Brighten Your Day With A Rainbow Clutch

For those of you looking to add a pop of colour to your big day I have found the perfect clutch to accessorise your look. Be it for your bridesmaids, mother of the bride or perhaps even yourself, Wilbur and Gussie have an amazing selection of clutch bags in fabulous colours. As well as a great selection for those of you looking for something a little more subtle.

Priced from £160 these fabulous bags are available from Wilbur and Gussie

Design Your Own Star Necklace

I have always had a soft spot for anything with a star design... be it clothing, jewellery, baby items, you name it! Which is why when I saw this 'design your own star necklace' it first caught my eye.  Then 'how perfect' I thought as a present for your bridesmaids... who are your stars, there to support you on your Wedding day!

The large outline star comes as standard with the chain, then you can personalise the necklace by choosing the star letter and charm in a variety of different plates and sizes.

Available on Not On The High Street, priced from £18.

Bridesmaid Dressing Gowns

Looking for the perfect gift for your Bridesmaids? I love these dressing gowns from Good Morning Beautiful.

Priced at £54 each (£60 for a long dressing gown) they are available from Good Morning Beautiful and they also have a Wedding 10% Discount when you buy four or more gowns.

Kirstin Ash - Personalised Jewellery

Welcome to the wonderful world of Kirsten Ash jewellery, as featured in our recent 'Bridesmaid Present' video. I absolutely love the flexibility and level of personalisation that their beautiful charm necklaces offer.

You can choose from hundreds of charms to create something unique and sentimental... including letters, charms and gem stones. And mix your metals (silver, gold and rose gold) to create something really special.

I love the family focus of Kirsten Ash, based in Sydney, Kirsty is the lead designer alongside her brother and business partner, Nick, and her father, Bruce, oversees the production.

 Kirsten Ash has a fantastic selection of friendship bracelets too...

Vintage Wedding Bouquets - you can keep forever!

Whilst flicking through my favourite magazine 'Wedding' the most amazing bouquet caught my eye. An absolute masterpeice made from vintage jewellery, buttons, crystal, glass and pearls!

Debbie Carlisle creates these stunning one-off handmade masterpeices to your absolute specification, working to compliment your gown, theme and personality.  Looking a little further into DC Bouquets I have found that Debbie is very flexible in her creations, she will source all of the materials but will also wire in anything that you would like to add. Sentimental jewellery or buttons from a loved one that can't be with you on the day, 'something blue' or bits and peices from your child hood - you name it. She can also make these items as visible or invisible as you like.

Debbie also designs and makes beautiful accessories and buttonholes, perfect to link the theme across your bridal party. Here are a few of my favourites...

Debbie's prices start at around £120 but a large bouquet (approximately 30cm in length) will work out at about £975. It is certainly a lot more expensive than a floral bouquet, but is it worth that extra spend for something that you can keep forever and pass on through generations? I will leave that question for you to answer.

Kimonos for your Bridesmaids

Getting ready is a big part of your Wedding Day. Spending precious time with your closest friends and family in the last few hours as a single lady.  It is also a great time to get some really lovely photographs of you and your bridesmaids eating cupcakes, doing your hair and make up and generally being girly together.  Which is why I have found these gorgeous cotton kimonos from Caro London.  They would make a great gift to all your bridesmaids and add to the ambience of your wedding morning.  I love the mix of colours, a different colour for each of the bridesmaids would look fantastic.

 

Daniella Draper Jewellery

British jewellery designer Daniella Draper offers an amazing, unique range of silver jewellery – all designed and hand made by Daniella herself in the UK.   The collection allows you to build up your own individual assortment (the more the better!) with the option to add silver charms and personalise each piece with stamped quotes to represent your dreams, hopes, feelings, loves and friendships.

My personal favourite are her ‘stack bangles’... they just look amazing en-mass.  I have just one of her ‘stack midi charm bangles’, stacked with other silver bracelets that I have collected over the years, and I absolutely love it.  It is also made more special to me as it has my son’s name and birth date stamped onto it with a star charm attached.   Glancing at it this morning, I thought what a perfect place to find really special bridesmaids presents. Stamped with either a personal message from the bride, the date of your wedding, their name and yours... it would be something for them to treasure from your wedding day.

The men’s jewellery is also fantastic, quirky enough for guys to wear every day and special enough for them to keep forever!  I love this ‘mens signature bangle’. It would work so well stamped with a personal wedding message to your husband-to-be.

With prices starting from £20 it is definitely worth a peek!