Ideas for special gift for bride from bridemaid

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Am looking for inspiration to do something really special for my best friend who is getting married this year and has asked me to be her matron of honour. For me she made a wonderful photo album showing me and my hubbie from birth till now, with lots of really witty comments, which she gave to me at the hen weekend and which I was able to show lots of visitors before the wedding. Want to come up with something special for her that is personal, original and means something to her. any ideas?
Thanks

A nice piece of jewellery engraved?

Are you artistic?
Make her a quilt? (Dead easy,even I can do it)

you could buy her something that she'd like (silver photo frame with nice pic inside / jewellrey / ornament) etc but also do a video message from yourself and all her family and friends. Get everybody together, all say a couple of bits of nice stuff about your friend / well wishes etc.

Thanks for the quick replies. Not remotely artistic unfortunately apart from being able to do a bit of amateur calligraphy. Love the idea of a video message - will definitely give that some thought. And as an additional present the engraved jewellery is a good idea. Am really wanting to do something that will let her know how highly her friends think of her

Thanks for the quick replies. Not remotely artistic unfortunately apart from being able to do a bit of amateur calligraphy. Love the idea of a video message - will definitely give that some thought. And as an additional present the engraved jewellery is a good idea. Am really wanting to do something that will let her know how highly her friends think of her

On my wedding day my sister had everyone write in a guest book- the only thing I hadn't thought of, and laid it on our bed (decorated in rose petals) as a surprise, that night I read it and cried; so simple but a lovely thought. If your friend dosen't have one you could do that. My sister had also put a recent photo of the two of us in it and our wedding day details etc.

Brambilina that sounds a lovely way of giving the guest book. Definitely getting inspiration here!

Quite inexpensive too. You could just buy a beautiful note book (try paperchase) instead of a typical guest book. My sister always gives a bowl or jar or similar full of fortune cookies at weddings. Perhaps you could have a pottery make a personalised jar?

If you loved your album so much you could do something similar. She must have liked it herself to do it for you if that makes sense

At a wedding we wnet to the bridesmaids had secretly composed a song about the couple and performed it, together with a dance routine, at teh reception.

Prufock - a song & dance routine would be hilarious, but as I'm her only bridesmaid no chance!
The problem with me doing a similar album for her is that several friends have now done something like this recently, and its nearly expected now. Would just love to do something a bit different

It would be a shame though if she didn't get the album, especially if it's becoming a bit of a tradition. She may well feel that she missed out. As Matron of Honour could you delegate that job to somebody else?

Cupcakes yes i think i will still do the album, but want something on top of this just to show her I havent just done what everyone else is doing. She has been the most amazing friend to me over the years and this is my chance to show her how much I and others think of her.

one of these personalised teapots would be lovely. However, it doesn't show a huge amount of input on your behalf.

I bought my sis a wedding web page. You can buy them to last between about 6 months and 2 years. I spent loads of time uploading photos onto it and getting people to post messages for them. I showed it to her the night before the wedding and she was really pleased. Guests can also write in a guest book on there and upload photos that they took at the wedding. The downside is of course that its not something she can keep but i also got her a quaiche(sp) which is a special kind of cup from Scotland that is given to celebrate a union.