I struggled with how I would ask my bridal party to be my bridal party. Most of them knew it was coming, and when we would talk about the wedding plans - I would feel like I was losing ground on time to ask them without making it seem lame.
With nine bridesmaids, it's hard to do anything without breaking the bank. I decided I would design my own cards for them, and put together a cute little bag of goodies for them to properly ask them to stand beside R and I as we get married.
At first I had the grand idea of designing mini navy blue satin dresses myself, and attaching them to the cards, this was a giant fail. I have minimal skills with fashion design, and didn't have the slightest clue where to begin.
This image was my inspiration:
Here's what happened:
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| I started off ambitious. All supplies ready for crafting. |
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| I quickly learned that the dress was looking horrendous, and scrapped the idea. |
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| I decided to print the actual image onto the cards, instead of trying to recreate it out of fabric. |
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| Much better than the fabric! |
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| Matron of Honor card |
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| Writing out nine cards with personal messages expressing why it is so important to have them with us on our day. |
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| The bags for the goodies (I love owls. they will appear again and again I'm sure) |
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| I added my own message to the bag |
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| Cute little make-up bags in wedding colors |
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| Eco-friendly notebooks with initial monogram personalization |
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| Makeup and pedicure sets to fill the makeup bags |
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| Bridesmaid bags all put together! |
So while it started out as a bit of a fail, I think I pulled it together nicely. All the girls loved their gift bags, and of course more importantly, said yes!
Did anyone else turn a DIY fail into a win?
You pulled it together MORE than nicely! This was the sweetest thing ever, and I still have my card displayed in my room <3
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