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My turn to ask

When I got engaged I knew exactly who I was going to ask to be in my bridal party. It was a no brainer, I've known for years. What I really needed to figure out was how I was going to ask them.

First thing to do, check out Etsy. I love shopping on Etsy because I can always find the perfect unique gift. So I searched "Bridesmaids Proposal" on Etsy and found some really cute stuff. I decided I wanted to go with a personalized card and group shirts.

I went through a lot, but finally decided on what I believe is the perfect card from CambridgeCityLimits - "Help me keep my shit together?" I was able to personalize the hairstyles and robes. There were 24 different hairstyles and 3 skin tones to chose from. I decided to put the girls' roles in the wedding on the back of each robe. The cards were blank inside so I was able to write a personalized note to each girl asking them to be in my wedding. (You can find the card I purchased from CambridgeCityLimits here.)

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Picture taken from Etsy as I didn't have a picture of the shirts together. 
For the shirts, I found something that simple and so me! My Bridesmaids' shirts say "The Party" and my shirt says "Wife of The Party." All of my friends know that I love to dance and have a good time. I'm always the first person on the dance floor and forcing my friends to join me (but I will dance by myself if I have to.....). I wound up going with the same color shirts that were pictured on Etsy - Maroon for me and Grey for my Bridesmaids. I know I could have gone with the color scheme of my wedding, but at the time I wasn't completely positive what that was going to be and I really liked the combination when I saw them online. (You can find the shirts I purchased from jCUBEDk here.)

I knew I wanted to get my bridesmaids more than a shirt, but I wasn't sure what else to get them. I wanted to give them something they would actually use and actually like. While deciding which bath bomb to use one day, I decided that I wanted to get one for my bridesmaids. I'm a huge lush junkie - I love my bath bombs and giving others bath bombs brings me lots of joy (so I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner). Pretty much every time I go to the mall, I wind up in lush purchasing a new one (or two or three, lets keep that between us though and not my fiance). I decided that I wanted to get them the Goddess bath bomb, because all of my bridesmaids are Goddesses. (Check it out here!)

As a last little gift, I got each girl a mini bottle of champagne. I thought it added a cute little touch. Now I needed to figure out what to put them in. I didn't want to go with a bag; I wanted to give them something useful. I decided that a box similar to the one I store my bath bombs in, would be a good idea. So I headed to AC Moore. I was able to find some really cute boxes, but there weren't five of them in the same style. I was upset that they weren't all going to match at first, but I got over it. In the end think they turned out perfectly. I just hope all my bridesmaids liked them as much as I did.

I was pretty positive that all my bridesmaids would say yes when I asked them, but it was definitely a relief that they actually all did.




**To save some extra money, I used my Ibotta App when shopping. This enabled me to get a small percentage of cash back on my purchase by launching Etsy through Ibotta. You can use it for an array of purchases and it's a great way to earn money just for purchasing what you normally would. If you aren't already using it, check it out and make sure you use my code qevwcdy if you sign up!**

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