by Kayla Cooper

Summer has arrived and so has the wedding season, so pull out your summer dresses and get ready! 
As we go through this season of white gowns and black tuxes, I would like to focus on a smaller detail of the wedding celebration: thank you gifts from the bride to her wedding party. 

If you are having a destination wedding on the beach, cute beach totes filled with extra goodies for the trip, like notepads, water bottles and tasty treats are a great fit. 

For the environmentally conscience bridesmaid, a fashionable reusable shopping bag that replaces three plastic shopping bags each trip can be an out-of-the-box idea. 

Gifts that include cooking utensils and cookbooks will show the chefs in your wedding entourage your gratitude. 

The Kitchen Store in Downtown Conway offers monogramming on most cloth products, so adding a personal touch to key chains, bags or robes is a fun way to individualize any gift. 

So, for those ladies who support the bride during her entire wedding experience from planning a shower and decorating for the reception to simply holding the bouquet or fluffing the wedding dress train, always remember to return the favor by adding a little fun into their lives with your gifts to them.