Wedding Party Gifts and Mementos

For the best men and groomsmen we bought dressy Fossil watches with the tiniest of bling. We also bought all of their fancy wedding footwear--black Converse.

For the maid of honor and bridesmaids we bought charm bracelets and found individual charms that reminded us of them. (Thankfully, you can find anything on eBay!) They all got an oak leaf charm, since the oak leaf was our wedding symbol and represented our fall theme. Additional charms:

• Shannon - a little camper, a Chianti wine carafe, guitar, measuring spoons, unicorn and maid of honor charm


• Jen - grapes, a mermaid, a motocycle boot, Kentucky, a hen and flip flops.


• Jerusha - the Seattle Speace Needle, baby shoes, a Buddha, a computer, a penguin and an art palette.


• Jill - a chili pepper, baseball, knitting needles, a little Terrier, a hair dryer and flip flops.


• Sheila - a train, Big Ben, a wine bottle, the Golden Gate Bridge, a whale's tail and an art palette.

Additionally, Shannon's mom, Mary, made them all custom jewelry (earrings and necklaces) to coordinate with each dress. And Tobey, Jeremy's mom, made them all wraps to keep them warm.

For the flowergirls and ringbearers we got gift bags full of games and toys. We had the bags waiting for them at the reception so they we would be entertained.