THE GIRLS
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THE GIFTS
Aside from the individual chinoiserie pieces, I wanted the bridesmaids' gifts to stick within our wedding day green theme, rather than the blue and white, as most of these items were going to be used in pictures. scout bags (original deano in fleetwood black) // green silk pajamas // green silk eye masks (mine are sold out, these are similar) // swell water bottles engraved by Madras & Khalki's // white lace hand fans // white silk masks (made from wedding dress scraps by our local seamstress) // pearl cluster studs // clay dogwood studs
Each bridesmaid and program attendant also received a clear cosmetic bag with their monogram on it - my hope was that they could use them on the bus / throughout the wedding day to store their personal items without having to carry around a purse. I have no idea if this came to fruition the day of, but hope they were useful! Inside them I put: teleties // mini wet brush // Louis Vuitton perfume samples, hand sanitizer, goody's powder, a retinol face mask, and vitamin C eye patches (both face products from TJ Maxx beauty aisle).
THE CAKE PULL: A SOUTHERN TRADITION
Prior to my Bridesmaids' Luncheon, I had never actually participated in a cake pull. My time as a wedding planner meant that I had researched practically every wedding tradition under the sun and this one stuck out as an engaging way to liven up this type of event. What is it? A cake pull is a small charm, usually made of metal, that is attached to a decorative ribbon. What do you do? Prior to the event, the charms and ribbons (known as 'pulls') are provided to the baker. The baker positions the charms either within or underneath the cake to hide the charms from those participating in the 'pull'. At the event, those participating would choose a random ribbon and 'pull' to reveal their charm. Each charm has significant meaning and often a fortune attached (i.e. a four leaf clover charm may say that you will be very lucky throughout your life). The charms I chose had little cards attached that shared the meaning of each charm - some may simply display all meanings on a single framed sheet instead.
As you can see, some (Whitley & Lauren) were thrilled with their fortunes, while others were not (Miller).
I tried to specify this event as 'no gifts' but of course my Maid of Honor spoiled me with this gorgeous Sasha Nicolas monogrammed champagne bucket. The blue and white piece I picked for her (pictured right) was the very first piece I found which sparked the idea for individual pieces as gifts - I saw this gorgeous trophy-like vase and immediately thought of Hannah and our shared chinoiserie obsession.
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