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Wedding 101 - Must Haves & More
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items I was a 2024 bride, and these were some of the best items we used for various events.
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Bachelorette Needs
Wedding Decorations
Proposal Boxes & Gifts
Ring Alternatives
Suggested Vendors
Bachelorette Needs
Let's Go Girls Bachelorette!
So fun to have your bride squad pick a sash to represent themselves!
Bachelorette Party / Bride To Be Sash
Such a perfect gift idea for a fun night of celebrating the bride to be!
Pre-Filled Hangover Kits for Bachelorette
These were cute gift stuffers for my bride squad. All smelled really good!!
Hand Cream
Best gift for my bride squad, perfect for a night of dancing and cool drinks!
Bachelorette Party Themed Coozies
Perfect for a Cowgirl themed bachelorette!!
Cowboy Boot Shot Glasses
Who doesn't love some cute sun glasses for a day out celebrating a bride to be!
Hippie Sunglasses Retro Round
Best and cutest fanny pack for every Bride!
Bride Fanny Pack
Great gift stuffer for bridesmaid proposals, and gift bags for bachelorette night
Bridesmaid Scrunchies Gifts
The best bags for cowgirl themed bachelorette party! All my girls loved them
Let's Go Girls Bachelorette Bags
Wedding Decorations
Every detail counts on your big day! These are some of the items used for my day.
Perfect baskets to hold party favors, and props for your wedding!
Nesting Banana Leaf Baskets
Beautiful card box to hold your special cards from your special day! Our cards are still in the box and is displayed on our bookshelf.
Gold Glass Card Box
These were absolutely perfect. I was actually able to use them for my bridal shower, and to decorate the altar day of!
Wisteria Garland - Flower Garland
The absolute best alternative to a physical guest book. We get to hear our friends and family recorded messages!
Audio Guest Book Wedding Phone
I used these for my save the date cards, and it came out so beautiful!
Wedding Invitations Wrap Set
So classy and so cute! We loved our customized glasses!
Personalized Wedding Champagne Flutes
Looking for a fun wedding favor? I highly recommend these “kiss” bells. Every time someone rings a bell the happy couple shares a kiss.
Wedding Kissing Bells
Great wedding favor! These “Take a shot we tied the knot” bottles are a perfect and fun favor your wedding guest will love!
Mini Wedding Liquor Bottles
Talk about a party favor to get your guest on the dance floor! Once the lights come down the party favor lights turn on! We even used the glasses for our big entrance.
Light up Glasses and Glow Sticks
These are perfect for the bar and food menu, table numbers, cake and dessert options.
Acrylic Sign Holder
The customization of our names and date came out so beautiful, and were just perfect for the cake cutting photos.
Cake Cutting Set
My sister bought this for me when I first got engaged, and it was a life saver. It helped me stay organized and was able to file receipts/contracts etc.
Your Perfect Day Wedding Planner
These are the exact invitations that I used for my wedding! I used them for my save the dates and invitations. The Knot made it so easy, from the customization, shipping, everything! I used The Knot for keeping track of my guest lists also.
Gilded Fern Wedding Invitations
Proposal Boxes & Gifts
Perfect way to ask your loved ones to be apart of your big day!
Perfect filler paper for you proposal boxes!
Soft & Thin Crinkle Cut Paper Shred Filler
Proposal box with plenty of space for best man gifts
Best Man Box
For the future bride preparing her fiance's groomsman box… these are perfect!
Groomsmen Gift Boxes
Perfect stuffers for your bridesmaid proposal boxes. Super cute and come in various colors.
Bridesmaid Scrunchies
My flower girls loved their gift set! It was a small but meaningful way to make my girls feel special.
Flower Girl Proposal Gifts Set
For my oldest flower girl we used this proposal box with a glass cup, and she absolutely loved it!
Flower Girl Gift Set - Glass
These watches were such a great gift for the best man, and groomsman proposals. We had the grooms party all wear the matching watches the big day!
Invicta I-Force Men's Quartz Watch 46mm
Ring Alternatives
For my blue collar/gym husband
My husband is in the oilfield and most definitely do not want him taking his actual wedding band. So these are a great alternative. Also perfect for the gym husbands!
Silicone Rings Men
I recently started going to the gym and of course my husband said “You need to put on a ring”. These are cute, comfortable and come in different color options to match outfits.
Women's Silicone Rings
Perfect for the gym husbands!
Groove Life Edge Silicone Ring
Suggested Vendors
The IronWood Barn was the best venue! Laura the venue manager was amazing and so helpful. We fit all of our guests with no issues! The bridal sweet is so cute and perfect to get ready in. The grooms suite is its own cabin right outside the venue. Jus...
The Ironwood Barn
I cannot express enough how wonderful Shawna (our coordinator) was! She made everything so easy for me! She took the stress off of everything. She was like a one stop shop for us. We used her not only for planning but also decorations, and bartending...
Savvy Southern Events
Heavenly Gourmet has the best food! From appetizers to the main meal! Everything was so delicious, my guests truly loved it. They are accommodating, friendly, their catering staff is incredible. Just all around great service and food!
Heavenly Gourmet Catering
For any and all cake/dessert needs, I will always go to Cake Elegance by Victor. Everything he makes is just so delicious. He has so many different flavors. I had a 6 tier cake, and I was able to choose a different flavor for each. The fillings and c...
Cake Elegance by Victor
I absolutely loved my experience at Fiancee Bridal Boutique! They made me feel like an absolute princess, and had such great recommendations for different style dresses I might like. I did end up finding my perfect dress, and it was just the best tim...
Fiancee Bridal Boutique in Boerne