Surprise to-be-bride gift ideas

[school17777]

My daughter is getting married three weeks from yesterday.  I feel bad for her that she will miss the normal traditional things like a bridal shower (who knows when/if it will happen, Batchelorette party (would have been a low key at a winery type thing).

Anyway, I have been getting surprise bags left at from front door from local spirit fairies, so I thought I’d put together a bag for her and ding dong ditch her.  I ordered a chemise and I’ll add a bottle of champagne.  Any other ideas?  

Also, I need something old, borrowed, and blue.  For the old and blue, my mom gave me my grandmother’s necklace, but dd doesn’t want it. (Doesn’t think it matches her dress)

Not looking to spend a lot as we now have two weddings - the one in three weeks for family only and then the “real” one next year that everyone is invited to. And we already bought them a wedding present.

[Bambam]

Did she have a blanket lovey as a child? If so, do you still have any of it? Could you snip a corner (I know this could be bad, but if it is in bad shape anyway) and make it into a little bag or just a little slip of fabric for her to hold? 

Do you have any earrings or hair ties that are blue that would work? 

[happi duck]

Can the necklace be tucked or sew into the bouquet somehow?  I've seen brooches from grandmothers used that way.

[school17777]

1 hour ago, Bambam said:

Did she have a blanket lovey as a child? If so, do you still have any of it? Could you snip a corner (I know this could be bad, but if it is in bad shape anyway) and make it into a little bag or just a little slip of fabric for her to hold? 

Do you have any earrings or hair ties that are blue that would work? 

No blankie in bad shape to cut - just knitted or quilted and would not want to cut.

She got blue earrings for Xmas, but I think she got pearl earrings from her finance to wear.

[school17777]

1 hour ago, happi duck said:

Can the necklace be tucked or sew into the bouquet somehow?  I've seen brooches from grandmothers used that way.

For this wedding, we are grabbing a farmers market bouquet.  I’d be so nervous to have the necklace in the bouquet that something would happen to it.  If she was going to wear it, I was going to have the jewelry store change the hook.  The chain is pretty fragile - it’s around 80 years old.

[iamonlyone]

Any handkerchiefs? We have pretty hankies (embroidered, lace, etc.) that have been handed down, and I held one of those around my bouquet handle. Or, you could order one for the "something blue." Etsy has all kinds of antique and new ones: https://www.etsy.com/listing/692851849/personalized-monogram-bride-handkerchief?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=embroidered+blue+handkerchief&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&organic_search_click=1

Edited May 19, 2020 by iamonlyone

[MercyA]

Vintage blue ribbon for her bouquet or garter? https://www.etsy.com/search/vintage/craft_supplies_and_tools?q=blue+ribbon&explicit=1&attr_1=2

You could attach some sort of borrowed little charm from a necklace or bracelet.

Edited May 19, 2020 by MercyA

[Chris in VA]

Blue garters are traditional. 

If the necklace is small enough and she is wearing one, she could pin it to her bra strap and wear it under her dress (of course won't work if the dress is strapless). 

[J-rap]

I think I borrowed a handkerchief from my grandmother when I got married.  Not that I used cloth handkerchiefs!  But I kept it in my purse just in case.   I think it even had blue flowers on it, so it fit the old, borrowed, and blue categories!

How about lacy underwear with a little blue ribbon on it?  Or a little blue pin that she could pin underneath somewhere?  

 

[school17777]

I don’t think she was going to wear a garter at the first wedding.  She’ll only be in her wedding dress a few minutes- just at the altar.  This wedding is just to get married with immediate family as witnesses.  She wasn’t going to wear her actual wedding dress, but decided why not since it’s already paid for.  However, to make sure it doesn’t get dirty, she’s only wearing it while at the altar.

I don’t have a handkerchief or charm.  Amazon orders are not reliable at the moment.  I think I won’t be concerned about the something old, borrowed, and blue until the big wedding next year.

The chemise I ordered for her surprise ding dong ditch bag came.  I may add a deck of cards or something, even though they are not game people; suntan lotion since they are going to a beach.

[Jaz]

3 hours ago, school17777 said:

I don’t think she was going to wear a garter at the first wedding.  She’ll only be in her wedding dress a few minutes- just at the altar.  This wedding is just to get married with immediate family as witnesses.  She wasn’t going to wear her actual wedding dress, but decided why not since it’s already paid for.  However, to make sure it doesn’t get dirty, she’s only wearing it while at the altar.

I don’t have a handkerchief or charm.  Amazon orders are not reliable at the moment.  I think I won’t be concerned about the something old, borrowed, and blue until the big wedding next year.

The chemise I ordered for her surprise ding dong ditch bag came.  I may add a deck of cards or something, even though they are not game people; suntan lotion since they are going to a beach.

 

We helped a friend marry a gal from another country. They married at the courthouse legally and secretly then had the "real" wedding with all the family later.  The bride at the courthouse was last minute looking for something borrowed, something blue... I wouldn't put it off until later. 

Edited May 21, 2020 by Jaz

[Kareni]

On 5/18/2020 at 3:07 PM, school17777 said:

Any other ideas?  

How about address labels? Perhaps you can print some for the couple:

 Jane Smith and John Othername

Or, if she'll be changing her name:

Jane New Name

Regards,

Kareni

[Arctic Bunny]

I would take the necklace with me in case she changes her mind. Could you put the pendant on a bracelet? Although it sounds like more than a pendant on a chain, so that probably wouldn’t work. My mom leant me her shawl ... anything like that that she could borrow until the ceremony starts?