Guest on a Budget: Previously Loved Magazines

So you are in your late twenties and early thirties.  All of your friends are getting married and engaged, including you!  Here is a great engagement gift idea from the already married to your successors.

Remember those bridal magazines and planning books that are collecting dust in a corner somewhere?  Why not regift them?!  Previously loved magazines and books are a great environmentally sustainable gift.  Spice them up by writing a nice dedication to your friend in the beginning of a book, or by pairing the gift with some bride specific flags like the ones below.  Continue the eco-friendly theme by avoiding wrapping paper and just tying then together with some nice grosgrain ribbon around them (bonus points if you use the brides intended wedding colors).

Brides Silver Marking Flags