Project Wedding-ism

I was amused to see that the tip this morning for Project Wedding was a Guide to Household items that you will never use. I was intrigued to see what would be on their list! I am sure that for every significant event where there are lots of gifts there will be one or two that raise eyebrows.

The advice however seems to be more about cautioning the bridal couple not to go overboard with their registry, and actually to think carefully about what items they add to their list, rather than foreshadowing any scary gifts from friends and family.

Disappointment! I see that toasters were mentioned, as were toaster ovens. Mum used to have (and maybe still has) one of those! We would eat open toasted cheese sandwiches as children. Oh, memories of childhood.

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The gift that keeps on giving

I do like the idea of bomboniere that is either useful or easily eaten! It makes it so much simpler. I love the concept of a small plant, and these can be grown at home for the cost of the pots and potting mix and a few packets of seeds, ore even cuttings! My choice would be for something edible, such as the herbs as shown or a tomato seedling.

This gift would not suit everyone however, and you would also need to consider how they would take the plant home! Another option would be to gift the seeds in lieu of the plant, and such a gift could easily be put into a pocket or purse at the end of the celebration and planted at the guest's convenience.



Images from Martha Stewart Weddings

Briesmaid accessories

One idea for a gift for bridesmaids that I quite like is for a clutch purse, coordinated with their outfit. Sydney artist rejenerate offers custom made clutches from a selection of vintage fabrics.

I love these two sets above - the purses match and at the same time each girl can have her own style.

Photos from rejenerate's Etsy store

Gifts for the bridal party...

My sister E has suggested something similar to these giftboxes from Victor Sizemore as gifts for the bridal party... Such lovely presentation and obvious care taken in putting these together.