Expert Survival Tip: The Bride’s Garter - Unique & Personal Shower Gift
As we here at Survive Wedding Season are always on the lookout for fabulously unique and affordable wedding-related gifts we were delighted to come across garter designer, Julianne Smith. Julianne - aka the Garter Girl - had her designs recently featured on NBC’s Today Show with Kathie Lee and Hoda. These gorgeous garters are definitely something any bride can appreciate and Julianne can custom-design garters to go with any wedding color scheme or theme.
Here to discuss the Wedding Garter as Bridal gift is Julianne Smith:
I am always on the hunt for a great wedding shower present that will surprise the bride and wow the other guests. With a wedding registry, yes the couple gets what they want. But, they already know what is coming and so does everyone else.
Some of the best wedding garters that I have recently made have actually not been for the brides themselves, but have been for a friend of the bride to give as a shower or bachelorette party present. Every time, the friends designing the gifts have so much fun picking out a wedding garter that will show off their bride’s personality.
Gone are the days of wedding garters being boring and unmentionable. Garters today are chic, stylish and a great way for a bride to be herself on her wedding day. Is it polka dots? Is it animal print? Is it a favorite sports team? Whatever “it” is, there is a garter out there to match every bride’s style.
Even if the bride isn’t doing the traditional wedding garter reception “event”, brides can still take part in one of the oldest wedding traditions just by wearing one and saving it for their groom to remove on his own time.
A wedding garter is an unexpected shower present that will get everyone’s attention - especially the attention of the bride. Not because others will be jealous that they didn’t think of this savvy gift idea (which they might), but because others will instantly know that you took the time to pick out a special present for your important friend. With something unique it shows you thought about the details and what the bride-to-be would like. Plus, you went out of your way to get her something personal that she will be able to save forever.
All photographs by Sevan Photography.
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About the Author
about julianne
i’m a lucky girl. i have amazing, talented parents who passed on their creative genes to me. i am married to an incredibly supportive husband who i know doesn’t always get my “creativity,” but loves me anyway. and my friends have always believed in me, even when i thought they were nuts. with all this support, i launched www.juliannesmith.com in 2005.
why garters? it is such an odd niche, i agree. here’s the story: my friend, brooke, wanted a garter for her wedding. she wanted something “furry.” (i’m not kidding. it is so brooke and if you knew her, you’d know what i’m talking about.) as a bridesmaid, i was tasked with finding her the perfect garter. (of all the jobs that i could have been given!) i looked and looked, but couldn’t find anything to fit brooke’s style. i was only given one bridesmaid duty; i was determined to find her the perfect garter. so, what did i do? i made it myself! i’m crafty like that. it is so annoying, i know.
i’ve always been one of “those” people who just made it myself when i couldn’t find what i wanted. yes, i’m that girl who bedazzled my jeans and sewed scrunchies to match every outfit. (the list of my questionable do-it-yourself fashion forays goes on and on...)
after brooke’s wedding was over, i thought...surely i’m not the only person who has had a hard time finding a simple garter?? and, alas www.juliannesmith.com came to be.
i’ve since stepped away from the over use of sparkles, which dominated much of my youth, but not the animal print - animal print will always be a part of my life - and i’ve channeled my energy into creating a collection of chic, modern garters.
prior to doing the garter thing, i lived the washington, d.c. political life. i was the communications director for a member of the u.s. congress on capitol hill, and the spokeswoman for a national security agency in the executive branch of government. currently, i live in the nation’s capital with my husband, david, and my sweet little girl, amory.
this company is about making garters fun and bringing the tradition back with a little style! most of all, it is about sharing my ideas and motivations with others.
want to know more? check out my garter girl blog or follow me on twitter.
happy wedding!
julianne
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