bridal Shower Host gifts

RusticBride13

Are you supposed to buy gifts for people who host bridal showers for you? 

Weezy56

To be honest I'm not sure if you HAVE to, but I would. For one of my showers I gave my hostess a white and purple orchid. Four ladies from my mom's scrapbooking group offered to host me one as well, and I gave them each bath and body works hand soaps with matching hand sanitizers in cute bags with ribbon.

NiceGirlNTX

Hosting a shower is a lot of work and expense, so you should definitely acknowledge the hosts with a gift. A few ideas: a gift card to a favorite restaurant or coffee shop, gift car for a mani/pedi, flowers delivered the day after the shower, a nice frame with an engagement photo.

Congratulations and good luck!

jessicabessica

A heartfelt thank you note is all that is required.  Many people (it seems) these days also give a small thank you gift.  I gave my shower hostess a tote bag with wine and soaps along with a TY note (I think I actually gave her the gift at the shower and wrote the note later and mailed it, so I could put in details about the shower).

MyNameIsNot

You don't have to give them a gift, but you do have to thank them properly.  A heartfelt thank you note should be sufficient, but you can do a thank you gift if you like.

B2Z728

All five of my bridesmaids hosted my surprise bridal shower. I sent them a heartfelt thank you note for hosting and for whatever gift they may have given me at the shower. I made sure to give them all nice gifts at the time of our wedding to thank them for being wonderful bridesmaids and friends. 

If you really want to get them a gift, I think a bottle of wine and nice thank you note would suffice. 

MobKaz

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_bridal-shower-host-gifts?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:a94eb3c2-47bf-48cd-ba65-7c2b5466a5efPost:93995b99-720a-4276-9125-593ab099c1b0">Re: bridal Shower Host gifts</a>:
[QUOTE]A nice thank-you note is all that etiquette has ever required. Hostess gifts are optional.  The wedding industry pushes them because they want to see "circle gifting" (get a gift, must give a gift) become the rule, for reasons that should be obvious. The point of a shower is to help outfit the bride and her new household for marriage, and alleviate some of the expense.  Forcing her to turn right around and spend money on the shower hostess seems counterproductive to that, however thoughtful the gesture.
Posted by RetreadBride[/QUOTE]

<div>I agree that a nice thank you note suffices.    I agree that hostess gifts are optional.  </div><div>
</div><div>I do not agree that this is a "wedding industry conspiracy", however.  I was raised to never attend a hosted event without bringing a small "something" for either the host specifically or something to share for the evening.  I tend to bring something for the host, however, so as not to make the host feel obliged to include my offering into her party agenda.</div><div>
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TimbersGirl

I would just write a sweet genuine thank you note. I think it is rude to have the mind set of "I want to throw you a party, but I should get a thank you gift.". If you throw someone a party, it should be ouut of the kindness of your heart with no expectations of getting something in return.