WAYS TO ASK BRIDAL PARTY TO BE A PART OF OUR WEDDING

CAN ANYONE HELP ME WITH SUGGESTIONS AT TO HOW I COULD ASK THE BRIDAL PARTY TO BE A PART OF OUR SPECIAL DAY? I HAVE A FEW IDEAS BUT IM NOT SURE...THEY BOTH SEEM TO BE A BIT PRICEY...(1) GIANT FORTUNE COOKIES (EITHER KEEPSAKE OR EATABLE) WITH A LIL NOTE INSIDE ASKING TO BE PART OF OUR BRIDAL PARTY...(2) PUZZLES-CUSTOME MADE TO ASK THE FLOWER GIRL/ RING BEARER TO BE IN OUR BRIDAL PARTY.

IM TRYING TO FIND CHEAP, CUTESY WAYS TO ASK ...W/OUT COMING STRAIGHT OUT AND ASKING...

ALSO, SINCE I ALREADY ASKED MY MOH, SHOULD I GET HER A LIL GIFT?

IM PLANNING ON DOING ALL THIS NEXT MONTH AT OUR ENGAGEMENT PARTY...DOES ANYONE THINK I SHOULD HAVE A SMALL GET TOGETHER AT OUR HOUSE INSTEAD? IDK...PLEASE HELP!!!!!

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I bought all my girls a single rose and had a cute card and wrote a personal message and asked them.

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I just took them out to dinner one by one and asked them that way.

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I'm taking my girls out to lunch and getting them each one of these cookies. They're $10 each but I think they're so adorable!

http://www.weddingstand.com/index.cfm?action=cat.prodInfo&productID=3833

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One bride sent me a small bouquet of flowers with her wedding colors and the card said 'will you be my bridesmaid?' It was super cute!

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you can try to make the puzzles yourself. Michael's has blank rectangular ones.

I'm making cards for my girls and giving it to them over some type of meal. (weird i know lol)

i know someone on here took them all out to dinner and had a singing telegram guy come and asked them.

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thnx! i didnt know u could do ur own puzzles through the craft store...i found them through puzzlematic.com

i think alot of girls go the route of doin cards, it is a nice personal way to ask, i just wanted to do something different...

telegram?thats crazy! talk about putting them on the spot, what if they said no? or they said yes under obligation and than u found out later...idk..too risky! and i was afraid of putting them on the spot by asking at the E-party. lol

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those are really cute...and 10$/piece isnt all that bad...the giant fortune cookies i was thinking f are about $20-$30/ea. the edible ones are more expensive then the keepsake ones...idk why!

Do u think its impersonal for me to ask at the engagement party?

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this is a cute idea! it might be costly though...id have to look into it..thnx!

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thnx! i didnt know u could do ur own puzzles through the craft store...i found them through puzzlematic.com

i think alot of girls go the route of doin cards, it is a nice personal way to ask, i just wanted to do something different...

telegram?thats crazy! talk about putting them on the spot, what if they said no? or they said yes under obligation and than u found out later...idk..too risky! and i was afraid of putting them on the spot by asking at the E-party. lol

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aaah!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wish i found this site before i made cards. I tried the puzzle but it was hard and i got frustrated lol.

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I invited them all over to my house and made them dinner. I got them these cute sets:

http://www.lakeside.com/details.asp?I=G9F&Ntt=Bridesmaid&N=36&Nao=0&R=874093016G9F4&product=2-Pc.-Bridal-Party-Gift-Sets

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I made them cards and bought each girl an monogramed tote bag and set it to their house. American bridal h as $5 tote bags a little more to monogram them.

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My best friend sent me a picture frame that held 4 photos. The first two photos were images of us in college. The third photo contained scrapbook pieces of a bride and bridesmaid, with the caption 'picture to come, 8/30/08.' The last frame held a little poem that ended with 'Will you be my bridesmaid?' I was so unbelieveably touched by the effort she went into making it, and i still display it in our living room.

I've also heard of people doing customized 'message in a bottles' Pretty cool for a beach themed wedding!

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I took them all to lunch and gave the 'will you be my bridesmaid' cards - All the girls loved it!

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I'm so boring I just asked them one on one... they knew already anyway.
1 lives in S. Carolina... so I couldn't ask her in person.

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i made my girls cookies shaped like dresses with their initial on it and cookies that spelled out the girls names with a hand-made card asking each girl.

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For my MOH, I had inserted scrapbook paper and printed her name and the poem below into a BRIDES magazine. Then, I asked her if she wanted to looked through the magazine for wedding gowns with me. When she turned to the page, her mouth dropped. She started crying. :)

Nothing would gives us
more joy and more pride
Than to have you there
Walking by our side
Will you be my Maid of Honor?

At my engagement party, I asked my FSIL (who was getting married a few weeks later). My brother (her DH) is going to be in the party as well. So, we framed a similar poem to the above one and told them that we had a present for them b/c we figured they were under a lot of stress with the wedding lately. It was a poem similar to the above one in a picture frame. They were very surprised and touched. :)

Then, I asked my FH's sister. She was 8 months pregnant at the time, so I got her a cheap photo album (8 pages for photos- 1.50 in Michaels). I wrote a poem specifically for her and put a line on each page. She was so touched and couldn't believe how sneaky I was about how I asked her, hehe. :)

In just a few short months your new baby boy will change your whole life.
And in one quick year, your brother will say 'I do!' to his brand new wife.
Your new baby boy will require much love and good care…
Most times, you will realize you don’t have a moment to spare!
But even though this new baby will leave you with no time for play…
We really do hope that you can stand by us on our wedding day.
Gabriella, will you be in our wedding party?

Lastly, I asked my two cousins (sisters) together. I did the same thing as I did for the first bridesmad, but asked them if they wanted to see a picture of my dress. So they were all excited! I turned to the page before and said, 'What do you think of this dress?' So they were like, 'Oh, it's so pretty!' Then, I turned to the next page (One poem on each side) and said...'Or how about this one?' They read and then started yelling, 'Of course, of course!!!'

Definitely personalize it. These women are going to be in your wedding party, so they are obviously the most important women in your life. Show them just how special they are to you.