Bridesmaid Gifts For Destination Weddings

You only get married once, so make it your dream wedding with a destination wedding! Sure, the beach is the classic option, with sun and surf and barefoot brides staring dreamily into the prettiest sunset, but there are so many other spots to consider. Once you've chosen the destination of your choice (and your fiancé's), extend the theme to fun bridesmaid gifts. Here are a few ideas to get you started!

What's your destination?

Hawaii: It's classic for a reason! With the beauty of the islands in the background, and great shopping in the larger Hawaiian cities, you'll already be on the vacation of your dreams, and your bridesmaids will love it too! If you have plenty of room in your budget, consider adding an extra day or two of vacation time to the schedule, and offer the hotel fare as bridesmaid gifts. It'll be a gift they'll never forget.

Rome: Do you have a respect for history and a simple love of beauty? Consider Rome for your destination wedding. Fun bridesmaid gifts can take the form of individualized packages based on what each bridesmaid likes. Start with maps of the city, and personalize from there with museum entry fees and show recommendations for your cultured friends, lists of the best shopping destinations for your fashionably-inclined girls, or maps to the best historical sites for history buffs. Include lists of Italian phrases and a currency converter. Finding cute Italian gentlemen on Vespas is up to them!

Bermuda: If pink sand beaches and blue skies sound more like your speed, try the gorgeous shores of Bermuda. Bermuda is the place to relax, so consider local spa gift certificates (a pampering day before you wed, perhaps?), or pre-Bermuda packages with towels, sunglasses, and swimsuits as bridesmaid gifts. Include a beach read or two, and don't forget the SPF 30! One additional tip: avoid anything involving triangles.

Las Vegas: Hey, if it's not where you are, then it's a destination! Whether it's a shotgun affair at the 30 Minute Chapel with your best friend brought along to witness or a grand wedding at one of the finer hotels on the strip, you can make your bridesmaid gifts as unique as your wedding undoubtedly will be. If you're holding your wedding at a hotel, consider a stack of chips for your gambling bridesmaids. Less extravagant weddings call for something as simple as an old-fashioned night out on the town. If your fiancé brings his best friend along too, then you can even separate to celebrate the last night of bachelor/bachelorette-hood in one of the world's party capitols.

One of the best parts about destination weddings is that everyone in the wedding will go home with more than wedding favors - they'll go home with memories. For more fun bridesmaid gift ideas (for destination weddings and all other kinds of weddings, too), visit www.weddingstand.com/.