Gifts for readers?

clcountry

Do we need to buy gifts for our readers as well as our attendants, or just give them flowers?

doeydo

You can if you want; if I was a reader, though, I wouldn't expect anything.

southernbelle0915

We didn't buy your readers gifts, but we bought them boutonnieres for the day of, invited them to the RD (even though they didn't need to attend the rehearsal - their role was self-explanatory). and put their names in the programs. We included a thank you in the thank you note for their gifts.

csuave

Our readers were close friends so we got them gifts that were nearly on par with the bridal party gifts.  They also came to the rehearsal and dinner.  Instead of corsages we gave them a stem flower so they could take it home and put it in a bud vase later if they wanted (and also to save a couple bucks on flowers).

At a minimum a nice thank you note will do.

mysticl

I've been a reader in 3 weddings.  I was always at the rehearsal, I needed to know when I was to get up, where to stand, where to sit, when to return to my seat.  I was then at all 3 rehearsal dinners.  For the first wedding the bride sold Mary Kay and put together a Mary Kay gift set for me.  Since I used Mary Kay at the time it was great.  The second one gave me Bath and Body Works stuff.  We were very close friends and former roommates so she knew what to get me.  The third one gave me a Starbucks gift card.  Also a close friend and former roommate so she knew it was a good gift.  I was never given flowers to wear at any of those weddings.

For my wedding I had two readers.  The attended the rehearsal and the rehearsal dinner.  They both received Target gift cards.  They did not get flowers.  

indianaalum

We bought ours a bottle of wine

MyNameIsNot

You should get a little something.  A token gift is fine, but do something.  We did wine.  

audubonbride2013

We did a box of nice chocolate truffles from a local candy shop for our readers.  They also attended the rehearsal and the rehearsal dinner.