Treating the Bridesmaids

This weekend Tom and I drove up to Chicago for our engagement party! My mom, aunt and grandma started planning it in January, and it came together wonderfully. It was a tropical luau theme, and I can't wait to share the pictures!

But first, I wanted to talk about the bridesmaids. After being engaged for nearly a year, I still hadn't asked anyone to be in the bridal party. I wanted to wait until about a year out, and decided the engagement party would be the perfect time.

I planned to give each bridesmaid a personalized travel mug, a framed picture of us, and a card. I made the travel mugs using personalize-able mugs from Starbucks.

I was thinking of ways to make cute card crafts, but then I got an email from Treat.com, and I got something even better!

If you haven't heard of Treat, it is a card company that allows you to personalize greeting cards. They have cards for any occasion you can think of, including birthdays, weddings, sympathy, Patriot Day, Sweetest Day...look through the occasions tab and you can find anything.

A Treat representative emailed me a few months back and asked if I would be interested in trying out some of their cards. I was certainly interested because I thought their cards were adorable and unique, and I was REALLY excited when I found out they had "Be My Bridesmaid?" cards! I decided to select cards for my bridesmaids.

I went with the "Beautiful Bridesmaid" option and was very pleased with the quality of the cards when they arrived. The delivery was quick, the prices were comparable or cheaper to drugstore cards, and the material was a quality card stock that came with matching envelopes. Oh, and designing the cards was a breeze. Once you select a card you are directed to a card-editing page, and you can change fonts, layouts, and colors. I was surprised at all the options that were available.

Many of the bridesmaids commented on how cute and unique the cards were, and how they hadn't seen anything like them, so they were certainly a hit! 

While I was looking around for bridesmaid cards, I also found some beautiful "Thank You for Being My Bridesmaid" cards that I will definitely be ordering. (See the bridal selection here.)

Something else I was excited to find? There is a section for personalized gifts. I am a very anxious gift-giver, so I have been really into personalized stuff lately because that is something people don't get for themselves, and it feels more heartfelt. How cute are these easel art displays? I have been eyeing those for Christmas gifts this year. 

Also, please PLEASE look at the selection of Halloween cards. My year revolves around Halloween, and these are some of the best I've seen. I was going to send a Facebook invite for our Halloween party, but I would be missing a perfect opportunity to use some of these! See them here!

Thank you, Treat! 

Have you used Treat before? What did you get for your bridesmaids?