As we head into the most ‘wonderful time’ of the year, we’re feeling like it hits very differently this time around. Social distancing and winter season worries exacerbated by a global pandemic don’t exactly bode well for the kind of merry we’re used to, but gift giving can help bring out the good vibes. If you got engaged and started planning a wedding this year, stepped into newlywedhood with your quarantine partner for life, vowed to your nearest and dearest that you’d be there for them forever and always and made a pact to [bridal] party with them in good times and in bad, or became friends with a whole new crew that will help you say ‘I Do,’ you’ll want to go about your presents a little more thoughtfully this holiday season. After all, a bride’s splash of sparkle can’t be touched…
We’ve poured over the must-have lists and checked them way more than twice, to curate lots of favorites that we hope you’ll find SO nice. From sweet buys for your bridesmaids to gifts your mom will love, a couple things to hype up your hubby and not one single pair of gloves #notthisyearthankunext. And don’t forget to browse our Shop, for a double dose of [wedding] pretty, the finds are cute and creative, timeless and trendy, and quite a few are witty!
Start shopping for your squad right now, and take advantage of all the Black Friday and Cyber Monday savings on site! Your wedding will thank you 😉.
(Oh! And if you’re not the bride, but buying for one, we’ve got lots of ideas for you, too!)
In fact, that’s exactly where we’ll start…
Once the dust has settled and your friend, daughter, sister, cousin, etc. has come down from cloud nine, firmly planting her feet into the role of the bride, she’ll want to get a taste for planning. It’s not great to overwhelm her, of course, but helping her start her bridal journey with a mix of things that are fun and functional is very #bestbridesmaidever-ish.
It’s not often that a newly-minted bride-to-be will want to take off her ring, BUT when she does, make sure the place she puts her bling is beautiful. This Molly Hatch daisy trinket dish is so pretty and it doesn’t scream ‘bride’ either, so she can use it well beyond her engagement.
Our bliss-ensuring blush bridal planner kit comes with a TON of checklists, timelines, and worksheets to help brides stay buttoned up with all their I Do to-dos. We’ve made sure to include everything that couples need to get hitched without a hitch, with enough room for notes that might even make meaningful keepsakes for future brides.
Want to sweeten things up a little more? Fill her planner with ALL of the Style Me Pretty Ultimate Planning Guides. If you don’t already know about our wedding planning guides, they’re the digital resource for everything your bestie bride needs to know in order to plan like a pro.
There will be so many emotionally-charged occasions for your bride-to-be (happy, sad, good, and bad), but ensuring her bag is always stacked with tear-worthy tissues is the trademark of a true best friend. We like how ours are both encouraging and entrancing!
Engagement season coinciding with the winter/holiday season is sweet, but a new ring and the flu aren’t exactly the best combo (and either is all the abovementioned crying). Hydration is key, but make it fashion with a tumbler that says it all. We love the confetti and the gold calligraphed “Bride,” not to mention, just seeing that word on the regular is enough to incite smiles and consequent wellness (a happy bride is a healthy bride, after all).
And yes, she needs it. Adult coloring books are total stress and sanity savers, and we can absolutely envision her breaking out this bundle when she feels her [bride]zilla coming in HOT. Now granted, a wedding coloring book on its own probably doesn’t sound like a Christmas miracle, but when you package it with a festive bottle of ONEHOPE bubbly etched with a ‘Cheers to You!’ message for the happy couple, it’s gold.
Once your bride-to-be has all of the big-ticket things on her tying-the-knot to-do list checked off, she’ll definitely start thinking about her unique day and all of the details she’ll want to come together. So, in addition to offering your time (which will no doubt be cherished), you can get gifts that turn her aisle style-aspirations into reality. Details matter and these gifts deliver big on that end…
Details can be overlooked when planning a wedding, and just saying that makes our hearts sad, because we can’t get enough of them. That’s why we’re ecstatic that something like this heirloom embellishments box exists for brides who want to level up their wedding details photography. From vintage French laces and ribbons, to silk flowers and hand-made appliques, these treasured and exclusive heirlooms from the Claire Pettibone Atelier have been carefully arranged into inspiring assortments that make flat lays infinitely more magical. If you’re a Maid of Honor or even a wedding photographer or planner who is close friends with the bride, this gift is all kinds of amazing.
A stunning Guipure lace mask is a wonderful idea, too, especially if your bride is getting married sometime soon. If she needs to wear a mask, it might as well be beautiful.
Her dress isn’t the biggest part of her day, but it’s still super important. She’ll need to keep it protected, clean, primped and polished, so gift her a hanger that will let her dress or gown shine in all those detail shots. Our simple wooden hangers aren’t overwhelming, they aren’t pretentious, they’re just oh-so cute, especially the silhouetted white dress! And even if her guy won’t be getting ready with a whole lot of fanfare (maybe just some bourbon with his bests), he still deserves to have his suite feel special. His entourage is high key important, too. Really, they can hang…
Engagement gifts that start with ‘LOVE’ will always go over well, and any bride-to-be would be thrilled to have something like this to hang above her sweetheart table – especially if it will be positioned near a wall and not freestanding. The hoop design is larger than life and really puts things into perspective about why you are all there: love, of course. We’d file this away for micro wedding decor ideas that make a major difference, plus once the wedding day is done, your newlyweds can save this for home decor (we’re imagining this hung in a baby girl’s boho nursery, with pretty greenery and silk blooms… but that’s just us!)
If you’d classify yourself as more sass and snark than sentimental and sweet, then you can instead opt for something a little more lit. Our modern neon ‘don’t go thirsty’ sign is on-point for anywhere a bride and her girls are getting ready the morning of the wedding. And afterwards, it can shine in her home office, right above that gold metallic bar cart…
For a bride who will be getting married some time next year, waking up on January 1st will feel like day one on her ‘countdown to bride.’ With a fresh start ahead, it’s kind of the best time to jumpstart a healthier beauty routine, because #resolutions and because minimalism and natural beauty are so important to a modern bride. We’ve fallen in love with the brand-new Lauren Conrad Beauty skincare line which includes cleansers, toners, oils, and creams designed to nourish the skin and keep both body and face hydrated, balanced, and refreshed. Like the rest of LC’s beauty collection, the formulas are vegan, cruelty-free, ethically-sourced, certified-Clean and Peta-approved, that way a bride can feel good about what she’s putting on her skin. And since a fresh and flawless face will be her ultimate canvas on her wedding day, starting the prepwork early will pay off gorgeously when she glams up or keeps things simple on game day (nope, vows day!)
… Also, the bottles and cream jars are beyond pretty, which, going back to that earlier point about styling for the wedding morning, makes them both a useful and phenomenally photogenic gift!
A fresh face can only be made better by one thing: perfect brows. Every bride wants them and, to be quite honest, she should have them! If you’ll be buying for your best friend, sister, sister-in-law, get her something that seriously can’t be topped (it’s luxe at $225, but consider this a holiday, birthday, and engagement gift all in one). When we say that, we’re talking about LA-based, celebrity eyebrow artist Kristie Streicher’s Essentials Grooming Kit. Made with Kristie’s tried and true tools that she’s been using for over 20 years to create her trademarked Feathered Brow™ all over the world, the kit contains her favorite Rubis Classic Gold Slant Tweezers, Rubis Classic Gold Scissors and a custom Kristie Streicher Spoolie Eyebrow Brush all housed in a leather case hand-stitched and made in Los Angeles. It was inspired by a vintage manicure set from the 1930’s and it’s literally to die for.
For her:
Any bride who might have just gotten married could be feeling some twinges of the post-wedding blues this holiday season. That’s why we love a gift idea that celebrates her new status and comes from the person she loves most. The Alex and Ani New Beginnings Necklace is the perfect thing to say ‘I love you, babe, here’s to us and a very happy future.’
For him:
Meaningful things will always matter to men, of course they will, but they also love things that indulge their own obsessions. Like sneakers. Hey, IYKYK. The Essential Shoe & Sneaker Cleaning Kit is a sleek, minimal, and affordable ($39.99) gift option from RESHOEVN8R, the go-to sneaker brand for hypebeasts and stylish sneaker owners. Safe on most materials and free from dye, the kit includes an all-natural solution, a microfiber towel, and 3 different bristle brushes in a 100% reusable and/or recyclable package. It’s very sexy, in our opinion, and also reminds us of something David Rose would stock in his Schitt’s Creek apothecary. #obsessed.
Hear us out: In years past, cool pour-over appliances and fancy espresso machines were among the ‘IT’ things to get a newly-married couple. Nowadays, the mood is all about infusion (food and beauty). LĒVO II ($199 on Amazon) is the first infuser to streamline herbal infusion from start to finish, meaning you don’t need to be a trained chef, beautician, or chemist to enjoy the benefits of herbal infusion. From salad dressings to scented candles, there’s no limit to what you can create!
This year, we’ve probably all seen our favorite people way less than we hoped we would. It’s been a real bummer, but TG technology exists to keep us connected and close. What we love about our Style Me Pretty Collection is that there are so many little things (let’s also commit to adding “something little” to the old, new, borrowed, and blue adage) that you can gift to your guys and girls WHENEVER you feel like it. You don’t have to wait for the holidays to send a card or a travel tumbler that says ‘You’re my bridesmaid and I FN love you!!’ That being said, you can give ‘traditional’ bridal party gifts, like personalized flasks or etched glasses to the group if you see anyone this winter. If you couple the presents with a request for photos of them using their gifts IRL, you can collect and compile all of the clips into a video that you can stream the morning of your wedding…
Pajamas
One of our favorite fashion and loungewear brands for brides and bridesmaids, Plum Pretty Sugar, just dropped their latest print collection – Encanto Coast – and we are absolutely ADORING it. The mint, cream, and nude palette is so relaxing and transportive, and even if physically we’re all still chilling in PJs on our couches, we can be virtually and emotionally somewhere else. We’re going going, back back, to Cali Cali… just sayin!
And stuffed animals
If you’ve got a cutie cohort on board for your wedding, you’ll also definitely want to show them some love.
For the girls:
Style Me Pretty flower girl baskets ensure your littlest ladies have the prettiest place to put their petals. Imagine all the tulle, sparkle, and sass shimmying down that aisle and try not to smile. Spoiler alert: it can’t be done!
For the boys:
And for the boys, Style Me Pretty ring bearer pillows give your mini misters a really beautiful platform for two of the shiniest parts of your special day. Ring security reporting for duty!
And we love the idea of teaming your mini squad’s things with something plush. The Little Market’s plush stuffed animals will entertain toddlers and tinies all winter long AND provide them with comfort and cuddles just in case they get nervous for their big trip down the aisle. Each of their pieces is hand-knit and hand-sewn by artisan women in rural communities of Peru using locally sourced materials. The best!
If you’re really feeling generous (and thoughtful), this ‘Thank You So Much’ curated gift tote says it all. We love this as a wonderful token of appreciation for your vendors for their endless support, advice, and direction when it pertains to your best day ever.