I’m taking a break from my Friends Series (mainly just trying to get over the emotional trauma that was Emily and Ross’ wedding), and today I’m focussing on a reaaally cute way to ask your bridesmaids-to-be to be a big part of your day.
It’s universally acknowledged that asking your bridesmaids to be your bridesmaids is a massive thing, and a special day for everyone. (I asked my mum where she asked hers, and she said “I can’t remember - I just remember there being a lot of hugs”. Helpful. My stepmum didn’t have any bridesmaids - even less helpful.) Wherever and however you do it, it’s going to be a great moment, and a great memory. With my crafty hat on however, (Ellie’s got her hat on, hip hip hip hooooooooooray), I’ve been thinking about a special way to ask.
Drum rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrooooolllll ppplllleeeeeaaassseeeeee…
It’s crafty, it’s cute, and it’s something different. Already, I love it. A box that you can give your bridesmaids, and they’ll look like normal cute presents…until they get to the bottom.
Nail varnish. If you know the colour schemes of your wedding already: great, give them the colour you want them to wear on the big day. If not, nail varnishes are (luckily for us) hilariously named, so you can get one with a name related to weddings - Essie’s Trophy Wife, or O.P.I’s Otherwise Engaged, for example.
Lipstick. It doesn’t have to be one they’d ever wear themselves (although it’s great if they would); it’s more to create this amazing keepsake on your hen night.
A permanent marker - because this day will be permanently in your heart. Ayyyyyyy. Not quite - so they can write a special something on the sole of your wedding shoe on the big day. (They could be different shades of blue, if you wanted to use that as your something blue!)
A chalkboard and chalk - or a whiteboard if, like me, chalkboards make you feel very uncomfortable. (The sound. BLEGH). This means on your wedding day, you can have a super cute photo with you and your bridesmaids, each holding up a board with where you met on them - or what they mean to you, or a one word inside joke. (A la number 27 on this buzzfeed list).
A special notebook/special paper for them to write you some special marriage/relationship advice, to then put in one of these at the wedding
If you’re in America, you could include some personalised Yankee Candles!
And, a personal plug/favourite…heart-shaped tea bags. With their favourite tea blend in there, or coffee!
Obviously, other miscellaneous items too. Clues to the hen party, jewellery, little tokens. Just a box full of wonderful surprises! (AND GLITTER.)
And then, at the bottom, the big reveal…however you want to do it. A hand-written note, a cryptic message, a balloon that pops to reveal your ask, a bag of confetti…an embroidered handkerchief to mop up the unconsolable and unstoppable tears of your bridesmaid who can’t fail to be moved by this incredible display of affection. 99% scientifically guaranteed.
How did you ask your bridesmaids? How are you planning to ask your bridesmaids? Let me know!
(photo from heyletstietheknot’s blog - check it out! http://heyletstietheknot.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/be-my-bridesmaid.html)
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