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We Couldn’t Decide on a Bridesmaid Gift!

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

All the wedding accessories I checked out were super. I bought most of my wedding supplies and reception decorations there. But when it came to the bridesmaid gifts, I just couldn’t decide on which one I wanted to order. They had a fantastic list of gifts to say thank you to my bridesmaids. Buying the groomsmen gifts didn’t seem to be half as hard for my fiance. He found some very nice shot glasses he liked and that was what he chose to buy for the guys. With me, I’m on there everyday looking at the selection over and over again, trying to make a decision.

I’d decide on the jewelry boxes and then the lovely bracelet they have would side track me and I’d start considering that. I’m glad it wasn’t this difficult choosing my accessories for my wedding and reception. I already had what I wanted, in mind, for those accessories. I got all the bridal accessories I needed for our indescribably neat fall themed wedding. All the bright vibrant colors of fall were in the accessories I chose for our fall wedding and reception. I chose my flower basket and ring bearer pillow that were made for the perfect fall wedding. I ordered everything from the flower basket to an aisle runner.

They have some unique fall themed ideas for receptions that I really loved. You can even order beautiful favor boxes for the unique wedding favors they offer, and the place cards and holders they have are pretty exceptional too. Our friends and family are going to love the favors we bought for them. But I also ordered one for me as a little momento of our special wedding day. I never knew glass coasters could be so lovely as the ones I chose for the wedding favors. I also bought our wedding cake topper from there and had no problem picking out the one I liked the best. I went for the heart made of sparkling glass with which I had our names put on. If a storybook were to be our wedding theme, there was one storybook topper I would definitely have used. I wouldn’t have been able to pass up the castle wedding cake topper. It was really special and would have fit right in with a storybook themed wedding.

If I had no problems choosing all my accessories and reception supplies, why did I have such a hard time picking a bridesmaid gift? There were some very nice deals on some of these gifts as well as the accessories. There were gifts for bridesmaid that looked expensive, but was very reasonably priced. After a few days I had actually made up my mind to choose between the two I liked the best. On one hand I had the idea of the jewelry boxes and on the other was the lovely designed bracelets. I had to make my decision, and I tried to hurry with it as fast as I could, but it took a few more days to do so. But I did finally decided on what I was going to do. I decided to buy both. They were each getting a beautiful silver bracelet and a just as beautiful jewelry box to keep it in. I think my bridesmaids are worth the extra gift, and it wasn’t all that expensive either.

Thankfully, everything turned out fantastic for our wedding day. The ceremony was beautiful and the reception was a lot of fun. Our friends and family really liked the wedding favors they received and made comments on the lovely ceremony we had. The guys loved the shot glasses and my bridesmaid gifts were a success too. This was the best day of my life.

Luck Of The Irish Bridesmaid Gifts

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

   I went to my first Irish wedding and reception last month and I must say, I had a fantastic time. I haven’t laughed so hard or dance so much in ages. The Irish sure do know how to party. The ceremony was really beautiful with all the bridesmaids in very pale blue dresses with shawls in just a little darker blue, covering their shoulders. I kinda expected them to be wearing green, since everyone knows that’s an Irish color, at least on St. Patricks day.  But I found out that it is considered bad luck to wear green on your wedding day, something about invoking the fairies. The bouquets were lovely, each bouquet, including the brides had tiny little green clovers among a mixture of colorful flowers. The bride wore a gorgeous blue gown, which I understand is suppose to be a symbol of purity for Irish brides. There were special little celtic knots embroidered all around the hemline. She also had a beautiful tiara with a lovely long veil. The wedding was really special and everything was so spectacular.

   At the reception her tables were so elegant with all the silver candle holders and crystal champagne flutes. The wedding cake was really gorgeous too, and so big, with a beautiful celtic claddaugh cake topper. All the gifts they bought for the wedding party were nice too. The bridesmaid gifts were lovely necklaces with shamrocks, and they looked like they cost a pretty penny.  They weren’t what you would call cheap bridesmaid gifts. In fact everything looked as if they would be in debt for the rest of their married lives. Later on at the reception when everything calmed down, I got a chance to talk to the bride, which is a good friend of mine and asked her how in the world she pulled off such a fantastic wedding and reception.  We work in the same place, so I know what kind of salary she has and I know the groom just started a new job, so he couldn’t have all that much either. I know it was probably a rude question to ask her, but we are close enough to talk to each other about things like this.  She told me that she got almost everything for her wedding and reception online and at some pretty decent discounts. I couldn’t believe that, from the wedding favors to the bridesmaids gifts it looked a lot more expensive than it actually was. I was really amazed. If I ever decide to take the plunge and get married, I’ll have to remember where to go for all my wedding and reception supplies.

   The rest of the evening went great and everyone attending had a fantastic time. There was lots of terrific foods, champagne, and green beer for everyone to have a super party. We danced and laughed until way into the night and sang a lot of old Irish songs, some that made you want to cry. There was one couple there that knew some Irish dances and we were all trying our best to keep up with all the steps, but it wasn’t easy. The bride and groom looked so lovely on the dance floor as they danced their first dance together as husband and wife. But before long it was time for the happy couple to leave for their honeymoon in land of leprechauns and four leaf clovers. This was one of the most spectacular weddings and receptions I’ve ever been too, and it will certainly stay in my mind and heart for a long, long time.