Charming Wedding Gift Ideas
There are so many customs associated with weddings that some of them are beginning to be forgotten. People usually remember to give the bride something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue for her big day, but there are other traditions that are supposed to bring good luck to the happy couple.
Did you know, for example, that adding charms made from gold or silver to the wedding cake mix is supposed to be lucky? The charms chosen for the cake usually hold special meaning for the couple and their future together. If this idea appeals to you, then why not take it one step further and incorporate the same sort of ideas into a gift for the bride (if you are acting as chief bridesmaid or maid of honour, for instance) or for your bridesmaids and maid of honour (if you are the bride or groom). Giving a bracelet charm that signifies something to do with the wedding is something that will be cherished by the recipient for many years to come.
Bridesmaid Gifts
It is customary to give presents to the women who act as your supporters during the wedding. A bracelet charm that relates to the themes of the wedding will make a great gift. You could buy each of your bridesmaids and maid of honour a bracelet charm that they could attach to their own charm bracelet or add to a necklace as a pendant. If you are feeling very generous and could afford to do so, then you could buy each of them a charm bracelet embellished with a charm to represent the day – they could then add their own charms to the bracelet or you could buy them a bracelet charm for their birthdays.
The symbolism used in wedding cake charms can be easily found amongst bracelet charms too. They are usually based on traditional symbols of luck like four-leaf clovers and horseshoes, and symbols of love such as hearts and rings. Links of London has several styles available in these themes. Other charms include anchors to represent travel or security (depending on which version of tradition you believe), money bags (for wealth) and another rather more obscure symbol, a telephone (for receiving good news).
For your bridesmaids you could also choose a simple disc charm engraved with a message of thanks, or perhaps a bottle of bubbly to remind you all of the hen night!
Gifts for the Bride
If you want to buy a gift for the bride’s big day, then a charm bracelet (or bracelet charm if she already owns a bracelet) is ideal. Part of the reason why people wear charm bracelets is to create a story of their lives and a major event such as a wedding surely deserves a special charm to remember the day by.
You could opt for the traditional charms set out above, or a disc charm engraved with the date of the wedding. Links of London have some really cute wedding bells and wedding cake charms, for instance.
You could buy an additional bracelet charm for each anniversary, based on the traditional gifts given for each year of marriage. And if the happy couple go on to have a child, there is a wealth of bracelet charms related to babies that you can choose from.
A bracelet charm will act as a constant reminder to the wearer of a very special occasion and of the special friendship that exists between them and the person who gave it as a wedding or thank you gift. Have fun choosing a special charm for the bride or bridesmaids!
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