Believe it or not, I actually do buy from the designers I post about on my blog! My bridesmaids gifts were truly a collection of Oh Joy posts as I turned to resources I've posted about in the past. I had a few things custom made from some young, up-and-coming designers and purchased items from some of my favorite shops & brands. For my bridesmaids...
Exterior: Gift box wrapped in bands of my favorite wrapping paper ever...plummy paper from Eieio. Messages were written on "wish" and "shine" cards by Port2Port.
Inside: Custom-made necklaces by Kara of Red Room Jewelry sit inside a Reef Sugar Bowl from Anthropologie.
An extra something for my two maids of honor...
Outside: Simply wrapped in Brady fabric from Repro Depot
Inside: custom clutches made by Shana of SML Bags. Rena of Rare Device told me about this new line a couple months ago...and I loved the "Vivian" style but wanted a couple made especially for the occassion. I chose a dark chocolate/reddish leather and two of the floral appliqués from other bags on her site.
joy, great packaging with those boxes! where did u find the boxes to match so well?
Posted by: nicole | September 27, 2006 at 09:13 AM
how cute! very lucky bridesmaids indeed :)
congratulations again!
grace
Posted by: grace | September 27, 2006 at 12:09 PM
Such beautiful gifts for your bridesmaids. It's no surprise that you shop from the designers you blog about...you always have great taste in fashion and design. What lucky bridesmaids!!
Posted by: Romely | September 27, 2006 at 01:51 PM
These are gorgeous, your bridesmaids are very lucky!
Posted by: cruststation | September 27, 2006 at 02:15 PM
Love the little sugar bowl! You have such a keen eye for packaging.
Posted by: Kara Gingras | September 27, 2006 at 02:51 PM
LOVE those purses. Joy, you have such impeccable taste! Have fun on your honeymoon!
Posted by: Priya | September 27, 2006 at 02:57 PM
Joy - you have such great taste - really lovely gifts. Congratulations on your marriage!
Posted by: Manuchao | September 27, 2006 at 04:33 PM
Loved seeing these, but - Joy, get back to your honeymoon! :)
Posted by: michelle | September 27, 2006 at 07:37 PM
i ADORE my clutch. its my favoritist ever
Posted by: beth a/k/a lucky maid of honor | September 27, 2006 at 08:20 PM
so cute! congrats. what a cute customized gift. lucky bridesmaids! :)
Posted by: lisa | September 28, 2006 at 01:37 AM
WOW! Everything is so beyond beautiful! What lucky ladies! xo-jen
Posted by: jen | September 28, 2006 at 08:47 AM
Many congrats!! everything is so beautiful!
Posted by: Laurence | September 28, 2006 at 02:15 PM
lucky, lucky bridesmaids! such beautiful gifts.
and congratulations on your marriage! very exciting.
Posted by: caroline | September 28, 2006 at 03:28 PM
Everything is stunning! Congrats to you and your guy. =)
Posted by: Holly | September 30, 2006 at 04:09 AM
At this rate, I'd rather always be always a bridesmaid and never a bride...;-)
Posted by: Maryam In Marrakech | October 01, 2006 at 12:19 PM
That's so sweet and personal - I wouldn't expect anything less!
Posted by: Julia | October 03, 2006 at 07:00 PM
I love the clutches, Joy. I made me think of this. There's a place in Boston where my sister and I went last year to customize our own bags, and we both got clutches. It's on Newbury Street and it's called 1154 LILL STUDIO. You can even design your own bags online, but it's more fun to be in the store picking out the fabrics. You can't really touch them online :) Prices are resonable. It's so much fun!
Posted by: Sally | October 10, 2006 at 12:04 PM
Wow they are really cute..it seems you spend a lot of money for the bride maids...
-Ashley
Posted by: flowers philippines | March 02, 2009 at 12:23 AM
What a cute idea! I am giving spa days at Spa Lux, a fabulous spa in Tulsa. Congratulations!
Posted by: Kim | March 02, 2009 at 01:56 PM
another great place for delicate, beautiful, affordable jewelry gifts: http://www.beauandstella.etsy.com . I got one of these necklaces as a bridesmaid last spring and I still wear it all the time.
Posted by: greta | July 25, 2009 at 01:54 PM