Bridesmaids' Thank You Gifts

I bought a tote bag monogrammed with each of my bridesmaid's first names from The Knot.

I filled it with the following:

a compact

a tank top

a journal

a jeweled pencil

and a cherry blossom spritzer from Bath & Bodyworks.

Our guest book. From Jenny Bick Bookbinding.

K wants a sparkler send-off, which I think is a cute idea despite my fear of my fear of being set aflame by a wayward spark. These matches are $6 a pop from sugarpaper.com

Our Cake Server

We found this cake server while registering at Bed, Bath & Beyond and snatched it up! It is from the Lenox Bellina collection.

Cute tank top

Victoria's Secret tank top $28.00

Also for the welcome baskets

$5 each at Bath & Bodyworks

Thank goodness for their Cherry Blossom collection. Goes so well with our theme! :)

Zazzle Postage

I just got my zazzle custom postage in and I have to say I am not impressed. The stamps are way too big even though I ordered the small ones and they have "zazzle.com" written across the top. They'll work for my save-the-date cards, but I don't know about using them for invitations...

Motionbox flipbooks

For $7.99 you can upload a video and Motionbox will turn it into a flipbook. I'm not sure how to incorporate this into the wedding, but there has to be a way!

Father-Daughter Dance

I'm not brave enough for this but I wish I was!

Cherry blossom hand soap

On sale 5 for $15 at www.bathandbodyworks.com

They fit the theme and work well for the out-of-towners' welcome baskets so I stocked up...

Postage for Save-the-Dates/Invitations

$14.95 for 20 stamps from zazzle.com.

I ordered these and plan to use them for our save-the-date cards and maybe our invitations depending on how the finished product looks.

How cute is this cake topper?

$29.98 from www.weddingstar.com

Possible rehearsal shoes

$79.95 at ninashoes.com

Our Venue

Our wedding will be held at Eucalyptus Lane in Ventura, California. It is a big, old, romantic barn. The ceremony will be held in the adjacent garden area.


The cocktail and hors d'ouvres portion will take place just outside the barn.


The dinner and dancing part of the reception will be held inside the barn.



We took some pictures of the site while we were out there but I haven't downloaded them off of my camera yet so these are from Here Comes the Guide web page.

Our save-the-date proofs are ready!!!

We also got some matching address labels.

I can't wait for the order to come in!!

Possible rehearsal dress

$125 at jcrew.com

I'm thinking this paired with pink shoes and a pink clutch purse...

More Ideas from The Knot

For the out-of-towners' welcome basket

Luggage tags $8.95 each, no minimum


Tissue packets $9.95 for 6 packs


Scented bath salts $1.55 each

For bridesmaids' totes:

Tote bags $24 each, free monogram, available in different colors for their different personalities. Pink for Dana, Light blue for Alena, and black for Ana


Tank top $19.95 for the two bridesmaids, maid of honor would sooner die than wear a tank top...


Swiss army knife $16.50 each, maybe just for Ana (MOH)


And last but not least, I bought this for myself, just to wear around the house. And maybe when I'm walking the dog...

Random Ideas

For the reception...

Guest Book $46.00 at www.jennibick.com

*Actually purchased this right after posting. This is our guestbook!!

Lenox cake toppers $79.00 at www.exclusivelyweddings.com

*The first one has special significance for us. The very first time K and I kissed, he carried a very drunk me in his arms for over three blocks.

Table numbers approx. $8.50 each at www.weddingcuts.com

Cookie favors $17.90 for a box of 15 at www.weddingfavorites.com

Favor boxes $1.90 www.weddingthings.com

Votive holders in pink ofr white $2.50 at www.weddingthings.com

For the out-of-towners' welcome baskets...

$3.95 from www.brideship.com

$3.75 each from www.weddingish.com

$2.50 each from www.favorstudio.com (minimum 24)

$1.95 each from www.favorstudio.com (minimum 24)

$2.69 each from www.weddingfavorites.com (minimum 14)

For the bridesmaids' gifts...

I am thinking of filling a monogrammed tote bag with miscellaneous items such as:

$3.95 each at Weddingish.com



Shower gel from Bath & Body Works

I've kind of gone a bit cherry blossom crazy. At the outset, K and I decided our wedding colors would be pink and brown. Then I fell in love with these invitations from Invitation Consultants:


We haven't placed the final order yet, but we're about 90% sure that these will be the invitations we order. Two days ago I ordered these save the date cards from buzybeepress.com:



And then it just suddenly hit me that this could be our theme-cherry blossoms!