Bridesmaids And Groomsmen Gifts

A friend of mine gave out pearls to her bridesmaids, but not the traditional string (Heck who can afford that unless they are fake!) She found a store in Southeastern WI that makes Add-A-Pearl neckaces. Her gift was a single pearl on a string. The pearl has a hole through it so it can slide around, and you can buy more pearls (one or more at a time) and they are just added to the string. Eventually you can build up a whole string, one pearl at a time. I thought it was the neatest gift!

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When my friend got married she handed out pocket mirrors. They were so neat. She had our initials engraved on each. Her husband had a money clip with the groomsmen initials on each.

Grromsmen: Sterling silver cufflinks can be engraved (cost about $35).
Maids: Theme baskets (individualize them) - gardening (seeds, gloves, spade, etc.), pampering (bubble bath, slippers, aromatherapy lotion), cooking (spices, recipe book, apron)...you get the idea.