Category Archives: Gifts

Nov 28, 2016

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Happy Monday!  Today I wanted to share one of my new favorite ideas- Chic Sketch! Chic Sketch is a live fashion illustration service and a new & innovative way to turn your wedding photos and guests into custom fashion sketches.

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– Live event sketches at Weddings, Bridal Showers, and Engagement Parties

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– Wedding Chic Sketch Kiosk with real fashion illustrators. It’s like a photo booth but better, because we sketch you and your guests!

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– Pre Wedding and Post Wedding Sketches- On this note, I think having sketches of each of your bridesmaids done to ask them to be a bridesmaid would be such a sweet and personal idea.  And, using your sketch on to make custom notecards with your new married name after the wedding would be so great!

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-They are also starting to make great gift items like cell phone covers and picture frames, which would also be a fabulous engagement gift for any friends getting married, hostess gift around the holidays, or wedding party gifts.

11.28.16   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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Nov 15, 2016

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A big hit that we have been finding as part of our guest welcome bags are our E.R. Kits.  We’ve done a variety of these over the years with different contents and containers. Today, we’re sharing tips on putting together your own “E.R. Kit”.

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photo by Corbin Gurkin

For this kit, to compliment the canvas and leather tote that was the Welcome bag, a small canvas zipper tote housed standard emergency items like band aides, pain relievers, and sunscreen. But, consider your wedding location as well. For this Aspen wedding, mini Oxygen sprays were included for altitude adjustments.

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We have recently been working with a new company, Packlane to create custom printed boxes.  Lettered Olive works with us and our clients to design something that works with the wedding or party theme and then Packlane prints the containers- love it! The blue box housed interactive invitations for a 7 year old birthday party we did for a client recently, so they are perfect for custom mailers too!

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For a recent client marrying in Charleston, we listed out all of the contents on the bottom of the box to minimize printing expenses and packaging inside the box.

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For this fall Charleston wedding, contents included everything needed to survive the Lowcountry when we have our wonderful fall weather. Bug spray is a must- and here we have it combined with sunscreen- perfect! There are plenty of online sources for this spray so you can find your favorite.

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We’ve had lots of requests lately as well for “Hangover” cures. Some of our favorites are Emergen-C packets and Party Smart pills.

11.15.16   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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Oct 31, 2016

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photo by Corbin Gurkin

I love the tradition that we are seeing of the bride and bridesmaids in coordinating glamorous “loungewear” while getting ready on the wedding day… So cute for photos, and it’s a nice way for the bride to relax and settle her nerves before the wedding. Plus, it’s a great bridesmaids’ gift idea. Here are some that we think would be great for the day of along with shopping links. bb-loungewear

1.Stevie Howell Reach Blue Silk Tunic

2. Mi Golondrina Dulce Amante

3. Stevie Howell Ritza’s Ranunculus Blue Robe

4. (Local Charleston Artist) Lulie Wallace’s Plum Pretty Sugar Collab

5. Mi Golondrina Los Diamantes 

10.31.16   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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