Trend - Unique Bridal Gift Ideas

Find your bridesmaids unique gifts that they can get excited about. Sacred Charms is an online jewelry boutique, whose designers draw inspiration from nature and their spirituality. Their color combinations are creative and beautiful. This handcrafted jewelry will be a piece that your friends can dress up or dress down and will surely get compliments on.

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Trend - Stunning Smocks

Your girlfriends that love entertaining as much as you do can now look great doing it, while keeping the evening's cuisine off their cute ensemble. Check out Smocks for colorful, form fitting covers that would make a great bridesmaid gift!

Tip - A Cute Reminder For Your Bridesmaids

Lauren Merkin is offering a chic Breast Cancer Awareness gift set, which would make a great gift for your traveling gals. It includes a hot pink card case and luggage tag. The best part? All the proceeds benefit The Young Survivor Coalition. Order yours today from Lauren Merkin.

Trend - TuTu Much

Cruising blogs, I stopped by Alison Ulshoffer Events & Designs and couldn't help but fall in love with the colorful tutus I saw!! These fantastic, playful designs are by I Luv U TuTu Much! How cute is that name?! These too cute tutus would make any flower girl feel like a princess or ballerina. If they're too much for your wedding, consider giving one to your precious flower girl as a thank you gift for participating in the wedding.

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Tip - Flower Girl Accessories

When considering accessories for the ladies in your bridal party, don't forget your youngest ladies, the flower girl. Be sure to spoil her with some complementing accessories for her big flower girl debut. Visit Hip Chick Designs for great hair accessories for little and big girls alike.

Thanks for sharing Steph J!

Trend - Looking Glass

Looking for a gift for the bridesmaid who is always looking at herself? Just kidding...this is a great gift for any bridesmaid. This engraveable silver plated compact is available from Things Remembered on sale now for $14.99!!

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Tip - Gift Intimates

Your bridesmaids or maid of honor will love this 100% silk chiffon mini-kini set. Visit SiBelle for the collection in different colors.

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Trend - Well....Hello Kitty!

Surprise your bridesmaids with a sweet gift, combining the fun elements from their childhood and the sassy flare from the makeup they love. Check out the Hello Kitty collection for MAC. With these collections Hello Kitty can go from mild to wild!

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Tip - Gifting the Girls

While it is your big day, your friends have come together to support you and commit to your every need to ensure your day is a success. Be sure to acknowledge their part in your big day too. A cute personalized top, letterpress cards, personalized jewelry. It shows them how grateful you are to not only have them in your life but to stand with you in support on your special day.Photo provided by The Memory Journalists

Tip - Bridal Party Bests

When selecting bridal party gifts, keep in consideration that your maid of honor and best man (traditionally) assumed more responsibility than the rest of your bridal party. Maybe select a gift for each of them that is different from what you get for everyone else or maybe just something a little extra.Check out our Wishpot for gift ideas!Photo courtesy of The Memory Journalists

Tip - Honor Your 'Maids

A tip from floral designer Mark Held, "Have their initials in rhinestones added to the handle of their bouquets and tuck a special note for each inside."

From Modern Bride (Oct-Nov. '08)

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Trend - Supporting Local Vendors

Support your local vendors by purchasing your bridal party gifts or wedding favors from them. They may be willing to personalize your gift or give you a significant discount if you're buying in bulk to support the local economy.Photo courtesy of The Memory Journalists

Tidbits - Groomsmen Gifts (part 2)

Your closest buddies will be there for your big day. Give the guys who stand up for you something they can use.

Rugged Sterling Silver Cufflinks with black onyx insets.
$35 from Silpada® Designs. 402-306-3705,
mysilpada.com/sites/wyn.wadginski.

iPod Shuffle. From $49 at the Apple Store, Sacramento. 916-643-0960, apple.com.

Best Buy Gift Card. For local store locations visit bestbuy.com.

Gloss Black Stingray Sunglasses by Maui Jim®.
$199 at Patrick James, Roseville. 916-789-7545, patrickjames.com.

For the ring bearer:
VTech Learning Laptop. $29.99 at Toys “R” Us, Citrus Heights. 916-969-9727

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Tidbits - Groomsmen Gifts (part 1)

Your closest buddies will be there for your big day. Give the guys who stand up for you something they can use.

Swissmar Seven Piece Bar Set. $60 at William Glen. 2651 El Paseo Ln, Sacramento, 916-485-3000, williamglen.com.

24 Season One Special Edition DVD.
$59.99 at Borders Books. Folsom, 916-984-5900.

One year of movies. $203.88 with Netflix, netflix.com

Cigar Cutter Swiss Army Knife. $81 at We Be Knives,
San Francisco, 415-982-9323,
webeknives.com
REI Gift Card. REI, Roseville, 916-724-6750, rei.com.

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Tip - Choose A Bathroom Buddy

As silly as it may sound, be sure to enlist a friend in your bridal party that feels comfortable accompanying and holding your gown in the ladies room. In most cases, there's way too much dress there for you to take on at such a crucial time.Photo courtesy of The Memory Journalists

Tip - Men, Take Note

Guys, notice if your groomsmen have any piercing or tattoos that you prefer not to have visible on your wedding day. Be sure to discuss this with them when you ask them to be a part of your wedding. They won't appreciate it being sprung on them the day of.
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Vintage Shades

If you are looking for a unique wedding photo op or just love vintage style the way I do, check out this site dedicated to vintage sunglasses. Although these retro babies can be a bit pricey, they would make great bridesmaid gifts and allow for some fabulous pics for your album. These pink Paloma Picasso beauties are a personal favorite.

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as well as these straight from the 70’s bi-colored Dior divas…

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Another fabulous fact; all the sunglasses listed have never been worn. Vintage and brand new? Yes, please!

Trend - Bachelorette Party Drinks Made Easy

Bachelorette parties are made easy with DeKuyper’s Burst Bar Shots – just open, pour, party. Burst Bar Shots are pre-mixed shots in three great flavors: Red Headed Burst, Kamikaze Burst and Washington Apple. Burst contains all the ingredients in one bottle - no mess, no fuss, just an easy way to start the party. Retailing at $10.99 (for 750mL) Burst Bar Shots are an economical alterative to purchasing multiple liquors and mixers for great tasting drinks. Burst Shots are an easy, timesaving treat that is sure to get any bachelorette party started right!Trend and photo provided by Shift Communications

Ready for any Emergency

I think we all pretty much know that you have to be ready for anything. I mean who knows what could happen on your big day? Good or bad. We have all seen those wedding stories involving everything from fainting brides to disappearing vendors. So in an effort to be ahead of the game I had my bridesmaids help me put together a "Bridal Emergency Kit."

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There are actually quite a few pre-made Bridal ER kits out there. You can find them here, here and even here at Target. What I did was read a great article I found at the Knot, divided up their suggestions amongst my bridesmaids and had everybody bring their stuff to the house the day of the wedding. I supplied the bag and we dumped it all in and I gave it to my maid of honor to bring to the church. It actually worked out great because we ended up needing those tissue's and hairspray! The key is to remember you aren't just providing this stuff for yourself. Make sure you have enough stuff for all your bridesmaids and mom's and anyone else you know will be hanging out with the bride.

Trend - Makeup Bridal Gifts

Not sure what to get your bridesmaids for being in your wedding? How about a fun gift bag of makeup? You could set it up as a makeup buffet if you really want to make it different. Choose a few different nail polishes, lip glosses, shadows, bronzers, lipsticks and small perfume bottles. Grab a couple extra to make sure one girl doesn't get stuck with the leftovers. Put them in different containers by product type and let them create their own gift! You can do this reasonably inexpensively by picking out gift packs that offer different shades and crack them open. A few shops with reasonably priced makeup: MAC, Sephora, ULTA, BareMinerals.

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