September 2013 Weddings

Wedding Wednesday

Yesterday we talked about gifts for our grooms -- what about the rest of those special people in our lives? What ideas do you have for bridesmaid gifts? Groomsmen? What about for your parents or other special people involved in the wedding?
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  • I was thinking about some cute makeup bags with some unique polish, eye shadow, mascara, etc. I signed up for he glambag from ipsy.com and u get 5 varietal things of makeup and a cosmetic bag in the mail each month... the problem is i keep using it instead of setting it aside! : Another idea i have is a cute clutch for each of them. I was also thinking of getting a cute bracelet for each of them instead. too many options! Groomsmen.... hmmm, no idea! My mom was pretty specific that she thought it was a waste to get her a gift and insisted that i do not buy her anything.... but i still want to show appreciation to them so I'm going to make them a photo album and also one for my FI's parents but of course i cant give it to them until much after the wedding. I was thinking about after the rehearsal dinner we would give both sets a nice card and a bottle of wine and have nicer welcome baskets for them in their rooms. I'll probably get my flower girl a bracelet she will be 7 but no clue about my 3 year old ring bearer! Whew! I have a lot left to figure out! :
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  • I think this is a tough one. We actually don't have a strong tradition for giving people that help out with the wedding gifts, but I would really like to. I was MOH for my best friend and I had to pay for everything myeslf (dress, hair, makeup etc) and she never gave me a thank you gift or anything. I actually don't think she has said thank you at all for anything I did for her or her wedding. My mom decorated the church for her, made the cake for her, decorated the reception venue for her, basically spent a whole week working 100% just for her wedding and the only thing she got was a short mention in the speach the bride had. I think that was really rude, so I definetly want to make sure the people in my wedding are remembered with a little something.
    I am thinking maybe getting all the BM and my MOH a Pandora charm bracelet each, or perhaps some personalised baskets with lots of fun things inside. My FI is only having 1 bestman, not other groomsmen so I think he can chose what to give himself. As for our respective parents I'm not sure what to do. They are the ones that are paying for the majority of the wedding so I would like to get them something nice, at least an album made by the photographer from the wedding, but probably something in addition to that too.. We will see. Maybe some of you guys will post some good ideas here that I can copy ;)
    For favours for the guests we are doing winebottles with personalised labels in each of the hotel rooms. The venue has its own vineyard so we are going to get some of their best wines and then just add a label to each of them, think that will be a nice gift.
  • One of my friends is a wine lover, so I'm going to try to find tickets to a wine tasting or something fun for her.  Another loves books so I'm getting her a few books (I have a list of books I know she'll love) and a reading lamp.  Another is really into cooking so I might get her some new kitchen stuff with a cookbook.  Another one is a student so I'm thinking on making her a library survival pack.  I just need to figure out what to get my sister.

    My FI is handling the groomsman gifts.

    We're going to do parent albums for our parents, and we'll probably wait and see if there's anything special that they'd like when we get a bit closer to the date.  My parents are pretty picky and so are his so we have to get creative.
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    I'm stumped on Grooms Gifts.

    I would really like to get my girls some nice makeup. Not 100% yet though.
    It would be fun to make a goodie bag. Some makeup, maybe nailpolish, some of their favorite lotions and creams. I was also going to write a heartfelt note for each one of the
    girls and add it to the bag off goodies, just to say thanks and let them know how much they each mean to me.

    For my MIL & Mom I was thinking of getting them hankerchiefs from etsy.

    And I was thinking of making my mom and my future inlaws (althought mostly for my FMIL)
    a wedding album after the wedding.


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  • I got my bridesmaids their shoes for the wedding (I found heels I loved and wanted everyone to match and figured them buying their dresses was enough for them so I bought them and giving them as a gift), I also bought each of them a coach clutch (30% off flash sale and had credits from referring friends and them purchasing stuff ended up paying 40 bucks for 7 clutches), and a Bracelet for each of them to wear at the wedding. My FI wants to get the groomsman a nice flask and a bottle of their favorite alcohol. And our parents we havent decided yet but my parents are paying 100% of our wedding so I feel like I should do a little something extra for them.
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  • I really like the makeup bag idea, since we are having a girl come to do our makeup but I don't know what she'll have with her (and lots of people like to use their own brushes, sponges, etc). I am also thinking a shawl for each of the girls, since it will be late September and possibly chilly in the evening. And maybe some jewlery...

    For our guys, we are doing hand-made cuff links with baseball leather in them... Hard to desribe, but the lady making them can take part of a ball and make them into cuff links. All of the guys in our party are big Tigers fans, and FI has memories of games with each of them. If we can swing it, FI is going to try and get them all together for a game, and get a ball from that game to make the cuff links out of. They will probably get a little something else, but that is our big thing.

    For parents... FI's mom scrapbooks so photos for her are a no-brainer. I have no idea about the other parents yet.

    My big struggle is what to get the 7 young girls in our party (ages 2-14). Can't be anything too pricey, but perhaps a piece of jewlery that looks expensive.  :)
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  • GOOOOOOOOOOD question.

    BMs gifts are getting a coach wrislet, I'm paying for their makeup and then a few little things here and there and then a giftcard inside of the wrislet for a store or restaurant they like.  Maybe jewerly too if I go that route and then also a painted champagne glass for mimosas in the morning.

    GMs I am stumped on.  FI wanted to do one similar gift and then a seperate personalized gift for each guy so that is his department.  I'll step in once we hit the red zone of FI procrastination lol.

    Parents we haven't decided yet!


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  • We're only having a MOH and BM no other wedding party so it should be fairly easy for each of us to buy something nice for our best friends.  I liked the idea that Ellie posted about the Coach wristlet for my MOH.  I may fill it with some Philosophy lip glosses and give it to her with a nice framed picture of us.  I really want her to know how special she is to me, not just for the wedding but throughout life.  FI can figure out what to do with his BM. 

    The parents are a lot tougher.  This is what I really thought of doing:
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/85249389/parents-gift-personalized-picture-frame
    It's a personalized handmade frame and art we would give to each sets of parents and they could put a picture from our wedding in it.  Etsy has SOOOOOO many great ideas it's tough to narrow down what we would like to do. 



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  • edited November 2012
    Goofy If you order on coachfactory.com during a flash sale you can get a coach wristlet for 20 bucks and its real coach not knock off. You have to be a member to order from their so if you need an invite let me know and I can send you one :)
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    [QUOTE]I was thinking about some cute makeup bags with some unique polish, eye shadow, mascara, etc. <strong>I signed up for he glambag from ipsy.com and u get 5 varietal things of makeup and a cosmetic bag in the mail each month</strong>... the problem is i keep using it instead of setting it aside! : Another idea i have is a cute clutch for each of them. I was also thinking of getting a cute bracelet for each of them instead. too many options! Groomsmen.... hmmm, no idea! My mom was pretty specific that she thought it was a waste to get her a gift and insisted that i do not buy her anything.... but i still want to show appreciation to them so I'm going to make them a photo album and also one for my FI's parents but of course i cant give it to them until much after the wedding. I was thinking about after the rehearsal dinner we would give both sets a nice card and a bottle of wine and have nicer welcome baskets for them in their rooms. I'll probably get my flower girl a bracelet she will be 7 but no clue about my 3 year old ring bearer! Whew! I have a lot left to figure out! :
    Posted by mrskloop[/QUOTE]<div>
    </div><div>This is interesting! How much is this?

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    [QUOTE]We're only having a MOH and BM no other wedding party so it should be fairly easy for each of us to buy something nice for our best friends.  I liked the idea that Ellie posted about the Coach wristlet for my MOH.  I may fill it with some Philosophy lip glosses and give it to her with a nice framed picture of us.  I really want her to know how special she is to me, not just for the wedding but throughout life.  FI can figure out what to do with his BM.  The parents are a lot tougher.  This is what I really thought of doing: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/85249389/parents-gift-personalized-picture-frame" rel="nofollow">http://www.etsy.com/listing/85249389/parents-gift-personalized-picture-frame</a> It's a personalized handmade frame and art we would give to each sets of parents and they could put a picture from our wedding in it.  Etsy has SOOOOOO many great ideas it's tough to narrow down what we would like to do. 
    Posted by GoofyAssChick[/QUOTE]

    I love that frame idea, too!  I have the one like it pinned for my dad since my mom passed away!

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  • We are doing survival kits for the girls and guys. I also made the girls a bag to use and he will also get the guys one more thing. I don't think we will be giving anyone else anything like our parents because no one else is helping us. I will include the flower girls and ring bearer. I have no clue what to get them but I'm sure it won't be hard since they are young.
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  • I was thinking along the same lines for the bridesmaids; a clutch with a lipgloss, some mints or something in it.  I was also thinking I would buy their shoes.  I've also found a stylist to come do their hair for them.  My flower girl is my (soon-to-be) niece who likes dolls, I thought it would be fun to give her a bride Barbie or something like that. 

    Haven't decided for the GM yet.  Or the parents! Lots to think about!
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re:Wedding Wednesday : This is interesting! How much is this?
    Posted by ftrmrsweatherdon[/QUOTE]

    <div>It is $10 per month and you can cancel at any time. When you sign up, it says there is a "waitlist" but then in a day or two it says that you're in! You get your glambag each month about 2 to 3 days after it bills you... I've gotten two so far and they are really cute! My first one was a zebra striped cosmetic bag and it had a lip gloss, eye liner, mascara, beachy eyeshadows, and this hair oil stuff.  The second one was a brown cosmetic bag and a better color lip gloss, glitter nail polish that actually turned out cute, eye shadow, and 2 other things that I can't remember. So if I can stop myself from using them each month, my plan is to set aside the bags I think each girl would like and fill them with makeup things I think they will like.  I may have to think of something else though, because trying all the makeup each month is a fun surprise! </div>
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  • Stacey - I'd love an invite to the coach factory!

    I'm not sure yet.

    We will be getting parents gifts, bms gifts, gms gifts, etc.

    I will pay for my bms hair and make up too. 
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  • For our BM we are getting them handmade clutches from Etsy, I am buying their jewlery for the wedding, I am paying for half of their hair and I may do something small and personal for each. Maybe a picture frame, their favorite book, bottle or wine...I am not sure about that yet.

    For the GM....FI has shot down everything I have come up with. So he is own his own with that one.

    My parents are paying for the majority of the wedding, we are paying for some and his mom his paying for the bar and rehersal dinner. I think I will get my parents a nice restaurant gift card and a massage for my mom and a round of golf for my dad. For his mom I think I will just do the massage. But it is to be determined haha
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  • CALEO i need your email to send you one :)
    you can private message me if you'd like and I will do it as soon as i get it. They only do flash sales about once a week or every two weeks but they will send you an email as your invite for the sale :)
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  • Stacey - YGPM

    Thanks!
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  • If anyone else would like a coach factory invite just private message me your email and i will send an invite to you they have awesome deals quite often :)
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  •    A few weeks ago I went to the Kate Spade Outlet and got my girls adorable black sequened clutches.  I like Ellies idea about putting a gift card inside. I will probably buy them earrings too. 

       I think we are going to get FI' mother (who is doing our ceremony) a nice brooch. 
     
      I saw an etsy shop that personalizes handkerchiefs.  I think I'm doing to do that for my dad, write something sentimental. He and I are really terrible about saying things out loud, So writing it on a handkerchief might help. 

     I'm not sure about my mom. Maybe make a personalized album for her using family pictures from the wedding (were planning on making our own photobook)

     After the wedding I plan to use our table number picture frames to frame special photos, then give them to family and bridal party with a handwritten note. 
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    [QUOTE]    After the wedding I plan to use our table number picture frames to frame special photos, then give them to family and bridal party with a handwritten note. 
    Posted by ncwenze[/QUOTE]

    That is a great idea!  I was wondering what the heck I was going to do with 18 pearl picture frames lol


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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding Wednesday : That is a great idea!  I was wondering what the heck I was going to do with 18 pearl picture frames lol
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    </div><div>Ellie I think we should have cooridnated on some  wedding items.  Im also using pearl picture frames for our table numbers.... sigh</div>
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding Wednesday : Ellie I think we should have cooridnated on some  wedding items.  Im also using pearl picture frames for our table numbers.... sigh
    Posted by ncwenze[/QUOTE]

    LOL!  I got mine at Michael's...where did you get yorus?  It isn't like we live far!  We will be printing it on blush cardstock but my printer wouldn't take it haha so here it is on reg paper :)

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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding Wednesday : LOL!  I got mine at Michael's...where did you get yorus?  It isn't like we live far!  We will be printing it on blush cardstock but my printer wouldn't take it haha so here it is on reg paper :)
    Posted by elliemonster2012[/QUOTE]

    <div> I got mine from Marhalls. I havent even tried to print cardstock with my printer yet. I have some time off in January so I'm going to use that time to test out some wedding projects.</div>
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  • ftrmrsweatherdon i need your email to send you the invite :)
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding Wednesday : I love that frame idea, too!  I have the one like it pinned for my dad since my mom passed away!
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    Since my mom passed away too, I think I may go with the Daddy's Little Girl one too.  Seems more appropriate since my stepmom didn't really raise me per se.  She came into my life in my early twenties. 
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  • I know that for my sisters and brother I'm just going to give them Disney giftcards because they will be "meeting up" (we don't plan to seem them much) with us on the cruise and I'd like them to be able to enjoy something they otherwise wouldn't.

    FI's best man said he would like a flask when we were at another wedding, so we might just order that for all the GMs as well.

    I'm a horrible giftgiver so I don't know what I'm going to do for my MOH or other BM yet. 

    For the parents we're just going to do photo albums with our wedding photos. I am also planning on getting my dad a shot glass with our names and wedding date on it because he collects them.
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