We get lots and lots of brides asking for ideas for bridesmaids’ gifts. When we can, of course we love to personalize or customize something for each gal, but that’s not always possible… So, I wanted to share some bags I came across by Hobo. These are versatile, neutral, stylish, and under $100! Have you received anything as a bridesmaids that we need to know about, let us know by leaving a comment!
Now that we are in the midst of a heat wave and summer weddings are in full swing, I wanted to share some of my favorite must have products. They are all clean and natural so you can feel good about them too.
1. Aveda Sun Care Protective Veil -spray this as a sunblock for your hair, will prevent brittle and breakage before all of the styling needed on your big day. 2. Skinfix Hand Repair Lotion– using natural oils this lotion will keep your hands (manicures and ring fingers most importantly) feeling and looking their best. 3. This Josie Maran Argan Oil Sunscreen feels and smells so good going on, nothing like sunscreen, and doesn’t require tons of reapplication. I love that it’s a pump too. 4. Don’t know what lotion was before this silky blend from Tata Harper. 5. This Honest Company lip balm is yummy, lightweight (not chunky at all) and smells divine! 6. Even though it’s marketed as children’s bug spray, it’s all organic and quite moisturizing, so why not? This 2 oz bottle from Babyganics travels easy also.
One part of the design process I most enjoy is personalizing the details of the wedding.. I love getting to know my clients and the things they love, the common interests they share, the places they have lived or travel. All give me inspiration on how we can find small ways to make those into details- sometimes even surprises for the couples.
For this client we created a custom monogram with Lettered Olive to use throughout on printed items.
The bride’s family had a custom of having matchbooks printed with their photos.
We always like to do surprise details for the couple.
The bride’s hometown has a store that is famous for chocolate covered cookies that many people have as favors for their weddings. So we had them wrapped in her wedding cookies and created monogramed stickers for the packaging.
For this couple’s Oklahoma City wedding, we personalized the welcome bag full of local hometown tidbits and gifts for the guests as well as the bride and groom’s favorite treats.
It was hugely important to this couple to incorporate their Australian Shepards somewhow. We knew that there would be plenty of cake leftover so we created “doggie” bags for guests to take home with outtakes from the couples’ engagement shoot.
This couple was marrying under an antique Oak tree, so Lettered Olive created this image which we used on the cocktail napkins, ceremony programs, invitations, and dinner menus.
We custom printed sleeves for the getaway sparklers out of the same paper and pattern used throughout the wedding with a sweet little wish for the couple.
For a couple that loved wine (the groom was a collector) we set up a wine bar using bottles from his personal collection as well as finding a bottle that he wanted to add to his collection and had all of the wedding guests sign it in lieu of the guest book.
Recognized as one of the nation’s leading tastemakers, Tara Guérard has earned a widespread reputation for her ability to create spectacular settings celebrating life’s most anticipated occasions. As the visionary and founder of Tara Guérard Soirée, she is best known for her distinct style that honors the storied traditions of Southern hospitality paired with a modern aesthetic and flair for the unexpected.
