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Who is your best friend? Your best friends? More than likely these are the women you have asked to be in your bridal party. Your bridesmaids are beside you to comfort you, console you, multitask and most importantly provide humor into an otherwise stressful situation. Throughout the wedding process your bridesmaids will be your most trusted friends and the people who will support you the most (except of course for your future hubby!) As your bridesmaids shop (and pay) for their dress and shoes, plan (and pay) for the shower and bachelorette party, and organize (and pay) for a million other miscellaneous things that are involved in planning a wedding, their wallets will take a beating. So remember to give back in return. One thing to keep in mind, as you hunt for the perfect gift, is to make it personal - personal to them and personal to you. Aside from the birth of your children, your wedding day is the most important day of your life. And the people that play an integral role on this important day would treasure a keepsake that would remind them of this day. One perfect keepsake is a locket since it is a sentimental piece of jewelry, yet also functional, due to its secret compartment. Lockets can hold a picture or pictures, some can hold up to four pictures. They can hold small objects such as a flower petal from your bridal bouquet. They can be engraved with a loving message along with the date of your wedding. Lockets, known for centuries for their charm and beauty, have always been a treasured gift due to their emotional power. So, a grest idea is to give back to your bridesmaids with a gift from your heart, a locket. Visit Heartsmith to purchase keepsake lockets. |
You can give all the attendants the same gift, like cologne or jewelry (necklace, bracelet or earrings) that they can wear with their bridesmaids' dresses. Or, you can give them something that has special meaning to each one (pictures, special jewelry, art objects, crystal, desk accessories, bud vases, silver-plated, glass or leather picture frames, hair accessories, music boxes, business card holder, etc.) Some other ideas are gift certificates, tickets to a concert, play, comedy club or sporting event, membership to a club, health spa, certificates for a massage, facial, manicure, pedicure, etc. Your maid of honor usually receives something of a little more value than the other bridesmaids' gifts. Your budget may help determine how extreme your gifts become. These gifts are simply meant as a token of thanks and memento and do not need to be elaborate or expensive if you do not have a large amount of money to spend.