Giving gifts to your bridal party shows them how much you appreciate all of their help over the last few months...but it has now taken up a whole new direction...recently my daughter was in a wedding and the bride, her sister-in-law gave them each a purse, that matched their dress, filled with goodies....like a pair of flip flops to match their dress for later in the night, band aids, mints, mouthwash, perfume, lotion, chap stick/lip gloss, tampon, bobby pins, ponytail holders, q-tips, ibuprofen, etc....use your imagination to make the perfect gift for them.
Make sure to tell your family, at the rehearsal supper, where their tables that you reserved for them, are. Those "cute" reserved signs will mean nothing if your family doesn't know they are reserved for them.
June 16, 2011
I've heard many horror stories about wedding gifts....from forgetting to pack them....to getting some stolen. You have invited your guest that you know...but some will bring their own guest...that you may not know. Be sure to assign a relative or friend to gather the goods and put them away safely in the car. Have someone assigned to keep the gifts safe until you return from your honeymoon.
Good food goes a long way to making your guest happy. You don't need a fancy or expensive meal to do this. Think of foods in terms of a theme or a certain style. For example, you could only serve different kinds of deserts. Another option would be serving only Mexican foods. Just think "outside the box" to make your event special.
Just an idea that one of my customers did. She put a silver bowl of sugared fruit as her table as centerpieces. It made a beautiful, unexpected centerpiece, rather than the traditional floral centerpiece.
July 22, 2010