Bridesmaids' Requests

I was trying to think of a really nice way to ask a few of my girlfriends to honor me by being my bridesmaids. So, I searched the Internet and came across some pretty cool "bridesmaids request" greeting cards. But, I decided that I wanted something a little more personal than the same card for each friend.

I created my request cards on Kodak.com. I searched for recent pics of me and my g-friends and used one of the templates for greeting cards to load the photos and my own personal message. With each friend, I put our names at the top and the year we met underneath. (sidenote: I'd considered putting the PLACE we met as well, but didn't want to take up to much space on the card). Here's one, so you can take a look at the final product:



And you can choose how many pics you want to use. Here's one I did for another friend, using only two pictures:

Also, on the second card, I included a nickname I call her, to make it even more personal.


For my MatronOH, I actually included a photo of me as her MOH.


The butterfly theme on the cards was chosen because I thought it best reflected my personality...plus I just liked it. And the verbiage was a bit diff for each friend, but generally said:
"Will you do me the honor of being my bridemaid?/Will you do me the privelege of being my Maid/Matron of Honor? (I promise not to be a bridezilla or make you wear an ugly dress!) 'My truest friends are those with whom I am my truest self."


These were obviously easy to make (with the exception of finding the photos!), and at $2.50 a pop, pretty worth it.



I went to Touche' Touchet bakery in Columbia, MD and had them create thick/huge sugar cookies, in the shape of an autumn leaf (for September wedding), with burgundy- and saffron- colored sugar coating (the brightest of our wedding colors), individually wrapped in celophane and tied with pewter-colored wire ribbon. I mailed these to my unsuspecting friends and waited anxiously for replies!