Trendspotting: Popping the Other Question

You know those genius ideas that you wish you had thought of?  Those things that would have made something special even MORE special? That you can’t believe it didn’t occur to you before now? This is one of those ideas.

Once you are engaged you have the guy, but what about your girls?  The ones who’ve been by you through thick and thin, the ones who you can call middle of the night, the ones who are really *in* your life.  Sure, you can just ask them to stand up with you on your special day or…and here’s the genius idea…you can ask them in a really special, memorable, fun way.  A RingPop in an oversize ring box would be adorable, as would a bottle of really great wine tagged with your request. (LOTS more ideas on our Pinterest page!)  There are more cool ways to ask your best girls than you can even think of.

The idea I’m most drawn to is a locket with your ‘proposal’ in it.  Heartworks by Lori is a sweet little etsy shop that is just filled with different kinds of lockets.  These golden orbs are speaking to me today–very mod, very Mad Men, and only $15!!–and she’ll even provide the secret message. There are lockets for just about every taste and style, too.  Slip in a little piece of paper, a great picture of the two of you, put a ribbon on it, and get set to make a memory…