Cute, Unique, Useful Gift - The Bagitude Purse

I am so thrilled about the Bagitude purse! Giving a personalized gift that is fun and funky to your bridesmaids is the perfect way to say "thank you" for being a great girlfriend!

Bagitude is a boutique handbag shop that creates original purses out of a variety of things. They stress using recycled items to create an original handbag and I absolutely love this idea because it is very "green."

I think it would be a great idea to make a keepsake handbag for yourself using your wedding invitations, or use the fabric from your bridesmaids dresses and have a clutch made for them after they've served in your wedding. (Of course, we all know that they say they will wear the dress again but most of them don't.) Put it to good use by creating something unique your girlfriends will actually use again!

I love that there are so many cool ideas that can be made into a purse, from a favorite board game, to an old poster. Additionally, brides can use their event design ideas to create a handbag for the wedding day that matches completely! For instance, if you plan on having a shabby chic wedding, use vintage greeting cards to create your handbag. It would tie in perfectly with the wedding theme.

I think this is a cute, unique and useful gift for yourself and for your bridesmaids!It is also great for the environment because you can use recycled items to create a very personalized gift. So if your Maid of Honor is a pro at scrabble, peruse the thrift store for the game and have a useful and cute handbag made especially for her! Check them out at:www.bagswithattitudeinc.com!

PHOTO CREDITS: BAGITUDE

Happy Planning!,

Using Lamps as Centerpieces

We are seeing some pretty exciting trends in the event planning world, and one of my new favorite things is using lamps instead of flowers for table centerpieces. Of course, these lamps can be rented through any event supply/rental company and they use LED lights instead of electricity.

Imagine the possibilities! Wouldn't it be cool to use a unique lamp at each table to provide a beautiful focal point? You could use several different kinds of lamps or have everything uniform as they did in the picture above. The upside of this centerpiece is that it can be very green considering you won't be using electricity and LED lamps can be used over and over again!

This type of centerpiece would work with any wedding, however, I think that LED lamps go extremely well with a contemporary event design! Modular furniture, funky lamps and a vibrant color scheme would be awesome! So, if you are planning on having a contemporary cool wedding, rethink your centerpieces because it doesn't always have to be floral to be fabulous!

PHOTO CREDITS: THE KNOT

Happy Planning!