{"id":1737,"date":"2017-04-24T11:07:51","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T09:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/?p=1737"},"modified":"2017-04-24T11:07:51","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T09:07:51","slug":"do-you-want-to-be-my-bridesmaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/do-you-want-to-be-my-bridesmaid\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you want to be my bridesmaid?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You and your friends are close, it&#8217;s easy to tell. And now you&#8217;re getting married&#8230; even more so! They get you and are there for you all the time: when you hesitate about the number of starters you should serve, when you don&#8217;t know which kind of paper would be best for invitations, when you don&#8217;t know whether to braid your hair or wear it down&#8230; They are nothing but supportive.<\/p>\n<p>And because only the most special friends are promoted to bridesmaids, the &#8220;favour&#8221; needs to be asked in an equally special way. So&#8230; why say it on the phone when you can say it with balloons? Everyone likes them! We have prepared a downloadable template to make it even easier. Not even the laziest of your friends will be able to refuse at to such a display.<\/p>\n<p>A super post made in collaboration with <strong>Mary Galou.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1747 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid4.jpg\" alt=\"bridesmaid4\" width=\"753\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid4.jpg 753w, https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid4-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1741 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid2.jpg\" alt=\"bridesmaid2\" width=\"753\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid2.jpg 753w, https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid2-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Materials:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 <a href=\"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/cardboard-boxes\/2292-shipping-boxes-with-lid-3186.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">box for shipments with a lid<\/a>, Kraft coloured (ref. 2292)<\/li>\n<li>1 <a href=\"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/tags-labels\/i-es110-big-smooth-cardboard-tags-111.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">big plain label<\/a>, white<\/li>\n<li>Template <a href=\"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/will-you-be-my-bridesmaid-PLANTILLA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>&#8220;Do you want to be my bridesmaid?&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>1 pink balloon (suitable for filling with helium)<\/li>\n<li>Pink raffia ribbon<\/li>\n<li>Black marker<\/li>\n<li>Box cutter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1740 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid1.jpg\" alt=\"bridesmaid1\" width=\"753\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid1.jpg 753w, https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid1-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Step by step:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Start by cutting out the messages from the downloaded template. This message will hang from the helium balloon as you see in the picture. It looks cool, doesn&#8217;t it?<\/li>\n<li>Write the name of your future bridesmaid on the white label with a black marker (or with a colour of your choice). You can also use alphabet stamps or make a drawing&#8230; get creative!<\/li>\n<li>Fold the box. This box opens like a flower, but we have used a bit of liquid silicone to fix the sides so the balloon comes out without distractions.<\/li>\n<li>Fill the balloon with helium and tie the pink raffia ribbon with a knot. If you haven&#8217;t managed to get helium balloons you can use a normal one, but it will need some help to fly out of the box.<\/li>\n<li>Make a hole at the top of the messages and slide the raffia ribbon through it so it hangs from the balloon. Make sure you cut a good stretch of ribbon so it hangs at least a foot under the balloon.<\/li>\n<li>Place the balloon carefully into the box and close it. Use a little more of the raffia ribbon and the white label you decorated in the second step to close it and decorate it a little.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1743 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid-collage.jpg\" alt=\"bridesmaid collage\" width=\"753\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid-collage.jpg 753w, https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid-collage-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1742 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid3.jpg\" alt=\"bridesmaid3\" width=\"753\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid3.jpg 753w, https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid3-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These traditions are still a little unusual in Spain, but any chance to celebrate (and to blow up balloons) is good if it makes us a little happier. Even more so if it&#8217;s for little great moments with those friends you&#8217;ve shared so much with.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1745 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid5.jpg\" alt=\"bridesmaid5\" width=\"753\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid5.jpg 753w, https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid5-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And with nothing left to add, <em>cheers<\/em> to friendship!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1744 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bridesmaid.gif\" alt=\"bridesmaid\" width=\"753\" height=\"915\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You and your friends are close, it&#8217;s easy to tell. And now you&#8217;re getting married&#8230; even more so! They get you and are there for you all the time: when you hesitate about the number of starters you should serve, when you don&#8217;t know which kind of paper would be best for invitations, when you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[284,283,285],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1737"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1737"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1751,"href":"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1737\/revisions\/1751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selfpackaging.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}