Rock Out and be Married: Wedding Party Gifting

** This will be a two part post!**

So many brides and grooms agonize on what to give their wedding party. Ladies and gents, this should not be a stressful situation!

1. The wedding party should feel blessed that out of all the people you know, you wanted them to be by your side.

2. Your gift shouldn't have to be an extravagant gift in order to be deemed special.

For the Ladies:

Here are some timeless gifts that can help you ensure that your brides look the way YOU want them to as well as giving them a gift.

1. Hair - believe it or not, a person's hair can cost quite a bit and is always an gift that is appreciated. My favorite is the timeless chignon that can be used for so many events. It isn't the tight updo circa 1990s, but it isnt too laid back either.

Here are some great chignons:

Classic chignons (from ballerina style to messy)
French Y-braid with chignon

This is my favorite type of chignon. It adds texture and depth to this simple hair do!

2. Jewelry - some people are gold people, some people are silver. What are you? do you want all your bridesmaids to wear silver and diamonds? Silver and sapphire? What fills your fancy?

Choosing jewelry does not have to be expensive, or real! Here's a great site with many different styles of jewelry in a vast array of rainbow colors.

If you find that you really like a certain style at say: Shane Co, Kay, Etc, you can always try to buy in bulk! Most places will give you a discount if you buy a certain number of pieces.

Thinking about being crafty??

My girlfriend Elissa and her Husband DeEll went this route. They are avid Agate pickers and found agates that were all around the same shade. They had them polished up and set into earrings and necklaces for the girls, and cuff links for the guys!

If you like the crafty idea but are sans crafty, Etsy is a great place for both hair accessories and for jewelry!

My favorites:

For Jewelry - Underhercharm has great little charms!! They are reasonably priced but can take up to a week or more to receive.

Personally, I would get a different chain than the ball chain that is presented here. I do love the simplistic style of this piece.

This next designer is AMAZING!!! I worked with her closely for the 10 months before my own wedding designing pieces for my girls and myself. It is the Minnesota made Zoey Catherine! (You can find her on facebook too). A girlfriend of Mine, Brittany Collins, had her bridal piece made by Zoey Catherine and gave me the idea to custom make my own bridal piece; that and upteen hours of searching with no original finds!

If you want a bit more sass to your bridal piece, Zoey can add color and texture! She is also awesome at making french netting bird cages for the vintage girl!

I even had Zoey create a piece for my bachelorette which was similar to this one!

My favorite types of gifts are ones that you can use and reuse. My ladies are big fans of the bags I chose for them. They were purchased from The Knot which is a great all-inclusive website.

inside the bag I put a pink parasol (umbrella) and flip flops for later that evening. There are millions of bags to choose from, but I chose this because I had a beach wedding.

Do you have a bit more to spend on your bridesmaids? Then I suggest getting them all NELLE clutches! They are awesome hand designed purses by a girlfriend of mine, Laura Nelli. She has a variety to chose from and no doubt you will find her work amazing!! Plus, you can't put a price tag on something that ties up your dress perfectly!