We learned that traditionally brides & grooms were to have immediate family members as part of the bridal party. Because my fiance and I have very close knit families, we decided to honor them in a more intimate way. Of course those details will fall in a later post....like that teaser? Ha.
We decided on 3 of my closest girlfriends and 3 of Jon's closest 'man-friends' (Nice Sex&TheCity Reference) to make up our little bridal party of 6. Jon, being the man of few words that he is, made a few phone calls and that was that. Me on the other hand went a bit of a different route. As stated in an earlier post, I struggled in finding creative ideas to ask my girlfriends to do me the honor. I came across a few online, but they just didn't seem to fit. So, I decided to write them each a personalized note which somehow turned into cute little poems written for each of the girls. I'm going to pass along tid bits from the poems, the parts that are more 'universal' and not so personal to my friendships. These poems could be tweaked if necessary to personalize for your bridesmaids!
The poems each began with "Just a little note from the Bride To Be"
"We've shared alot over the years, ups & downs and many 'Cheers!'"
"I always knew there was something special about you; your strength, your spirit always shined through"
"I always knew you were a different kind of friend, loyal no matter what and to the end"
"When it came to guys we tried out quite a few, between _____ & _____ we always knew something better awaited, our perfect match, and with patience I've finally found my perfect catch"
"With a wedding to plan, parties showes and more; I couldn't imagine anything more. Than having you by my side every step of the way, as one of my Bridesmaids!"
"Now the day has come for me to marry my perfect catch, but when it comes to friendship...you girls are my perfect match"
"Parties, float trips, showers and my wedding day, I want you girls there every step of the way....As my Bridesmaids"
"Now my wedding day is here and I would be so honored to have you as my Maid of Honor"
So, there ya have it! A few snippets of the poems I wrote for my 3 amazing gals. After the poems were completed I decided to turn them into a personalized photo album made up of cute pictures we have taken together throughout the years. I used Facebook in gathering up all the photos and had them printed at my local Walmart. While waiting for my pictures I was able to find a few little photo albums from Walmart that worked perfect....and at $1 a piece! This is the only photo I could find online to show what type of photo album I'm referring to. Obviously this album has a hideous cover but most allow you to slide out the cover and put a photo of your choice as the album cover--super cute!
I used Powerpoint to type up the poem (of course in my wedding colors), printed it right out and wa-la! I trimmed around the poem so as to make several snippets of paper which I then slid into the photo album pages. As each page was flipped there was a verse of the poem directly followed by one of the cute photos I had printed of me and the girls.
It was such a sentimental moment for all of us and hopefully one they will always remember. I wanted them to realize how honored I am to have them as friends and how honored I would be as a bride to have them by my side throughout this amazing journey. Needless to say it was a very (budget friendly) success!
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| My Maid of Honor, Shelbe |
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| My Two BEAUTIFUL Bridesmaids with their albums |
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