Article: No more bad gifts

No more bad gifts

Bride shows she cares with thoughtfully chosen attendants' presents

By JANELLE ERLICHMAN Washington Post

Sunday, June 8, 2003

Here come the . . . bad gifts. Anyone who has been a bridesmaid knows the tale of the attendant's gift.

Too often, a beautifully wrapped item will spend all eternity collecting dust on the vanity or hiding out in a jewelry box. It's not that the bride doesn't care. Bridesmaid gifts are one of the last things on her list of to-do's. By this time her brain has turned to mush and her budget to air. All she can think is department store jewelry and engraved picture frames.

There is nothing wrong with either. But may we suggest some items with a longer ...

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