Ok... I wanted to do something special to ask my bridesmaids to be in my wedding party. I have read a few suggestions on giving them books and inscribe them with a poem or note. I thought this was a great idea until I realized it was going to cost $75.00 for the books. I don't even know how I am going to end up paying for the wedding itself so I am reluctant to spend so much money.
Does anyone have any other ideas that would be a sweet way of asking the girls to be my bridesmaids?
Yankees2323
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i wrote my girls a poem and made cards in my wedding colors and put lil dresses in them... then got tote bags and fabric paint n put bridesmaid and maid of honor on them... also glued fake e-rings on them they were so cute.. inside them i got the girls planners and soap n lotion all in my colors (blk n white) it was cute they all loved it n didnt cost alot!!
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got the tota bags in walmart a 3 pack for $5 and the fabric paint in michaels 99cents each i got 2 colors gillter silver n white metallic.. the fake rings were like $2.50 a pack of 12 or 15 something like that and the soaps n lotion were $2.50 each
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i made each a photo/scrapbook album with parts of a poem/words on diff pages with the last page asking them to be in my bridal party.
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Posted by snowcutie82
i made each a photo/scrapbook album with parts of a poem/words on diff pages with the last page asking them to be in my bridal party.
As a BM who got this- it was a really cute idea and very meaningful cus I knew she put a lot of thought into it.
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That's a really cute idea... I really do not have a lot of pics of some of the girls though. FH's cousin and his sister who lives in Georgia. Maybe I can work around it.
Thanks for the idea.
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I made my girls a card to ask them...but I'm sure you can come up with something even more special, but a handmade card might be nice to add to it!! There are pics in my album.
I'm a Larkfield Bride too!! I love that place!! Fh's parents got married there 27 years ago so it's an honor to be able to get married there too!! Congrats!!
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Posted by snowcutie82
i made each a photo/scrapbook album with parts of a poem/words on diff pages with the last page asking them to be in my bridal party.
OMG!! That is so cute!! They must've balled!
lovelee
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omg what a cute idea!!! Lots of time and effort for that!! they must have loved it!!! thanks for the idea!
FallBride2010
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I'm getting married at Giorgio's...so am planning to take them all to the sunday brunch there and ask them.
mrsjpc3
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they also sell greeting cards just for this.. why not give them the card when you take them out for a drink or 2? the cards arent expensive at all ...
lovelee
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where can i find this card?? so cute!
mrsjpc3
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where can i find this card?? so cute!
google this: be my bridesmaid card
you will find a few diff cards...
DnT2010
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got them shirts, card and vera bradley cosmetic bags.. (had them embroidered with their initial on it. (asked them at our engagement party)
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i am not having a bridal party but my friend asked me to be in hers and she sent us all a different bouquet of flowers and in the card she asked us! very sweet and unique! so for example, i got tulips, one got roses, another got lilies, etc etc. very thoughtful!!! loved it and was completely surprised!
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I bought canvas bags and put their names on them; figure they can use them to put extra clothes/shoes in the day of the wedding and their names being on them makes it more personal and less likely to mix up
I bought long sleeved shirts and had 'bridesmaid' in a snowflake font written on them and 'maid of honor' on my sisters
and I bought cardstock and made up cards and printed a poem up for the BMs and MOH to be put in the bag with their gifts.
...we also did some stuff for the GM and BM. We etched 'BM'/'GM' and their initals on a beer mug
and we made them shirts; the front is a superman logo with a 'g' or a 'b' instead of the 'S' and on the back it has 'Sherry & John Established 2010' with the stick people bride and groom and underneath it we put 'Game Over!'
we thought those shirts were not sappy and sort of funny and goofy they way we are. We did all the shirts and bags by desiging the layouts in Microsoft Word after downloading fonts; We printed on transfer paper and ironed all of the on... they look great and saved us quite a bit of $$!
Our E-Party is 11/23 so hopefully they love it
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that album is SO cute and I'm sure it meant so much to your BM's because you put so much into it to make it something special for them!! I absolutely love it, they came out beautifully! great job!
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Thanks for all the Ideas!!
SummerBride10
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You girls are so creative. I wish I had thought of making a book- those are so cute!!
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Posted by Deeglasser
i am not having a bridal party but my friend asked me to be in hers and she sent us all a different bouquet of flowers and in the card she asked us! very sweet and unique! so for example, i got tulips, one got roses, another got lilies, etc etc. very thoughtful!!! loved it and was completely surprised!
That's what I did too, the girls loved it! But, it's not exactly cheaper than getting books for all of them
