FOR ME:

So…I just made the terrible mistake of passing by the dreaded magnified mirror in our hotel. BIG MISTAKE. Ladies, just do your self a favor and restrain from looking. My poor skin is in need of some serious TLC so I NEED your help! I currently use Proactive but am considering switching to Philosophy skin products. For some reason at 3…let’s just say 30-ish, my skin has decided to go crazzzzzy. I am thankful that for some reason during the stress of planning my wedding, my face was clear. That being said, I am not so stoked on having more acne now than I did as a teenager! So, any Philosophy fans out there??? I am also considering using a primer. Has anyone tried the Philosophy “the present” primer? I really want to try it out too! I would LOVE any feedback. TYIA!

FOR YOU:

Fun wedding gift sets…also by Philosophy! CUTE!!!

“every bride deserves to feel as beautiful as she is. hope, purity and grace are philosophy’s best-selling products that will inspire her heart and soul and allow her to feel truly beautiful. the bride set includes purity made simple one-step facial cleanser 2 oz., hope in a jar therapeutic moisturizer 1 oz., amazing grace perfumed shampoo, shower gel and bubble bath 2 oz., amazing grace perfumed firming body emulsion 2 oz. and amazing grace perfumed hand cream 1 oz. contained in a lovely hat box. it’s the perfect gift for the bride-to-be.”

“for the bridal party is a collection of shower gels inspired by wedding traditions that are sure to pamper the beautiful maids before the big day. bridal party includes 6 ounce bottles of bridal bouquet, wedding cake, and bubbly in our famous 3-in-1 shampoo, body wash, and bubble bath formula. each of the bottles comes complete with history behind these traditions right on the bottle.”

Cup Koozies

Coffee Cozy

Get your bridesmaids custom Cup Koozies or Coffee Cozys from Pink Gasoline! Wouldn’t it be cute if you all had your starbucks coffees in matching wedding party koozies while getting your hair done?!?! Cute photo op too!

Great News! Rust Designs now has gift registry available! I am a sucker for anything sentimental so of course my favorite item is the Family Tree Platter. What a great gift to give to the Bride & Groom to hand down to their children or to start a new family tradition with! 

(as seen in Modern Bride April/May Magazine)

Add these Bride & Groom water bottles to your Sweetheart Table for that little extra touch! 

Wouldn’t this be a sweet bridesmaid gift? simple.and.cute.

YOU are in LUCK. Kesha from stella & dot is offering Bridal Inquirer readers FREE SHIPPING (until 04/30/09) on any orders placed by clicking on the stella & dot logo below!

Happy Shopping!!!

These clutches are all made of bamboo and all adorable! They range in price from $40-$50 and would make such cute bridesmaids gifts!!! Get yours at RAW BAGS today!

Calling all Brides & Grooms…Bridal Inquirer is THRILLED to announce yet another giveaway! Actually this a giveaway that everyone will want to enter to win! Online Poster Printing is offering one of our lucky readers a FREE 16×20 Poster Print! How cool is that? I just got my first DSLR Nikon camera so this giveaway is right up my alley!

Still trying to think of a great gift for the Bride & Groom? Well, as you may or may not know…professional wedding pictures can take weeks to get back from the wedding photographers. Why not get a poster print made of your best candid shot from the wedding and have it printed and waiting for the happy couple when they get back from their honeymoon!?!? It meant the world to us when friends sent us all of the great candid shots from the wedding! (well, there were also the surprise random pics taken with my camera unbeknownst to me that we found while on our honeymoon!)

Poster prints make great gifts for any occasion! All YOU have to do to win is post a comment telling us how you would use your poster print. It’s THAT easy to win! The prize ships for free within the US and Canada. All others must pay for shipping but the print is still free. Winner will be chosen by random drawing on Sunday, March 8th, 2009 at 6pm PST. Also, don’t forget to leave a valid email address so that we can contact you to tell you that you’ve won! GOOD LUCK!!!

I.WANT.ONE. Remember…you have up to a year after the wedding to give a wedding gift…so in case you are still thinking of what to get us…ha ha…KIDDING. What a fun gift! Get yours here.

Be sure and grab yourself a copy of The Real Simple Weddings 2009 magazine that is now available at Crate & Barrel. This magazine is full of great tips, wedding inspiration and is simply a must have! Fun tidbit from the mag: www.costofwedding.com.  Enter your zipcode and find out the average cost of weddings in your zip code! It even breaks down average costs of attire, flowers, invitations, etc. Average cost for Encinitas (my home town) weddings: $28,897-$48,161!!! Wowza!

I  have a VERY cute gift idea for you!!! Williams-Sonoma now carries Sprinkles Cupcake Mix!!! A friend of mine at work got me the Red Velvet Sprinkles Cupcake Mix for a Christmas gift this year and they turned out FANTASTIC! I have had Sprinkles cupcakes while I was living in LA and I thought for sure these would taste nothing like them, but they DID! I am no Betty Crocker so they were a little more complicated to make than your normal cupcake mix, but they are worth the work. We were registered at Williams-Sonoma as are a lot of brides/grooms, so if they have any kind of bakeware on their registry, how perfect would Sprinkles Cupcake Mix be to add to the gift??? Some of my favorite gifts from my shower were the red mixer, measuring cups and personalized spatula set from Williams-Sonoma! You can also purchase the cupcake mixes from the Sprinkles website directly. Happy Baking!