Need suggestions for non-tacky bridesmaid gift!
#260883 - 05/01/06 05:45 PM
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Tommy and I just realized today that our big wedding party is a month away! WOW! 
I bought my younger niece, the flower girl, a cute kid's jewellery set, super sweet. http://www.myweddingfavors.com/birthstone.html
And for my older niece a very pretty pink crystal silver bracelet. http://www.myweddingfavors.com/crystalbracelet.html
Those two were EASY! Plus they don't expect anything so they'll be thrilled!
But Tommy's sister is so hard to shop for! She wouldn't go for the tacky monogramed hand bag that she's never even use. She has a Coach purse for goodness sake! Any ideas on gift suggestions???? I thought about a spa gift certificate but read on a wedding site that the gift should be something she'll have for years and years. Hmmmm????
Maybe this in lilac or black? She loves purple. http://www.coach.com/aspx/content/product.aspx?product_no=7457&category_id=242&easyask_id=
If any of you were bridesmaids and got awesome gifts, tell me what they were. Or if you got married and gave creative gifts, let me know! She likes gold jeweller but wears a cross necklace everyday. She's kinda hard to buy for!!!  
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Not real exciting but I bought my bridesmaids 1928 brand jewlery. I got them all matching earings and necklaces that they wore on the wedding day. They matched the dresses. It's terrible but I can't think of one thing that I got as a bridesmaid! See, must not have meant anything. Like you said, it should be something that someone's gonna say, "hey I got this from Tina and Tommy!" Good luck finding the right thing. I'm sure you will get great responses from the boards!
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~~~Lisa~~~
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Lisa, what is 1928 jewellery? I must be clueless! 
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It's a brand like Monet or Liz Claiborne. It's kinda Victorian style. Oh another brand of cool jewlery is Brighton. There's a lot on Ebay. It can get pricey but it's very pretty. 1928 is more reasonable. Macy's carries it. Do a google search on 1928 and Brighton jewlery.
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~~~Lisa~~~
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I was picking out graduation gifts at a Things Remembered store in our town over the weekend and they have an area with gifts for weddings and the wedding party, etc. and this caught my eye. It's a compact, and simple, but it just seems like such a classy gift, especially with a nice monogram on it.
I'll keep thinking, but I have just kept going back to thinking what a nice little gift that would make and something everyone could use and enjoy.
Good luck!!
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I've been a bridesmaid 4 times (ugh and I'm only 24!). I've received a monogrammed silver compact mirror, a picture frame in the wedding colors originally holding a picture of me and the bride from when we went to a baseball game but intended to hold a picture of us taken at the wedding, a wristlet from coach, and earrings from ross-simons. I use the coach wristlet every day, either as a wallet inside my purse or as a purse on its own, and it's held up amazingly well. That being said, my aunt works for coach and I know my SIL got them all at discount prices. However, if you are only buying one, it might be worth it. You can buy one that coordinates with the purse she already has. I also love the picture frame I got, and I ended up leaving the original photo in (mostly because I haven't gotten around to putting in one from the wedding, which was in july 2002 ... ooops ...). The earrings were sweet and I wore them in the wedding but haven't worn them much since, mostly because I wear the same jewelry every day of my life. The silver compact is currently tarnishing in my bedroom dresser drawer at my parents' house. It was a nice gift but not very practical, a little too dressy an item to just throw in my bag. Might be nice to take along in my evening bag to formal events, though. Anyway, that's all I got. I'm sure you'll choose something lovely.
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Amanda
I live in the Big Apple, but I don't eat the skin
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What about an engraved picture frame with a personal message and photo? You can find some nice ideas at Things Remembered if you have one near you.
The handbag is a nice idea though!
Good luck with your plans!
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How about diamond stud earrings or another kind of prescious jewel earrings?
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I agree.. if she likes coach you can always get a wristlet for about 50 bucks (I'm not sure of your budget though. it would be pricey if you have loads of bridesmaids).
however, I have two wristlets and love them.. plus coach lasts forver so she can use it for years.
Whenever i've been a bridesmaid I've always gotten jewlery to wear on the wedding how, however, I must also admit that its gotten very little wear after the actual event.. so if you get jewlery, get something you're sure that she'll use.
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