pins may not fit their fashion sense very well.  I personally wouldn't know the first thing about wearing a pin.  I agree with aerinpendrak; ask them if there is something they would like to wear.

Probably the most important way to make them stand out would be to put it in your ceremony or reception programs.  Include a VIP section in the lists of who's-who and put them there.  Or you could ask them to be ushers, walk down with the parents or grandparents, or just honor them (and everyone else who has helped you) in a speech during the reception.

Hope this helps, and good luck!

LAMuehlen

alright thanks! i know my parents want me to ask them to be bridal attendants. but I kinda dont like the idea of them anymore cause everything i see about them in the media is that they are your slaves for the day. But my sisters have told me they want to help me get dressed since they used to help me get dressed when I was little because we have a large age gap.

I was also thinking about getting them a pretty necklace or something since thats something they both like to wear and wear often

trk1

I'm having my sisters walk down the isle and then just sit in the front two rows for the ceremony. I'm also doing a photo shoot with them as if they were my bridesmaids I have 5 sisters so maybe something along those lines?