Give your girls a gift they'll love . . and one you'll love too.

At The Wedding Outlet you can easily mix and match colored robes to compliment your wedding colors and create kodak moments while you get ready for your big day. You might even want to gift your bridesmaid a robe in her favorite color. Your girls will enjoy these comfy Bridesmaid Robes long after your wedding day. Some of the robes can even be personalized making them extra special for your bridesmaids.

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What color robe would match your wedding?

If you were to pick a colored Bridesmaid Robe to match your wedding, what color{s} would you choose from The Wedding Outlet?

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Happy Monday. I am excited to share today's post with you as there's a super fun way to gift your wedding guests with some pretty packaging. Rebecca, of Thurston Post, recently held a giveaway on her instagram account and I was lucky to win one of her Gift Wrap Kits. When she sent me a sneak peek of what was coming my way {see below}, I fell in love. And, then when the package arrived in the mail and I saw it in person, I didn't even want to open it - it looked even prettier in person. But, I did end up opening the package because I couldn't wait to check out the beautiful paper goodies inside. Receiving a beautiful package with my own name on it was so exciting. Personalizing gifts {or favors} for your party and wedding guests is a definite way of catching their attention. It shows them you care and you took the time to gift them something special.

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At Thurston Post, you will find a fun selection of handmade gift packaging, greeting cards, washi-covered mini clothespins, and even crafting supplies like doilies and bakers twine. Rebecca even accepts custom orders to create crafty packaging for weddings and even for branding your personal business. Thurston Post is definitely my kind of shop as I have a love of pretty paper goods and crafting supplies :)

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The mini gift wrap kits that Rebecca offers makes gift wrapping a breeze and they start at just $10. You will receive adorable little tags, doilies, and washi/glitter covered mini clothespins and more {like sequins, bakers twine and glassine bags} to complete your packaging look.

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Now, it's your turn - what will you wrap up in a pretty package with a gift wrap kit from Thurston Post?

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When it comes to anniversary gifts, Bradford Exchange has a large selection of wonderful gifts for him and her - some with love inscriptions and some personalized. In addition to their engraved rings, there's even watches for the couple to gift each other with and a beautiful heart necklace featuring the couple's birthstones and names.

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Featured Anniversary Gifts Include:

"Timeless Love" Engraved Diamond Men's Watch - this engraved watch is handcrafted in stainless steel with 24K-gold plating, 11 genuine diamonds and precision quartz movement. It also arrives in a gift box. Etched on the reverse side of the watch face is this loving sentiment: "For the memories of yesterday, For the happiness of today, For the promise of tomorrow. I love you".

"Love Always" Diamond Heart Watch With Engraving - this engraved watch features 50 brilliant-cut diamonds surrounding a Mother of Pearl watch dial. Comes with a gift box and is inscribed on the reverse side with the sentiment "Love Always".

"Love's Journey" Personalized Couples Ring - this 24K gold-plated solid sterling silver ring comes gift boxed and personalized with 2 engraved names and your choice of 2 crystal birthstones. The inscription on the inside of the ring reads "Our Love Grows Stronger".

"Forever and Always" Engraved Couples Birthstone Necklace - this solid sterling silver with 18K gold-plating necklace features a customized dual-heart design that is personalized with 2 names, 2 birthstones and a genuine diamond.

"Two Hearts, One Love" Personalized Ring features a sparkling white topaz and brilliant garnet gemstone in solid sterling silver with 24K-gold accents and 2 engraved names.

As my daughter would say . . . "I'm nervcited today" - this is her way of saying she's nervous and excited. So, I guess we will both be "nervcited" together today as it's a day of firsts for both of us. I'm launching something totally new and my daughter has her dance recital tonight at a brand new location in a fancy auditorium. So . . . without anymore waiting - I'm thrilled to announce that my very first product launch is officially here and The Festive Shop is now open for business. The first collection launching is cute bags of handmade festive-fetti™ {aka confetti}. These fun bags of custom colored confetti are meant for celebrating any day with because sometimes there’s a reason to party and sometimes we just need a little confetti to make us smile :)

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Each festive-fetti™ bag contains at least 100 pieces of confetti and there's even sequins for a little extra sparkle. You can request custom colors and even the bag insert can be personalized. Each festive-fetti™ bag is unique to you . . . making it a one-of-a-kind gift. There's even a special bag just to celebrate the recent engagement of couple or the bride-to-be on her shower day {see below}. I can of course, change the wording to celebrate the wedding day if you wish :)

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The ideas for these colorful circles of fun are endless - here's just a few ideas for using festive-fetti™:
• surprise a bride-to-be on her bridal shower day with a little bag inserted into her card
• sprinkle the confetti around the bottom of the bride-to-be's dessert at her bridal shower {ps: festive-fetti™ is not edible - just a fun decoration}
• have the bride-to-be either toss the festive-fetti™ in the air or blow it from her hands at her bridal shower or engagement session for a priceless photo
• place the festive-fetti™ inside of a clear balloon before filling it with air
• use the circles to embellish cards, gift tags or your craft projects
• businesses can even use the confetti as a token of thanks to their customers

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