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Gifts for speakers?

Alexis FielderAlexis Fielder member
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Hi all - I have my groom's sister and cousin reading poems at the ceremony. (they are not in bridal party) I am getting them flower wristslets or something... but do I need to also get them gifts?
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Re: Gifts for speakers?

  • ViczaesarViczaesar member
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    Yes.



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  • Jen4948Jen4948 member
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    Yes.
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  • Alexis FielderAlexis Fielder member
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    Thanks. Any suggestions on what to get them?
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  • Lauderdale PinkLauderdale Pink member
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    Think of this gift as any other gift you would give, say like Christmas or Birthday.  What do they like? Also, I am NOT a fan of gift cards.  They seem to be the "cash gift of the millennium", except you tell the person where she HAS to shop.  Find something that will be a lasting memory for that person, of your wedding. Even if it is a bottle of wine for the wine lover, he/she can always keep the empty and use as a vase.
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  • AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    You shop for them the same way you shop for the members of the bridal party: as if it were Christmas or their birthdays. 
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  • csuavecsuave member
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    I got mine a gift card to her favorite store.  She was thrilled since she was saving up for a vacuum and the gift card made a nice contribution to that purchase.

    DH got his a gift card to a trendy local restaurant.  We typically go out to eat with them and we knew it was to a place they (reader and spouse) would enjoy.

    Wine is always good or a box of chocolates.  If you don't know them well you could get products from Bath and Body Works but with a gift receipt in case it is not a scent they prefer.

    And instead of corsages we handed each reader a stand alone flower before the ceremony.  My reader got a nice white gerbera daisy that matched my bouquet and DH's reader got a cala lily that matched his bout.  We thought it was nice to give them something they could take home and put in a vase after and it saved a few dollars in the flower budget.

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