Bridesmaid Dress Sachets
May 26, 2007
Sachets (pronounced ’sashays’) are little fabric pouches of poutpourri. They are meant to be kept in underwear drawers so that women have nice smelling bras. That’s the theory, at least. Buying sachets for other people is a lot like buying perfume for them. In some ways it is even more personal than perfume because you are saying ‘This is how your underwear should smell.’ If you don’t feel comfortable telling people that, then you probably shouldn’t give them a sachet.
If you are the kind of bride that can dictate bra scent, then please consider whether your bridesmaids would prefer a $15.00 potpourri holder to a pedicure. Seriously, just get them all pedicures. It is just as self-serving (if not more so) and your bridesmaids will feel pampered, rather than confused about what they’re supposed to do with the tiny monstrosity that is a satin bridesmaid dress sachet.
This post was inspired by Katie’s story, which I read on the blog of the Future Mrs. Anonymous.
Topics: Bridesmaid Gifts, Bridal Shower Favors |
October 15th, 2007 at 1:24 pm
Well honestly if you don’t like it, don’t get married and live alone.
criticism is the best for the ignorants.
October 15th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Dezmathio, you’re right. If I don’t like the way that our society has turned weddings into consumer-fests then I should just live alone for the rest of my life. That is the only alternative.
October 30th, 2007 at 8:45 am
I had no idea that solitude was my only option for not liking satin sachets! Thank goodness for Teh Intarweb, which provides arbiters who Know All!
And, speaking as someone who makes and uses sachets (for herself), satin’s not the best fabric for a sachet; the weave is too tight to allow the scent as much play as a looser weave would.