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More Ideas and Comments From Brides, Cake Bakers, Hostesses, etc...Even Grooms...

*charm must be purchased separately* - shown here is a sterling silver wine tag with Four Leaf Clover D attached)

Do you like the idea of the charms, but do not want to use them in the cake?  Use the charms as Wine Glass Charms?
We have sterling silver wine tag rings.  Make each charm you select a wine glass charm for your brunch/luncheon/tea/shower etc.  Each 15mm sterling silver wine tag is $1.39 each (12 or more, $1.19 each).
If you choose this option, your charms will ship to you already on the wine tags (with no satin ribbons).

One bride told me she had a Hawaiian-themed (or beach-themed) Rehearsal Dinner, so there was no cake - just different desserts.  She creatively placed the charms inside a large bowl of sand decorated shells on top.  The girls pulled the ribbons from the sand.

These pictures were sent to me from Lauren Duff in NYC, NY.  Lauren hosted a bridal luncheon for her friend in Florida and she reported back to me that the charm cake (which is gorgeous!) was the hit of the day.

These pictures are from Cayce Hagseth in Dublin, CA.  She writes to me about her "pie" pulls:  "In the group photo I am in a black top with sunglasses on my head. I did use a pie (our favorite, french silk, because it was the day before my wedding and I didn't want cake knowing we were having it at the wedding...plus, my girls and I used to have dinners and nites out beginning in high school and we love pie!!...all of the girls at the luncheon are my best friends through high school and college and they were all either bridesmaids or personal attendants..."

Cayce also purchased 2 horseshoe charms (symbol of good luck, power against evil, fortune, fertility) - one for herself and one for her groom.  She kept her horseshoe charm on the satin ribbon, tucked the charm inside her bouquet and let the ribbon trail from her bouquet.  Her groom's horseshoe charm was tucked inside his breast pocket (another idea: pin the groom's charm on his boutonnière).

I had one lady order a sterling silver charm bracelet along with her cake charms order. She was hosting a bridal shower for her friend who was getting married.  The bride had a bad year of illness and family death, so she wanted the bridal shower to be up-lifting.  Each person attending the shower would pull a charm from the cake and this would be their personal prediction (as usual); but, each charm would then be added to the charm bracelet for the bride.  This became her bracelet of good wishes from her friends for her new married life.  She wrote to me after the shower:  "Hi, Rhonda, We just had the bridal shower, and I just wanted you to know that everyone loved the cake pull! People really loved getting their fortunes, the charms were beautiful, and the bride was thrilled with how meaningful it all was, and that now she has a bracelet full of lucky charms to cherish forever and to remember the day and all of us! Thanks so much for all your help! :)"

These beautiful cake charms pictures are from Brooke Davi in Glendale, CA.  She writes to me:  "Rhonda, Thank you for helping me with my bridal luncheon charm order last month.  The charms arrived on time, and were perfect!... absolutely beautiful.  You had asked me to send on a picture of our cake if possible.  I'm attaching a few photos -- the lighting isn't so great, but I think you can still see some of the detail on the cake and see how we had the ribbon tied.  Thanks again -- I will definitely be calling upon you should I need to plan another bridal luncheon."

How special is this groom?  His name is Paul from Portland, Oregon.  He called me and said he really wanted to get his fiancée a special wedding gift...he wanted to order a second set of charms exactly like the charms they had previously ordered for their wedding reception ribbon pull.  He and his fiancée had selected the charms together.  He wanted to make her a charm bracelet using the same charms.  I decided to make her second personalized card wishes from him to her for their life together.  For example, one of the charms was a Magic/Genie's Lamp which usually means 'You Will Have a Life of Magic'.  For her card (wishes to her from him), the meaning was 'We Will Have a Life of Magic Together'.

Pictured here is a cake charm order that has the sterling silver charms for the bridesmaid's charm cake on white satin ribbons and a matching charm bracelet for the bride.  The bridesmaid's luncheon hostesses wanted to give the bride a gift of a sterling silver charm bracelet with the same charms and wishes as the charms for the bridesmaid's cake pull.

Here is an idea from a Maid of Honor in Santa Monica, CA - incorporate the Single Lady Charms into the Bride's Bachelorette Party!

The following thank you card and pictures are from Dara Coslett, a bride in Gouldsboro, PA. Dara used the cake charms at her Bridesmaid's Luncheon with a scrumptious-looking Strawberry and Cream Cake:
"Dear Rhonda, Thank you for your help with the beautiful cake charms. My bridal attendants were pleasantly surprised - as some were unfamiliar with the tradition. The charms truly added to a memorable day! I've enclosed a picture of the cake. Sincerely, Dara"

Here is an email note and picture from Jennifer Feller, a bride in Baton Rouge, LA.  Jennifer used the cake charms during her wedding reception (a long standing Louisiana wedding tradition).  By the way...Jennifer reports the cake was as tasty as it is beautiful:

Hi Rhonda,  Here is a picture of my wedding cake with the cake pulls you made for it. My bridesmaids loved them and were pleasantly surprised by the unique tradition. Thanks again. Please put a courtesy underneath the photo for Gary Thibodeaux Photography since it is one of the professional pictures.  Thanks, Jennifer"

How thoughtful in this guy?  He had the sister of his girlfriend help him coordinate a dinner with friends and family.  The cake for dessert had charms for his girlfriend to pull.  Each charm was a statement from him to her about the life they would share together.  The very last charm was the Engagement Ring Charm, which he used as the "forerunner" to the real diamond ring and engagement proposal he made to her that night.

Here is a luncheon/brunch/tea/shower, etc. idea from Emily, a bride in New York City.  Her favorite bakery (Magnolia Bakery in the West Village) is know for their homemade cupcakes.  She is going to have cupcakes for her bridesmaids at her bridesmaid's luncheon.  Each girl's individual cupcake will contain the charm.

How sweet is this?  A mother with a daughter in the 6th grade ordered charms for her daughter's 6th grade teacher.  The girls in the class are very fond of their teacher and want to surprise her with a little party to celebrate the teacher's new engagement.  The girls want to give her a charm cake with very sweet wishes from them to the teacher for her new married life.  This sweet mother volunteered to bake the charm cake for the girls.

Here is a unique idea from one bride she used at their Rehearsal Dinner - the cake is a treasure chest that looks like it came from the bottom of the ocean (notice the sea shells and sea glass).  We used gold and silver ribbons on the cake charms.  She said the idea was that everyone got a little treasure with their cake.

Here is an idea from a hostess of a Wedding Prayer Shower (they used my Christian Wedding Charms to represent blessings/prayers/encouragements, etc. for the bridal couple) in Georgia.  The ladies hosting the shower were part of a regular-meeting prayer group and wanted the shower to involve prayer for the couple.  They wanted a unique way to use the charms without putting them in the cake; so, here is what they came up with...the charms, on the ribbons, were put inside of a Bible (at each scripture passage represented) to be handed around at the shower.  Each person pulled the charm, read the scripture passage and gave the charm to the bride. This was each person's prayer/encouragement, etc. to the bride.  After the shower, the charms were placed on a charm bracelet for the bride to keep.  How special!

The following picture and note is from a baby shower hostess.  She used pastel green ribbons and placed the baby shower charms under the cake. The charms were pulled and presented to the mother-to-be:

Rhonda, Hello!  I'm finally getting around to sending you the pictures I promised!  Sorry it took so long!  Amy loves her bracelet!  Her due date is only 7 days away - can't wait!  Thank you again for everything!"

By the way...for the baby shower, she decorated the room with baby clothes hanging around (so cute!)

Here is a great Birthday Party Idea:  A mother had a "Best Friends" themed birthday party for her 13-year old daughter.  She gave her daughter and her 5 closest friends charm bracelets as party favors.  She selected great charms for the birthday cake pull (like the hand mirror, high heel, etc.) and also gave each girl a Best Friends charm.  As each girl participates in the cake pull, they receive two charms on each ribbon for their new charm bracelet - a party favor to remember for many years to come.

A fun idea for the bridal shower/luncheon/brunch/tea etc.!  This is almost a "blast from the past"!  A bride doll charm cake for your bridesmaid's charm pull - what fun!

Pictured here is a Barbie (the bride was a brunette:) Bridesmaid's Charm Cake.  The charms are on the white ribbons going around her gown.  This bride's sweet Aunt hosted the bridesmaid's luncheon and she also purchased a charm bracelet for her niece, the bride, with duplicate charms as a gift for her.  Here is what she wrote to me when she sent me the cake picture:

"Dear Rhonda, Attached is a picture of the Barbie bride cake from my niece's bridesmaids' luncheon this past weekend.  The charms that I ordered from you were just beautiful; of exquisite quality and were such fun for my niece and her friends to pull out of the cake!  My niece also loved the bracelet with the duplicate charms as a special memento of her wedding.  You were so helpful and wonderful to help me with the charm order and get them to me so quickly.  Thanks so much for everything!  Daria"

D. Ragan, Belmont, NC

Check this out!  This is a towel cake handcrafted by a bride's mother for a bridal shower!  She will use it as the table centerpiece.  She went to a lot of trouble to make this (notice the wedding bell light in there!).  You can see some of the ribbons around the towel cake - these are her daughter (the bride) and the bridesmaids charms (she purchased bride, bridesmaid, and flowergirl charms for the girls) they will get to pull them at the bridal shower.  The bride and groom you see in the center of her towel cake are handcrafted gourds - so cute!

This is what she wrote to me when she received her charms:  "Thank you very much!!! I just received the charms and they are BEAUTIFUL!!!!"

L. Christine, Charlotte, NC

Later, this bride's mom sent me pictures from the wedding.  The bride (her daughter) had a wedding charm cake during the reception.  She got married in the fall - notice the fall wedding theme of the wedding cake - her cake charms are around the base of the cake.  Do you see her bride and groom gourds from her bridal shower?

Read more comments and see pictures sent to me from this mom and bride.

When her other daughter got married, she made another towel cake.  What a mom!  This is the towel cake centerpiece:

"Hi Rhonda, I received my charms today and they look great! Thanks so much for the purple ribbon and for the fast shipping! I've already told people about you and they sound interested in the cake charm idea. All the best! Jessica Williams (soon to be Morris!)"

Jessica sent me this email picture of her wedding cake after the wedding:

"Hi Rhonda, Here's a picture of my cake with your lovely charms (finally!) Jeff and I were married on the 22nd of June. It was wonderful and everyone thought that the charms were a cute idea...Thanks again! Jessica Morris"

J. Morris, Deweyville, UT

Here is a hand-written note to me from a bride:

"Dear Rhonda, The 'Charm Pull' was the highlight of our Bridal Brunch!  I especially appreciate the level of service you provide!  The charms were so beautifully packaged and 'be-ribboned'!  Communication was excellent, as well!  I appreciate your offer to place the charms on the bracelet for me, too!  Sincerely, Kathryn"

K. Thomas, Center, TX

Here is Kathryn's Happy Marriage Charm Bracelet.

"Good evening, I had a wedding in August & I included the cake charms.  I loved them and so did my bridesmaids & sisters!  I also received fabulous comments from our guests who had never heard of them.  Thank you so very much!...I have attached a picture of my cake & charms.  I do believe the purple ribbons made it that much prettier!  I couldn't have asked for a better looking cake and the cake charms just added that much more love into it.  Again, thank you so very much, Christina"

C. Wiesneske, Edgewood, WA

"Hey Rhonda! Andrea's Monogram Shower was today and the charm cake was a huge hit. Everyone thought it was the neatest idea. Thanks for all of your help with the charms. They were beautiful. Here's a picture from the shower!  Carrie"

C. Nicholson, Ayden, NC

Here is an idea from a mother in Kingwood, TX - a graduation charm cake as part of her daughter's graduation party!

"Hi Rhonda, My daughter, Katie, loved her charm cake. I designed it to look like a sunflower, her favorite flower, with the ribbons as leaves. We had all the younger single women and newly marrieds and the two 90+ year old grandmothers and the hostess pull the charms. Each managed to pull the charm that fit her personality/interests. The bride got the claddagh and everyone teased my older daughter and accused her of "rigging" the charms because she pull the book charm, which was perfect for her. Here is a photo of the cake.  Thank you for helping to make my daughter's special day even more special.  Susan Alario"

S. Alario, Rumford, RI

This mother-of-the-bride (Carol - a beautiful lady inside and out) had a bride's bible to give her daughter (Jennifer - a gorgeous girl) and she had all the bridesmaids and other special women in her daughter's life select a charm from the traditional and Christian charms.  Each lady selected a memory about or a wish for the bride.  They also selected a bible verse for the bride.  Each lady's bible verse was marked in the new bride's bible for Jennifer by the charm on a pastel blue ribbon.  At the bridesmaid's brunch, each lady read their selected bible verse and presented the charm to Jennifer.  How special!

Here is the email and pictures from Carol:

"Rhonda,...She LOVED the charms and it made the Bridesmaid Brunch SO special! EVERYONE cried, especially when it was their turn to present their charm to Jennifer and tell the meaning to her; Jennifer cried at every presentation. She loved her new Bride’s Bible, too, with her name engraved on it and the charms (on the blue ribbons) in the Bible. It was just so special; a way for the girls to express their feelings to her. I’m attaching a few pictures like you wanted. Let me know if you got them.

Thanks again so much, Rhonda, for making the Bridesmaid Brunch so special! None of us will ever forget what a special morning it was, the day before her wedding day that she’s always dreamed about, and we thank you so much for your part in making it so special. It was truly a highlight that everyone will talk about for years! Jennifer can’t wait to wear the bracelet and remember the Bridesmaid Brunch and how special the charms are and the friends and family that gave them to her.

Thanks to your website, I found you! You are just so special! You were so easy to work with, so warm, Southern, and compassionate – the kind of people I like to deal with! You should move to Destin and I’d work for you! I love your product and feel it would be a big hit! Everyone I tell about it, they tear up just when I tell them about how we gave charms to Jennifer, the meanings, etc. I love how you type it all up for her scrapbook and it’s so pretty! The colored ribbons on the charms add that special touch! You had SO many charms to choose from on the website and it was so easy to go through in alphabetical order and pick a charm, and they were such a reasonable price for sterling! I can’t thank you enough!! Thanks again SO much!!!! It has been such a PLEASURE to work with you!! God bless your family!  Love, Carol"

These are pictures from Jennifer's (the bride) bridesmaid's brunch.  Her charms were presented to her with a bride's bible and made into a bride's charm bracelet.  Carol (mother of the bride) and Jenny (matron of honor) are also pictured.  What a blessed family!

C. Wise, Niceville FL

Here is her bride's charm bracelet (4mm sterling silver rolo charm bracelet): 

"Rhonda, the girls loved the charms!"

N. Silverfield, Rome, GA

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