I'm a bridesmaid, what kind of gift do I give the bride?

Answer 1

My sister was just a maid of honor and we shopped for the gift and found a beautiful crystal clock which you could get the names and a message engraved in. You could also put the wedding picture in it. It was large and oval..just gorgeous.

Answer 2

As a recent bride, I know that sometimes we ask people to be in our weddings who we are close to, not the people who are most financially available to. During our engagement and wedding planning, my husband and I had of our wedding party one person who was unemployed and two that were moving to new apartments (from places where they were living rent-free). Throw in a tux/dress, shoes, AND a gift, and you're getting to be pretty pricey.

What I think is interesting is that you're asking about a gift for the bride. Is this a personal present to her, or a wedding gift to them?

If it's a gift to her, then ask her what she needs or would prefer to receive. She may even tell you to wait until after the wedding and buy something off the registry that she didn't receive but really wanted. Or give her a giftcard to the place she registered so that she can get that. (Also note that after the wedding, many stores offer discounts off of things on their registry that weren't purchased, so if you give a gift card you may be giving them 10-25% more than if you gave them the actual gift!)

If it's to them, I would say get what you can afford. Give from the heart. Even if it's a card with a check, they will appreciate it.

Answer 3

when i was a bridesmaid for my best friend's wedding, i bought her something i knew she'd like, a pair of white gold and gold earrings and my parents got her a really nice jade trinket box to store all her new and precious jewelry. she's my best friend so i couldn't help but splurge on her gift seeing that she paid for my dress and so much more! so i wanted something that was just for her that would last forever.

but now that I'm planning my wedding, I've come to realize that i am in need of a guest book! I'd love it if someone offered to be armed with a Polaroid camera (the little ones aren't too expensive too) and a bunch of fancy pens - for me, that would be a fun and prefect gift!! if you get creative, you can cut and paste coloured paper and make it look more crafty! spend within your mean as crafts can add up fast and make it look classy by keeping within the wedding theme. have extra pages for memorables like the menu, a few goofy photos and cards. it'll be like a guest book scrapbook!

if you're a bridesmaid, you should know the bride pretty well, so check and see if she has yet to get one - it's a pretty personal gift but simple to put together, lasts forever and everyone appreciates when you put your time to make a gift extra special! hope this helps!

Answer 4

Whatever kind of gift you usually give, but of course, if you are the bridesmaid, then you must be pretty close to the bride and/or groom. Give them as nice a gift as you can afford.

Answer 5

Here's my secret when it comes to gift shopping. If it's something that you'd get yourself, it's worth giving it to someone else.

Try something sentimental, like a gift box containing a wedding album for the bride, a picture frame of all the brides maid and the bride together for a girl's night out, etc. etc. That always works for me.

Answer 6

Your time and effort. Be her "right hand woman" throughout the planning and the day. Help her with the literally hundreds of things she will have to do in planning. Your doing as much as you can to help her prepare and plan is worth more than any gift. She won't be expecting any large gifts from you, because you will likely be spending small amounts of money here and there (which will likely add up) to help her with the planning.

That being said, a small, thoughtful, gift (a modest piece of jewelery or framed picture of both of you) will allow her remember all you have done for her and appreciate your friendship every time she sees it.

Answer 7

A thoughtful gift would be to collect some of the bride and groom's pictures and put them in a scrapbook.

Answer 8

From a newly wed bride myself, i would have loved to get a gift card for a wedding dress cleaning place. That's really the only thing i didn't get that i would have loved to have. Good Luck! ~ Katie

Answer 9

im going to be a bride soon. i rather have a cat shampoo, hee, just kidding. If would like my bridesmaid to get me something like lingerie, make-up from my favorite cosmetic line, perfume, cookbooks (one is never enough at home).

Other stuff like handbag, jewelry, watch.. not a good idea especially if the person is particular.

hope that give you some ideas.

Answer 10

She registered right? I would pick something from her registry that would allow you to personalize. For instance, a frame of photo album. Or...Take pictures at the Bridal Shower/Bacelorette party and compile a scrapbook/photo album. I would not limit your gift to either of these things, but I would try and personalize at least one of her gifts.