The Best Bridesmaid Gifts For Your Themed Wedding

If you're throwing a themed wedding, you're not alone! From princess weddings to themes centered around a bride's favorite flower, theme weddings are bigger than ever. One of the biggest risks you take when throwing a themed wedding, and one you should keep in mind, is that it's easy to go completely overboard once faced with wedding vendors who keep saying yes to ever-climbing expenditures. It's one thing to go with a citrusy wedding theme of shades of yellow, orange, and green, but don't start thinking orange tree seeds are good bridesmaid gifts, okay? Read on for tips on the best way to coordinate your bridesmaid gifts with some of the most popular wedding themes - and when to ease off on the theme extravaganza.

Princess Wedding: They won't outshine you on your big day (that would be impossible, anyway, with the number of rhinestones in your tiara), but wouldn't it be nice if your bridesmaids could have a little sparkle of their own with bridesmaid gifts of lovely jewelry? After all, a princess is nothing with an adoring, well-dressed court! Just don't forget yourself and accidentally tell your bridesmaids they make lovely accessories. And try and keep yourself at least a little bit restrained with all the pink!

Rose Garden Wedding: From the traditional rose to the daring daffodil, flower-themed weddings are getting bigger as fine blossoms become easier to obtain. A rose-themed wedding is one of the easiest to throw, given the ubiquity of this classic bloom in the wedding industry. Try out colored roses with a unifying theme like jewel tones or pastels, or stick with the tried-and-true rose red look, one you can easily echo with bridesmaid dresses or a lovely sash on your wedding gown. Offer up leftover bunches of roses from the ceremony to your bridesmaids, along with bridesmaid gifts of Engraved Bud Vases to hold them.

Holiday Wedding: If you're having a holiday wedding you've probably chosen two of the more romantic holidays for your nuptials - most holiday weddings take place near Valentine's Day or Christmas. It's thus pretty easy to go wildly overboard when you're already planning your ceremony around one of the year's biggest commercial holidays! If you've already committed to red-and-green or candy pink bridesmaid dresses, at least save your bridesmaids further descent into holiday madness with color neutral bridesmaid gifts like a nice Personalized Leather Tote Bag.

Historical Wedding: Whether you're going for the basic forties throwback retro wedding theme or getting into it for real with a Roman-themed or medieval wedding (yes, we've seen them), keep in mind that unless your bridesmaids are history buffs or rockabilly kids like you are, it's probably best to stick with more standard bridesmaid gifts! Even if you think getting your girls all genuine Civil War cannonballs is clever and unique, if they're not also spending their weekends on the fields doing reenactments, it's probably a better idea to stick with bridesmaid gifts of something innocuous like a nice 7 Piece Personalized Spa Gift Set.