So the wedding was 6 ish weeks ago and I have written zero recaps. I know I know. But in my defense we just got our pictures back last week!
I wanted to dedicate this post to my fabulous bridesmaids who dealt with me having multiple panic attacks, running around frantic and somehow(I don’t think) not being a bridezilla.
I wanted to share what I gave my girls.
1. I wrote each of them a very personal letter about how much I care about them.
2. I gave each of them a canvas tote bag with their initial of their first name on it(fact I had 3 A’s)
3. A pair of dark purple Kendra Scott elle earrings for 5 of them and a Kendra Scott ring for Ash who doesn’t have pierced ears. These were for them to wear on the wedding day and of course keep after!
I had hands down the best bridesmaids. I had my two girl cousins Andrea and Natalie and then my 4 best friends: Michele, Ashley, Ally and Laura.
I thought also I would share a few pictures of my girls and I from the professionals.
Ashley and Michele helping me get all perfect
The whole group
Ally and I and our bitch faces
Flowers!
The three best friends that anyone ever had
Ashley led a sweet prayer right before we went to the ceremony. Also my flower girl is precious.
My matron of honor, Michele AKA my rock
Love this one of the girls after they saw me ready
Had to do the bridesmaids shot with my favs
Right after Ashley’s speech
I love these girls so much! They mean the world to me and were amazing that weekend and always. I am so blessed to have such amazing friends.
What did you give your bridesmaids? Or what was your favorite gift you’ve been given as a bridesmaids?
I love Kendra Scott! Great choice! 🙂
Beautiful pictures! I was really young when I got married and didn’t know that bridesmaids gifts were a thing people did at the time so my bridesmaids got the pleasure of being in my wedding lol!
Such a gorgeous wedding! :] Writing personal notes to each of your bridesmaids is such a sweet touch! :]
i love the bag idea and their earrings!! I did Erin Condren planners with photos their Husbands’ picked out for my girls… I think (lol), their husbands picked the right pictures! It was hilarious going back and forth with them on it!
I love those pictures
I love the purple earrings. Our wedding colors were gray and purple. I gave my bridesmaids gifts from Henri Bendel. The cutest store ever.
The Kendra Scott earrings are an amazing choice. I just did some “proposal” gifts for my girls and I wanted to find good stuff they could use without going overboard. I also think a letter is always the most cherished thing. Great job!
That sounds like an awesome collection of gifts for your bridesmaids! I love that you included a letter. I feel like that says so much about you and your friends and how much they mean to you.
It looks like you had a great support group there for you on your wedding day! And those purple earrings are absolutely stunning. 🙂
Kendra Scott is such a great idea! I bet they LOVED their gifts!!
Lovely, lovely pictures, and lovely gifts! I gave my bridesmaids different things. Some got jewelry, and one actually got a magnet with a funny statement on it. And they all got handwritten cards expressing how I felt about them. Happy Thanksgiving!
I gave my bridesmaids a personalized wine glass (our theme was wine), with their jewelry and few other items. It was fun – and I love that color you gave them 🙂
Awe, what sweet sweet pictures!! <3
LOVE! Those earring! You’re so beautiful!
It looks like you had such a special wedding day with amazing girls to stand up with you. I love the earrings and ring, such a great touch of elegance.
That’s so awesome. I didn’t do any wedding recap stories but I wanted to just never got around doing it.
Such a lovely post, Neely. The girls look absolutely lovely, as well as the bride. And fun pictures to treasure. That’s a lot of bridesmaids!
What wonderful pictures! May have shed some tears.
I love that the flower had a black ribbon on her dress!
Great gifts for your girls! I gave mine monogrammed pashminas to go with their dresses & then they all got a drop pearl & diamond necklace to wear for the ceremony as well. I love seeing them use the gifts I got them as they have all worn the gifts many times!
Great pictures, I love that the bridesmaids were wearing black, looks very elegant. My favorite picture is of you and the bridesmaids after you got ready, sort of don’t mess with us pic. I love it. 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving!
So nice! Gorgeous! And a great post idea.
xoxo, Laura
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What great photos! It looks like a beautiful wedding, and your bridesmaids are gorgeous girls!