These wedding-themed notecards from Lilly Louise’s Etsy store are unique and lovely.
Bridesmaids Dress Cards in Yellow from Lilly Louise
Wedding Dress and Tuxedo Card from Lilly Louise
March 21st, 2011
Wedding-themed notecards
Posts Labeled ‘bridesmaid’
February 15th, 2011
Anthropologie’s new wedding line: BHLDN
Anthropologie, one of my favorite destinations for clothes that tend to make me smile, has just launched a bridal line. You MUST check it out. It’s called BHLDN (think “beholden”).
September 20th, 2010
Perfect for Brides & Bridesmaids: 1154 Lill Studio bags
A dear friend recently gave me a gift certificate to 1154 Lill Studio, a fabulous custom handbag company. I could not wait to get online to create my bag!
Lill is perfect for handbags, luggage, and work bags, but it also a great source for custom bridal bags or for bridesmaid gifts.
custom handbags from 1154 Lill Studio - perfect for brides & bridesmaids
The clutches are fabulously chic and would be a “one-of-a-kind” bag for a bride to carry on her wedding day.
For bridesmaid gifts, the cosmetic travel bags or makeup bags — customized for each bridesmaid — would make for a unique gift. Another idea for bridesmaids is to get them tote bags that they can use to keep their personal items corralled on the wedding day. (I’ve seen many a bridesmaid juggling her purse, change of clothes, and toiletries, and then mix up their things with other bridesmaids’ belongings….) A custom bag for each gal will help them easily pack and organize their things.
Love the size of this Lill tote for bridesmaids' belongings
June 10th, 2010
Monogrammed Tote: A Versatile Gift
Monogrammed tote bags are a perfect gift for bridesmaids. Brides can pick a bridesmaid’s favorite color and then have a bag personally monogrammed for her.
I find personalized bags to be particularly helpful on the wedding day so the bridesmaids can put all of their personal belongings in their bag and not mix up items in the frenzy of pre-ceremony preparations.
These totes from Ballard Designs are not only stylish, but they are reasonably priced, too.
Monogrammed totes from Ballard Designs
a variety of styles all with free monogramming
The totes aren’t only perfect for weddings, though. They would make a great gift for a girlfriend, sister, mom…. You can even get creative with the monogramming: “Beach” for a friend with a beach house; “Yoga” for your sister who is mastering downward dog; and so on!
June 2nd, 2010
Bridesmaids’ Practice Bouquets
When coordinating wedding rehearsals, I often like to bring practice bouquets for the bridesmaids to use. Having bouquets helps them to practice holding the flowers at the correct height; coordinate the hand-off of the bride’s bouquet; and walk with a groomsman or collect their dress as they go up stairs while holding the bouquet.
Just in case, I often bring a practice bouquet for the bride in case she is not using the traditional ribbon bouquet compiled from her bridal showers.
The bouquets can be a thoughtful gesture for the bride to bring to the rehearsal as one more way to show her bridesmaids how thankful she is to have them as a part of her wedding.
Recently, I was inspired to create practice bouquets made from herbs in my garden.
ornamental sage bouquet
lavender practice bouquet
The bouquets are simple, but practice bouquets do not need to be elaborate. Creating an herb bouquet for your bridesmaids can be cost-effective, too. Snip some herbs from your garden or a family member’s garden and voila! They also smell wonderful. Just remember not to cut them too far in advance of the wedding rehearsal as many herbs wilt quickly and do keep them in water until they are ready to be used.
Other ideas for practice bouquets include small bouquets of inexpensive flowers (think the ones you see for 3 bunches for $9 at your local grocery store) or tootsie pops tied together with a ribbon.
Practice makes perfect!
March 22nd, 2010
Super Sips: Reusable Straws
When I work a wedding, one of the things I always bring with me in my emergency kit is a pack of drinking straws. The straws are helpful in making sure the bride and bridesmaids don’t smudge or wear off their lipstick after they’ve had their makeup done.
I recently came across these fantastic reusable straws. While they may not work for my kit, I couldn’t help but think how helpful they would be at home — especially for families with children. Cool looking AND eco-friendly — sipping has never been so fashionable!
stainless steel straws from Always Brilliant
Festive Family set of straws, from Strawesome
beautiful bend straw from Glass Dharma
pink glass straw from Strawesome
March 9th, 2010
The “Perfect” Fit for a Bridesmaids Party
On March 20, 2010, the Tysons Corner and Montgomery Mall Nordstrom stores will be participating in Nordstrom Fits America — a special event to raise money for Susan G Komen for the Cure. (The Pentagon City Nordstrom will participate on March 19, 2010.)
Get your bridesmaids or girlfriends together and do one of the most “girly” things you can do: go shopping for lingerie!
Nordstrom’s Lingerie department is known for its expert bra fittings, its certified stylists are so helpful, and they have a wonderful collection of styles, sizes, and brands. The newly remodeled Tysons Corner store is even more welcoming — with comfortable dressing rooms and seating areas.
Call the store directly and speak with the Lingerie Department manager to reserve time and space for a personal Lingerie Party. Ask them if you can bring in champagne and sweets to make the experience even more decadent for you and your bridesmaids!
The best part? It’s all for an incredibly important cause. For every bra purchased during the event, $2 will be donated to Susan G Komen for the Cure. Visit www.nordstrom.com for exact times and other participating locations.
Now THAT’s a perfect fit!
February 23rd, 2010
One Bridesmaid Dress. Countless Styles.
When does one really add up to a dozen? When it is a Twobird bridesmaid dress! My step-sister introduced me to this clever company recently when she received her Twobird dress in the mail for an upcoming wedding she is in. She was skeptical the dress would really be as flattering on as it looked in the photos, but was pleasantly surprised when she tried it on.
Twobirds Rosette dress
Twobirds offers three collections: the classic, two-toned, and rosette (my personal favorite) and each of those collections is offered in long or short lengths. The beauty of the dress — regardless of the collection — is that it can be wrapped and tied in a variety of ways. Each bridesmaid can wrap the dress the way she prefers and the way that looks most flattering on her — from strapless to halter, to one shoulder…
Twobirds classic dress tied in an "Isabella" style
With their customizable dresses, Twobirds is hitting on a significant trend in bridal party fashion — customization. Brides are dressing their bridesmaids in the same color dress but different styles (or vice versa). It allows a consistent look without having to be “matchy-matchy.” And each girl can feel comfortable in a style that looks flattering on her. Love it!
January 13th, 2010
Fabulously Feminine Bridesmaid’s Gift
I am on the hunt for a small (roughly 7×5) leather three-ring binder to use as an agenda. I’ve checked out most of my usual shopping haunts but am coming up a little empty (except, of course, for the lovely one I saw at Louis Vuitton).
In my pursuit for the perfect agenda, however, I visited Bally’s website and spotted this fabulous pink grained calfskin manicure kit. The lacey quilted lining oozes femininity. And the kit includes all the grooming essentials a properly primped girl needs. Wouldn’t this be a perfect gift for a favorite girlfriend or a bridesmaid?!
Powder pink Bally manicure kit
frilly lace-lined manicure kit
September 4th, 2009
The “Perfect Fit” for a Bridesmaids Party
On October 2 and 3 the Tysons Corner and Pentagon City Nordstrom stores respectively will be participating in Nordstrom Fits America — a special event to raise money for Susan G Komen for the Cure.
Get your bridesmaids or girlfriends together and do one of the most “girly” things you can do: go shopping for lingerie!
Nordstrom’s Lingerie department is known for its expert bra fittings, its certified stylists are so helpful, and they have a wonderful collection of styles, sizes, and brands. The newly remodeled Tysons Corner store is even more welcoming — with comfortable dressing rooms and seating areas.
Call the store directly and speak with the Lingerie Department manager to reserve time and space for a personal Lingerie Party. Ask them if you can bring in champagne and sweets to make the experience even more decadent for you and your bridesmaids!
The best part? It’s all for an incredibly important cause. For every bra purchased during the event, $2 will be donated to Susan G Komen for the Cure. Visit www.nordstrom.com for exact times and other participating locations.
Now THAT’s a perfect fit!
