A friend of mine is recently engaged. As a gift, I put together an Engagement Basket to start off her wedding-planning journey.
Whether you are beginning to plan, or have a friend or relative you’d like to make a gift for, here is what I included:
Magazines: Southern New England Weddings and Boston Weddings
Post-it notes to stick on pages for ideas, dresses, or vendors
Vera Bradley notebook and pen to record vendor names and prices
Blank cards for thank-you notes
Love-Bird stamp and ink for thank-you notes
Glass jar for Wedding Fund
Pink Champagne for celebration!
To make the bank, I bought a clear glass jar from the Christmas Tree Shop ($2.99) and used blue acrylic paint with a fine tipped brush to paint the last initials of my friend and her fiance, then added “Wedding Fund.” You can write whatever you want. To help keep the letters straight and uniform, I typed the message on my computer, printed it, and cut it so that it fit in the jar. Then I simply traced the words with my paintbrush. Voilà!
Wed In Boston 
What a great creative gift! I have given brides-to-be magazines before but I love the thank you note idea!
I am that lucky friend! Thank you soooo much! I love and appreciate both you and your wonderful gift :)
PS
cannot wait to stamp that adorable love birds stamp!