i am thinking about giving a special gift to all the mothers. I have a friend who does glass etching and she said if i buy the champagin flutes she will etch mom on them do you think this is a cute idea or a wast of money?
2007-08-05 23:35:33 · 13 answers · asked by Kat 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I think that is a wonderful idea. all the mothers will be thrilled. you can get the glasses in bulk at restockit.com thats how i got all my wedding glasses very inexpensively. it's a very inventive idea.
2007-08-06 01:58:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your mom drinks champagne alot it could possibly be a good gift.
I don't know that many people who drink champagne on a regular basis so IMO it would be cute for the wedding but pretty worthless after that. Plus what are you going to put on the other glasses? You need to have more than one glass in a champagne set.
If you want to stick with this same Idea I would have a set made up with wine glasses (since wine is drunk more than champagne). Give each mother a set of six and have their names "Mary" on one of the glasses. You could put the husands name "Jim" on another. Then get some cute charms for the other four glasses for when they are used at home. Present these at the rehersal dinner when the bride and groom usually give their gifts.
At the wedding you can honor the mothers the usual way by giving them each a corsage or a small boquet.
2007-08-06 08:05:12 · answer #2 · answered by pspoptart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a cute idea--but it is a waste of money. Weddings are not just about the couple being married that day--they are also about the joining of two families. So I think, if you wanted to do something special in reference to the next day being Mother's Day, limit it to the mothers and grandmothers of the bride and groom. Doing it for every mother in attendance is too much and too distracting--they will get plenty of recognition on Mother's Day itself.
Doing a little something special for the mothers and grandmothers of the bride and groom tho--that would be lovely and you could do something a little nicer because you would just be doing it for a few people, instead of dozens. It wouldn't even have to be a tangible gift either--maybe just a nice toast. The nicest gesture I can think of (and I'm speaking as one who will be a mother of the groom next May too) is having the wedding photographer take a special "mothers only" picture of the bride and grooms mothers and grandmothers with the bride and groom and then presenting each mother and grandmother with a special picture frame (maybe silver and engraved) intended to be used for that picture. Just a thought--it's something I would like.
2007-08-06 08:04:47 · answer #3 · answered by kim v 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good idea, but you may not like it cuz I did the same thing. I was also married on May 10th (the day before mothers day), and had the glasses etched for our moms and grandmas (well I guess my wife did). Mom and Grandma still talks about them.
2007-08-06 06:45:11 · answer #4 · answered by mith 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
waste of money as everybody will still be getting bonboniere. Unless you make that the bonboniere for the mothers, something else for the other women and then something for the men. I'll get too expensive and you have so much else to worry about.
I got mini chinese takeaway containers, put lollies and chocolates in them, tied them with theme coloured ribbon and used them as nameplace and bonboniere. Maybe you could do this and add happy mothers day to the ones for the mothers.
2007-08-06 06:42:08 · answer #5 · answered by Cindy; mum to 3 monkeys! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think if you've got the extra money, it's a great idea. If that's going to stretch your budget, though, you can recognize them in other ways. Like have them all stand up and give them each a single flower with a pretty bow. Carnations are a super-cheap option and it's still a nice gesture.
2007-08-06 08:47:16 · answer #6 · answered by corinne1029 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Waste of money- I understand that the day is special to you but it is extra money and your guest might not want something breakable if they have small kids or a heartache for the women that can't get pregnant (this happened to me). At one point there was so much crap from wedding at my parents house that they chucked everything into the garbage. Do something for your mom and MIL and play a song, or read a poem Dance.
2007-08-06 07:25:58 · answer #7 · answered by jewelsthomas 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a mother, I think everyone will love this idea! Not only that, but they all spend money you the couple, so its great to give something back. Thats a great idea, and if I was having my wedding then, I'd borrow the idea from you! ;)
2007-08-06 06:41:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think its a great idea. the mothers will appreciate the fact that on your special day you've thought of giving them something special, something made especially for them. its the thought that counts.
2007-08-06 06:51:08 · answer #9 · answered by mayo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the idea is sweet but could be expensive if alot of mates are mums could also distract from the fact its yr wedding i would scale it down for just yr mum and mum in law a nice way to prove you accept her role and that she now is as important as yr mum and that they are both welcomed into the new family you are creating
2007-08-06 06:51:14 · answer #10 · answered by marina 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋