What's an appropriate gift to give your bridesmaids? Flower girl? Maid of Honor? Parents? Groomsmen?

Question

Thanks in advance....we are getting married next May and I want to make sure I don't insult anyone!! For example, I assume the Maid of Honor gets a bigger gift than the bridesmaids?

Olga, may I ask what the HE LL you are talking about? Did you OD on Klonpin again?

Answer 1

Apparently, Olga has some anger management issues to work out...

Until I started planning my daughter's wedding, I had never heard of giving your parents a gift...Best is to give them back some of the cash they've been dishing out, in my opinion! Okay, so that's a little sarcastic, but really...If my daughter has enough money to buy me a gift, I really do wish she'd just put in in her honeymoon fund or something. I'm trying to give her a gift!

I only had one attendant when I got married...I gave her a silver compact, with her monogram on the front, and "Thank You" with the date of our wedding on the back. It has been almost 14 years now, and she still carries it in her purse every day.

I think my daughter will be giving her bridal party the necklace and earrings that each will be wearing during the event.

Answer 2

A nice necklace or charm for all the Bridesmaids and Maid of Honor , a smaller less expensive gift for the flower girl. The Groomsmen get their gift from the Groom -to-Be such as a drinking Flask, or a mug engraved with their name on it. No need to get the Maid of Honor a bigger gift, maybe a little different, but they should all be the same price. Parent's and Grandparents do not get gift's, but you can include them with a corsage and a boutineer', also you could give a rose at the Ceremony to the Mother's and Grandmother's. Hope this help's you out. Congratulations and Best Wishes to you and your Fiance'.

Answer 3

Redenvelope.com has some good ideas. You can get every maid the same thing or get them all completely different things, especially if they have very different styles or personalities.

Please do not give anything from Things Remembered. Everyone does this, but how many guys do you know who really want or will use a monogrammed flask or money clip? Most of all, please do not engrave your name or wedding date on anything. You may want to see your wedding date every day on your key chain, they do not. Groomsmen will be happier with a case of premium beer or a pair of tickets to a ballgame.

Also, for children in the wedding, try to think of something that will be long lasting. A barbie doll will be lost or thrown away, but a nice necklace or a silver picture frame can last forever!

Answer 4

I am getting personalized flasks for my bridesmaids! The MOH doesn't necessarily need a bigger gift than the rest of the 'maids, but it would be a nice gesture.

I have also heard of bridesmaids getting necklaces, picture frames, candles...

There is a book called "10 Neat Things about Being a Flower Girl." (Or something to that effect--if you go to the bookstore, they will know what you mean.) They have one for ring bearers, too.

My mom said it was weird that we were expected to get parents gifts and said not to do that. But, I would think something as simple as a picture of you with them when you were a child in a personalized (engraved) frame would be good.

Groomsmen can get flasks, watches, cufflinks...whatever fits the group's personality best.

www.theknot.com has a TON of ideas for all of these people and more!

Answer 5

For Bridesmaid...
http://www.giftweblog.com/category/bridesmaid-gifts/

For Groomsmen...
http://www.giftweblog.com/2006/09/08/16-oz-mug-with-pewter-emblem/

Answer 6

I was in the same predicament as you are in but I've finally made a decision. For my maid of honour and bridesmaids I am getting them a matching set of swarovski crystal earings with matching necklace. They are gorgeous and about $120 each. So it's doable! Same present for the maid of honour as for the bridesmaids, I have no issues about getting something different for them. They will wear these on the day of as well. For the flower girl, I am going to get her a necklace and earings as well, cause she just got her ears pierced a few months ago. Not the crystal set, but something very similar. My fiancee is going to get the best man and groomsmen nice watches engraved with their names. The ring bearer, not too sure yet. As far as boutionerres, all the grandparents and parents should have one.

Answer 7

i admire the assumption of giving the bridesmaids/groomsmen some thing they might use after the marriage. For the girls a superb relaxig bathset or some present certificates to a superb eating place, image frames, candles are all alluring presents yet another concern that could be particular could be to purpose and customize component of each present, whether it truly is a diverse fragrance for each female, shade and so on. For groomsmen, engraved flask, swiss military knife, grooming kit or a lager set (corona has one with a huge bottle of beer, an opener, 2 glasses and a lager bucket) For the youngsters a recent card for books, toys is great or in case you comprehend them properly %. up the toy/e book for them.

Answer 8

I got married last month. I got each of my 4 bridesmaids a cute Bridesmaid Christmas Ornament and Jewelry. My Maid of Honor got a plaque about Friendship, an Every ***** Can Cook book, and lots of other goodies that reflected on our friendship. My groomsmen each got a money clip that had a symbol of their favorite thing. One got a baseball bat, one got a set of golf clubs, one got a bass fish. As for my 2 flower girls, I went to Claire's and bought them each a Tiara, a Care bear, makeup, and other girlie things. My ring bearer got a Florida State University hat, and a toy car...to keep him busy at rehearsal(requested by his mother). Hope this helps! Best of Luck and all the happiness to you both!!

Answer 9

When it comes to bridesmaids, flower girls and maid of honours, I usually recommend a piece of jewelry but exactly what depends on the style of their dress. For example, when my aunt got married, there was my Mom as the Matron of Honour, my Uncle's niece was the only bridesmaid and my sister and I were the two flower girls. The year before the wedding, my aunt went to Australia on vacation and when she was there, bought opal necklaces for all of us as our gifts. The only difference was that my Mom's setting was a bit fancier than the setting my sisters, my own and the bridesmaid's was. As I said, depending on their dress style, you could do necklaces, bracelets, earrings or even anklets. In fact, the anklets can be useful if you want to do a picture that has you with all of your girls grouped together and their dress skirts raised up to show off those anklets.

As for the parents, kind of look at what they like. If you have someone who appreciates an expensive single malt scotch or fine wine, than you could try something nice from that category. Some brides that I've worked with have given framed paintings and photographs (other than the wedding pictures) to the parents so if they have the wall space in their homes, you could try that.

Now for the groomsmen, this is something you'll want to talk to your fiance about but you could do some cufflink or tie clips. If you go to one of those shops, probably in your local mall, where they engrave things, you will probably find beer steins or flasks or a variety of other "gift" ideas that you could get them. Instead of having their name engraved in it, but your's and your fiance's name with your wedding date.

I hope the suggestions help and that you find something you know everyone will enjoy. Keep in mind you don't have to spend thousands of dollars on this stuff. I have found some really great but simple pieces of jewelry at Sears of all places, including some great anklets on sale.

Answer 10

umm yes so the bridesmaids usually get a necklace or bracelet, u could get the maid of honor a necklace and bracelet (matching) the parents frame a poem about motherhood/fatherhood umm flower girl when i was one i got an angel teddy bear it was sooo cute and big, and i still have it today it was very memorable, and then groomsmen, a bottle of wine maybe??