Okay, this post may be jumping the gun a little, but I thought it was some interesting information on gift giving AFTER the wedding.  Below is a list that I came across that shows what kind of gift you would give as an anniversary gift at certain milestones of your marriage.  Some of these make total sense to me while others are puzzling…

For example, to celebrate your ten year anniversary (a pretty big milestone, I’d say), you’re supposed to give a gift of tin or aluminum?  Hi, honey, happy anniversary.  Here’s some foil?  Or how about the fact that you have to wait until your 60^th anniversary to hope for some diamonds?  We’ll be so old by then that we won’t know if it is a diamond or a piece of tin foil rolled into a little ball.  Can’t we switch 10^th and 60^th year anniversary gift themes?

But first thing’s first.  The first anniversary is supposed to be a gift of paper.  So…um…what could you give?  Here are some ideas that revolve around the idea of paper:

How about some tickets to an upcoming concert or to the movies?

Personalized stationery with both your names?

A framed newspaper from your wedding day?

A framed poem or reading from your ceremony?

A photo album?

A gift certificate?

A book?

A subscription to their favorite publication?

A love note?

Here are some questions I have for you, good readers:  Did/would you stick to the “paper” theme for your first anniversary gift?  What would you like to get for a first anniversary gift??  What unique gift did you give as a first anniversary gift? 

Lately I have been thinking a lot about MOI.  My hair, my flowers, my decorations...so just in time before I become totally self-consumed, my to-do list reminded me that I should be looking around for gifts for my wedding party.  We have a pretty average sized wedding party with four girls and four guys and two flower girls.  I've told my fiance that he needs to be in charge of the guys' gifts, but as my man is a big fan of shopping for Christmas at 4pm on December 24th, I may need to nudge him.  For now though, I'll leave the boys alone, and I'll get to some cute gifts for your flowergirls and ringbearers down the road as well...

Today I'd like to feature gifts for bridesmaids in the $10 and $25 price points.  Down the road we'll look at the $50 and $100 gift pricepoints as well as the gifts for the flower girls, ring bearers, and groomsmen! 

First off are the steal of a deal $10 gifts for Bridesmaids:

Everygirl needs to touch up her lipgloss or make sure she doesn't have any boogers (yup, I went there...).  This light up compact from Embroidery By Melissa will do the trick!

$25 Gifts for Bridesmaids:

Check out this adorable leather journal from Wee Bindery:

Your bridesmaid will always remember you when she sends her very own personalized notecards from Margot Madison.

Give your bridesmaids a gift that they can wear on your wedding day!  Look at these beautiful earrings from Dal Mare! 

Your bridesmaids will love it if you give them this mineral make up kit from Pure Natural Minerals so that they can do a little touch up after dancing! 

 Not bad, eh?  What great find gifts have you found at these price points?  Share!