Ideas for something different for bridesmaids to carry?

julienoel · June 2010

I'm looking for some offbeat ideas for things--besides flowers--I can have my bridesmaids carry in our wedding. I've seen suggestions for flower balls, candles, lanterns, and purses, none of which are up my alley. We're doing a mid-afternoon outdoor wedding in August at a barn--we're pretty casual, so flowers just seem kind of over the top. We're not religious, so anything along those lines is also out. I'm open to DIY ideas--just want something a little quirky and different. Help!

ohwhynot · June 2010

Wheat?

Feathers?

For a casual wedding in August at a barn, I think casually tied bouquets of Queen Anne's Lace, black-eyed susans, and other wildflowers would look very pretty (and you can pick them in just about any field for free).

trix1223 · June 2010

A book of love poems or sonnets? Or for that matter any book? A Bible? A basket filled with....something? or nothing?

waltzingmatilda13 · June 2010

A single flower wouldn't be over the top. Just a long stem with ribbons tied around it.

AllAboutTheBenjamin · June 2010

I love OWN's idea about the wheat. That would be so cute and definitely appropriate for a wedding near a barn.

kelly&wayne · June 2010

I was at a summer outdoor wedding where the BM's carried beautiful fans. It was stunning and kept them cool during the ceremony!

bellashauntee · June 2010

Horseshoes?

Muffin'sMom · June 2010

parasols?

julienoel · June 2010

I actually kind of like where you're going with the horseshoes--we're planning on playing some outdoor games (croquet, bags, etc), so that would sort of tie in. Maybe if I tied ribbons around them or something...

I was also thinking of trying to make small flags that spelled out a message of some kind, but I'm stumped there too.

morainemom · June 2010

I second the wheat sheaves.

You could also have them carry the old fashioned tin lanterns.

For my daughter's wedding I had some of her young cousins present her and her husband with a horseshoe as they exited the Church (an old Scottish tradition.)

PIP of the horseshoe, it might give you some idea of how you could decorate one.

mags0607 · June 2010

I love the fan idea, and the parasol idea. The horseshoes might also be cute if they were decorated like the picture above.

I also saw a knottie do button bouquets.t I'm not sure that fits, but it is cute.

ChrisChelsea10/08 · June 2010

what about wildflowers or wheat in a mason jar? I do like the horseshoe

skippylouwho · June 2010

For my wedding, and they were kind of heavy... i took glass bowls - sort of like mini goldfish bowls with a fluted edge, often used for floating flowers or candles in them. I put flowers in them and then took what looked like a regular hurricane lamp globe except it had a bottom to it. I put a votive candle in there and set it on top of the bowl. I also tied a ribbon around the neck of the bowl. They carried these, then afterwards they were place around the reception hall to give more candlelight. Afterwards they each took them home.

They were pretty and easy to do. When they carried them the hand their hands kind of under them and to the back so people could see the flowers and the lighted candle.

No one had hair long enough that we had to worry about it swinging in to the hurricane globe.

I don't know if you can picture what I'm describing from my text or not.

brintae · June 2010

I've been to a wedding where the entire wedding party carried/wore cotton. In theory, this was kind of neat but the wedding was on the hottest day of the year and the bride's bouqet caught on fire! Intense!

julienoel · June 2010

LOL I know I shouldn't laugh, but picturing a bride carrying a flaming bouquet down the aisle had me chuckling.

bonnyandtim · July 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_moms-maids_ideas-something-different-bridesmaids-carry?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:357Discussion:cb068e7f-d770-495d-af43-f3f3377e8c68Post:568aeda9-5e9c-4607-9f26-ecc6eeaf63da">Re: Ideas for something different for bridesmaids to carry?</a>:
[QUOTE]I was at a summer outdoor wedding where the BM's carried beautiful fans. It was stunning and kept them cool during the ceremony!
Posted by kelly&wayne[/QUOTE]

I would go with this for a cool outdoor wedding.

babyjnil · October 2013

i carried a small glass with a floating flowers to my aunts wedding....and to mt cousins we had fans

MobKaz · October 2013

babyjnil said:

i carried a small glass with a floating flowers to my aunts wedding....and to mt cousins we had fans

@babyjnil......when responding to posts, look at the date under the avatar of the last post. It tells you the last time the thread was active. This thread began 3 1/2 years ago, and has not been active for 2 years. These posters are long gone.

babyjnil · October 2013

thx

doeydo · October 2013

Ideas: Button bouquet, sea shell bouquet, fan, muff, olive branch bouquet, fruit bouquet (example: http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/04/aa/d9/04aad94b05996394d730507f65216485.jpg), pine-cone bouquet, herbs or plants that are non-floral bouquet, lollipops, feathers, parasol, pearl or beaded bouquet, cake pops, wine cork bouquet, balloons, butterfly bouquet (example: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/49398927134383744/), balloon flower bouquet (like balloon animals), cotton bouquet, candy bouquet (example: http://www.bridebox.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/alternative-candy-bouquets.png), book, basket, paper or fabric flower bouquet, ribbon bouquet, brooch bouquet, picture(s), single flower, flower corsage.

MobKaz · October 2013

doeydo said:

Ideas: Button bouquet, sea shell bouquet, fan, muff, olive branch bouquet, fruit bouquet (example: http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/04/aa/d9/04aad94b05996394d730507f65216485.jpg), pine-cone bouquet, herbs or plants that are non-floral bouquet, lollipops, feathers, parasol, pearl or beaded bouquet, cake pops, wine cork bouquet, balloons, butterfly bouquet (example: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/49398927134383744/), balloon flower bouquet (like balloon animals), cotton bouquet, candy bouquet (example: http://www.bridebox.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/alternative-candy-bouquets.png), book, basket, paper or fabric flower bouquet, ribbon bouquet, brooch bouquet, picture(s), single flower, flower corsage.

@doeydo.....please read the thread before posting. This thread is beyond dead. This thread began 3 1/2 years ago and has not been active for over 2 years.

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