Wedding Festivities
Wedding Party Gift Guide: Bridesmaid Edition
02 weeks ago
If you’re planning a wedding and aren’t on Pinterest yet – go join now! We find the best ideas from various wedding boards; including our inspiration for this Wedding Party Gift Guide’s Bridesmaid Edition post (continue reading for a coupon code that will help you save big on all these bridesmaid gift ideas!)!
One of the new wedding trends that we see popping up everywhere is personalizing robes as a bridal party gift for bridesmaids and posing in them for pictures before the ceremony - it’s adorable and we can’t get enough of it!
Personalizing robes is such a smart idea – you’re sure to get your money’s worth because it’s a gift that both you and your bridesmaids will love!
For starters, as you can see from the picture at left which we recently repinned onto our Pinterest board, brides love giving personalized robes as gifts because it creates a cute new wedding photo opportunity that is truly unique! Instead of having pictures taken of you and your bridesmaids in old, mismatched t-shirts or tank tops while you’re getting your hair and makeup done, you can have beautiful pictures that look more elegant, girly and just plain fun!
PMall’s beautiful and soft Velour Spa Robe is the perfect robe for brides to personalize for their bridesmaids because they not only get to choose from 15 thread colors so the robes will match their signature wedding colors, they also get to personalize them in any way they’d like! The kimono-style robe can be custom embroidered with the word “Bridesmaid” or you can choose to use your bridesmaid’s first names, monograms or initials … you even get to pick having it personalized in block or script lettering style! The robes usually retail for $59.95 but they’re on sale now for only $44.95, better yet - you can get them even cheaper if you act fast because as a “Thank you” to our A Personal Touch Readers, we’re offering the coupon code “BRIDESMAID” which you can use at checkout to save 25% off all of PMall’s Personalized Bridesmaid Gifts now through the end of May!
To really make your fun bridesmaid photo pop, be sure to personalize a matching robe for yourself that says “Bride,” customize one of our Mr. and Mrs. Collection© Embroidered Robes so that it says “Mrs. (future last name here),” or look through PMall.com’s wide selection of robes for robes in different colors and designs that best suit your wedding style!
Your bridesmaids will be truly touched when they see that you personalized a gift just for them and they’ll be thrilled to receive a gift that they can use for years to come! Let’s face it, after all the help they’ve given you with planning the wedding, bridal shower and bachelorette party, they deserve to be pampered with a luxurious robe so they can relax and be comfortable the morning of your wedding (especially because of the uncomfortable high heels you’re making them wear that night!).
Speaking of heels, another unique bridesmaid gift idea is the Just My Style© Personalized Shoe Bag. This cotton bag features a cute high heel design that you can personalize with your bridesmaid’s name in one of 8 colors. It’s the perfect way for your bridesmaids to carry and protect their heels as they take them to and from their hair and makeup appointments on the day of your wedding and in the future!
This gift is especially perfect for destination weddings and for brides who have offered to pay for their bridesmaids’ shoes as a bridal party gift because they can give the shoes to their friends in these cute bags for a memorable presentation! The bags are also great for brides on a budget because they’re only $14.95 (save even more by using the coupon code “BRIDESMAID” we mentioned earlier in the post)!
Another trend we’ve been seeing is brides giving their bridesmaids the jewelry they will wear at the wedding as their bridal party gift. This is a nice gesture for helping cut the cost of being a bridesmaid for your friends, but what we think would make it even better is by presenting the jewelry inside the Wedding Reflections© Personalized Jewelry Box! The exquisite box features glistening beveled glass within a shimmering silver-plate that can be engraved with your bridesmaid’s name and any 1-line of personalization, such as “Bridesmaid,” below. While the jewelry is a great gift, this beautiful jewelry box helps convey your appreciation and love for your friends who are helping you celebrate your big day. It’s an impressive and feminine keepsake that she will treasure through the years – just like your friendship! You can personalize the jewelry box for only $26.95 or use the coupon code “BRIDESMAID” before May 31st and get 25% off the retail price!
We hope you enjoyed our Bridesmaid Gift Guide and that you take advantage of the “BRIDESMAID” coupon code which is worth 25% off all PMall’s Personalized Bridesmaid Gifts before the code expires May 31st and check back here at A Personal Touch for the next edition of our Wedding Gift Guide!
Wedding Party Gift Guide: Flower Girl Edition
01 month ago
In this edition of A Personal Touch’s “Wedding Party Gift Guide” we’re talking all about your flower girl (and be sure to keep reading for a coupon code that will help you save big on your personalized flower girl gifts)!
From what we’ve been seeing on the Pinterest Boards, the flower girl’s job requirements seem to be evolving and we love the new creative ideas brides are coming up with!
Instead of dropping petals as they walk down the aisle, some brides are having their flower girls carry signs with cute sayings (like the ones pictured at left).
We think it looks adorable and is a great way to add a personal touch to your wedding, and since it’s so unique, it’s sure to be a moment everyone will always remember!
If you’re a fan of unique wedding details, you’re going to love all the gift ideas that PMall.com’s Wedding and Anniversary Store has to offer!
The Our Flower Girl© Youth T-Shirt is a great gift idea that offers an adorable photo op, too!
You can personalize this cute design by picking out the character’s skin, hair and clothing color so it matches your flower girl perfectly.
Then you add her name and your wedding date or any 2-line message below the character all for just $14.95!
This one-of-a-kind shirt is perfect for her to wear to the rehearsal dinner, engagement parties, and even the reception after the formalities!
The Perfectly Picked Flower Girl© Personalized Coloring Activity Book & Crayon Set is not only a great gift to pair with the t-shirt, it also helps keep your flower girl happy and occupied during your wedding rehearsal and ceremony! The activity book has many wedding-themed pictures to color, as well as games, puzzles and mazes. It features your flower girl’s name on the front cover and on many of the inside pages, which also feature your choice of two flower girl characters. You also get to add your own name and wedding date to the cover for a gift she’ll love and actually get to play with – all for just $12.95!
When it comes to bridal party gifts, some brides prefer to give gifts that her friends and family will use or wear during the ceremony itself. If you’re looking for a great ceremony gift, make sure to personalize the Flower Girl Personalized Bracelet for your little helper!
This pretty bracelet features a sterling silver flower charm and faux pearls that stretch to accommodate most children’s wrist sizes. The bracelet is custom engraved on the sterling silver oval medallion with any initial on one side and optional year on the reverse.
It’s a beautiful and thoughtful flower girl gift that she’ll be able to wear during your wedding and long after – all for just $24.95!
Now we know that wedding costs can cause a lot of stress, especially in these hard economin times … that’s why we’d like to help and and show our appreciation to our blog readers by offering 25% off these three flower girl gifts! All you have to do it use coupon code “FLOWERGIRL” at checkout before May 1st, 2012 and you’ll save 25% off the Flower Girl T-Shirt, Activity Book and/or Bracelet just for being A Personal Touch reader!
We hope you enjoyed our Flower Girl Gift ideas! Have you or are you planning to have your Flower Girls do something out of the ordinary when they walk down the aisle at your wedding? Which gift idea did you like best? Please comment below – we love to hear your opinions and ideas!
And be sure to explore all of PMall.com’s Flower Girl and Ring Bearer Gifts that we didn’t get a chance to write about in this post and check back here for the next edition of the Wedding Party Gift Guide!
Happy Gifting!
Wedding Party Gift Guide: Ring Bearer Edition
11 month ago
It’s one of PMall.com’s favorite times of the year – Wedding Season! Love is in the air, but so is stress … and we here at A Personal Touch want to help!
We know that planning a wedding can be a lot of work, especially when it comes to picking out gifts for your wedding party. It can be stressful searching for the perfect gift – a gift that is not only unique and special enough for your closest friends and family, but a gift that also has a personal touch that can truly express how thankful you are that they are taking part in the most important day of your life.
But have no fear - A Personal Touch is here with our new “Wedding Party Gift Guide” blog series which will feature posts that focus on one-of-a-kind gifts ideas from our Wedding & Anniversary Store that are perfect for each of the members in your bridal party!
After we saw this adorable photo on Pinterest (at left) of a ring bearer dressed up as a security guard and walking down the aisle with sun glasses, a fake ear piece and a mini safe, we were inspired to start off the series by offering some gift ideas for your Ring Bearer (If you like this idea and want to do it at your wedding, be sure to check out our Personalized Blue Cash Box, which would be a cute replacement for the mini safe and a gift that your Ring Bearer can use for years to come!).
We love the idea of making the Ring Bearer job more fun for little boys by calling them “Ring Security” and we have the perfect gifts to help your little guy look the part!
Our Ring Security© Personalized Ring Bearer T-Shirt is a great gift that will make for cute photos and can be personalized with his name and your wedding date - all for just $14.95! Think of how adorable the pictures will be of him wearing the t-shirt to your engagement party, wedding rehearsal and other wedding events!
He’ll love showing everyone how he’s a big helper, plus he’ll be thankful that you let him change out of his formal wear from the ceremony and into this comfy t-shirt for the reception.
He’ll be able to dance and have fun without his mother worrying about him staining or ripping his nice suit, too!
We think your ring bearer also deserves a fun gift that he can actually play with, which is why The Ring Security© Personalized Coloring Activity Book & Crayon Set is the perfect item to include with the personalized t-shirt.
He’ll enjoy hours of fun with the activity book which is full of wedding-themed pictures for him to color, as well as games, puzzles and mazes.
For just $12.95, you’ll get to personalize the cover of the book with whose wedding it is, the wedding date, your ring bearer’s name, and a cartoon character that looks just like him!
He’ll be blown away when he sees his very own name on the cover and on the inside pages of the activity book! The personalized activity book and crayon set will also help keep him busy during the rehearsal and on the Big Day so he doesn’t get restless and become a distraction during the ceremony.
If your ring bearer is a little older, you should also take a look at our Wedding Party© Engraved Baseball Bat, which you can have engraved with ”Ring Bearer” (or any title if you’d like to also personalize the bat for your groomsmen and ushers), your wedding date, and their name for only $29.95.
Each wooden baseball bat is quality crafted by Rawlings®, measures 28″ in length with a 2 1/4″ barrel and a 7/8″ handle, is flame treated and is even Little League approved so your ring bearer will be able to use it for years to come! It will also be a great keepsake for him to display in his bedroom so he can remember how he was an important part of your special day.
Check out all of these great gifts and more in the Flower Girl & Ring Bearer Department of PMall.com’s Wedding & Anniversary Gifts Store. You’ll find more Ring Bearer t-shirt designs, puzzles, and other fun toys and keepsakes that can be personalized for a special bridal party gift that your little helper will love!
Let us know what you think of our Ring Bearer Gifts by commenting below and be sure to keep checking back for our next Wedding Party Gift Guide post!
You Can’t Have A Picnic Without …
168 months ago
… A picnic blanket!
That’s why we’re giving away one of our own St. Tropez Personalized Picnic Blanket Totes to whichever A Personal Touch reader gives us the best advice!
Since August is National Picnic Month we want you to finish this sentence: “You can’t have a picnic without …” Simply write a comment on this post with the one item you can’t have a picnic without and why you love it so much. Whoever writes the most unique, creative and helpful answer will win their very own personalized St. Tropez Picnic Blanket Tote as shown in the picture. Just make sure to leave a comment on this post before September 8th and you can win! It’s THAT easy!
While you start brainstorming about what item you want to write about, we thought we’d give you a couple tips and ideas to use the next time you take your family and friends out for picnic.
Whether you’re packing for two people or a family of six, it’s important to try and use foods that can be kept cold, that don’t require a lot of clean up and that are fun and easy to eat!
When we set out to find fun picnic foods we had no idea we’d come across something as fun as the Rainbow Gelatin Orange Wedges that we found on The Quick Dish! This recipe is perfect for a family picnic because it’s so easy, even the kids can help make them! This colorful and inexpensive treat will have you smiling as bright as its colors when you leave your picnic without a mess or dishes to bring home and clean. The vivid colors will shine even more when you’re enjoying them outside under the sun with your kids. For full directions on how to make these rainbow treats click here.
Sometimes it’s nice to leave the kids at home and sneak off to have a nice, light and romantic picnic between you and your significant other. And there’s no better accessory for a romantic picnic than PersonalizationMall.com’s St. Tropez Duet Wine and Cheese Tote (it also matches our Blanket tote that the lucky contest winner will take home!). With two compartments for wine or food and pockets that hold the included stainless steel waiter-style corkscrew, 6″ x 6″ hardwood cutting board and stainless steel cheese knife with wooden handle, the tote is the only thing you’ll need to bring! It also is the perfect thank you or housewarming gift for you and your friends!
Before we start reading your creative input we wanted to leave you with a great tip we learned from the site, Something Green. 
The only thing about picnics that isn’t fun are the party crashers that no one invited … bugs.
So we were jumping for joy when we came across Something Green’s picnic tip of using cupcake liners as drink covers to keep your drink free of thirsty bees and critters! It’s genius! Just punch a straw through the liner and place the liner over the drink and you’re ready to enjoy your lemonade without anything BUGging you!
So there you have it, some perfect tips and tricks to planning the perfect picnic. Now let’s hear what everyone can’t have a picnic without!
Leave your comment below before September 8th, 2011. The winner will be announced here September 9th.
Good luck and as always … Happy Gifting!
Personal Wedding Story Winners Announced!
08 months ago
Congratulations to our Personal Wedding Story Contest winners!
We want to thank all of the participants who shared their heartfelt stories about how PersonalizationMall.com has played an important role in their engagement, weddings, anniversary and other romantic milestones. Everyone on the PersonalizationMall.com team knows that each gift we create is a thoughtful and lasting keepsake that is going to put a smile on its recipient’s face but we are always so excited to hear actual stories from gift givers and gift recipients.
We were overwhelmed by the positive response to this contest and choosing just three winners from all the entries was truly difficult. After careful consideration, we are happy to present the winning submissions:
Drum roll please …
Our first place winner of a $200 prize is Taylor from Harleysville, PA!
Taylor shared the story of how her husband proposed to her in her favorite spot in the world with two PersonalizationMall.com champagne flutes, like our Mr. and Mrs. Collection© Personalized Flute Set, that he had engraved to say “Our Engagement July 3, 2009″ (How brave to have them engraved before she said yes!).
Taylor and her husband also used our Bride & Groom Crystallized™ Swarovski Flute Set (pictured)on their special day, along with their own personalized Wedding Party Characters© Personalized Platter which they received as a bridal shower gift and still display in their home today.
The best part of the story is how Taylor unknowingly almost put a wrench in her husband’s thoughtful planning! You can read what happened by clicking here for the whole story.
In second place was Shelly from Antioch, TN who won $100 for her touching story!
Shelly and her husband had just started dating when she was going through chemotherapy for breast cancer and he was about to be deployed to Afghanistan.
Before he left Shelly knew he was “the one” and custom made a PersonalizationMall.com Our Special Moments© Personalized Photo Box (pictured) to say “Have I told you lately that I love you” so he could think of her while he was away.
She continued to send him pictures of herself so he could see how her hair was growing back and he was thrilled that he could still be apart of her healing process even though he was so far away.
He returned from Afghanistan in December and they were married in June!
And last but certainly not least, our third place prize of $50 went to Beatriz from Bel Air, MD!
Beatriz was about to celebrate her 37th wedding anniversary with her husband John and was looking for the perfect gift.
Her husband would always say “please don’t buy me anything because I have you as my wife and that is all I’ll ever need.” Beatriz was touched by his kind words but still wanted a gift for her husband so when the pocket watch she had previously given him broke and they couldn’t find anyone to repair it she came to PersonalizationMall.com for help.
She found the Herrington© Engraved Silver Pocket Watch and was happy to see that she could make the gift special by having it engraved.
She personalized it with lyrics from “their song” and when she gave it to him on their anniversary, he was so overjoyed with it and the personalized engraving that she thought she saw a tear come to his eye!
We were so touched when we read how she felt: “I love the fact the watch is with him every day to remind him of how much I love him; it’s like my voice is captured in his pocket.”
Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you for all who submitted your wonderful stories! You can read all of the entries in their entirety by clicking here.
Happy Gifting!
Great post
3 months ago
