Need Another Unique Wedding Gift Idea- Look No Further!

Matt and I recieved an amazing wedding gift from his brother, Erich and girlfriend Angela. He is an amazing wood craftsman! They refurbished this old trunk they found at a market. They did an amazing job with the details. The fabric on the inside is all brand new, along with the hand-crafted shelving and storage. My favorite part was how they filled it with really fun things, on every layer! From UNO cards to wine, they did an amazing job. It was like opening a beautiful stocking on Christmas morning. Thank you Erich and Angela, we totally owe you :)

Just a taste of what they filled it with:

- Paper umbrellas for our cocktails

- UNO cards

- Crayons

- WINE!

- Crainum (best game ever)

- Fabric and other fun sewing accouterments for my sewing

- Water guns - because you just never know

- Pink plastic Flamingo - we named Lester and he made an appearance at the beach for our wedding

- Animal crackers

- Maple candy- Matt's favorite

- Maple cookies- another one of Matt's favorite

- Rug

- Match box cars

- Model John Deere Tractor

- Bird stickers (love)

- Easy button

- Bag Balm

- GI Joes

- Candles

- Puzzle

- And much more...Amazing!

Maine Wedding Gift Idea

Matt and I were invited to a nautical themed wedding in Ohio this past June. Because Matt knew the bride's love of lobsters and I just happen to be from the Lobster capitol of the world, I knew I had to come up with something really good.

One of my favorite gifts to give are LL Bean totes. They are classic Maine, very well made and come in a range of colors. I knew I wanted to do a red monogrammed tote with the couples new initials, and had so much fun filling it with different accoutrements from Maine. We also included a gift certificate for fresh Maine lobsters to be flown overnight whenever they wanted to indulge.

Here is a breakdown of the bag:

• Classic red tote with insignia style monogram
• Gift certificate for 4 fresh lobsters from Port Lobster
• Lobster claw wine stopper and pot holder from KBC Coffee & Dry Goods
• Lobster bibs and lobster crackers
• Maine salt water taffy
• Maine Ingredients Cookbook (from Junior League of Portland, Maine which I am a member)
• Lobster stationary
• Few local post cards from around Kennebunkport
• Bottle of San Pellegrino in nautical tote (since we cannot send wine via mail)

To wrap gift, I used a lot of red tissue paper and red, white and blue madras ribbon. I also added two fun sailors bracelets (see image below) which I always use to wear for weeks on end when I was a kid. We packaged tightly in box, and sent it off to the newlyweds.