Bridemaids Gifts

tdh123

What are you all getting your maids and how much are you planning on spending?

tdh123

What are you all getting your maids and how much are you planning on spending?

bablingbrooke

Sorry, this is just a pet peeve of mine, but please don't call them maids. 

I think you'll find the answers you're looking for in the FAQ at the top of the page.  It has an entire section on WP gifts.

The Mel and Todd Show

My dear friend and MOH is currently MOH is another friend's wedding, and she was telling me how "awesome" the bride was being, because she let them choose...she'd either pay for their hair and mani's on the wedding day, or buy them the clutch that matches their BM dresses.  Whichever they don't choose as their "gift" they will have to foot the bill on themselves.  I was like "you don't think she kind of sucks for giving you a gift that you'll be required to have regardless?"  She seemed confused by my question.  This made me sad. 

I have no idea what I'll be buying them yet, but it won't be hair, manis, or matching clutches.  I might take the shocking route of shopping for them as individual humans with interests outside of my wedding day (not saying that you aren't, OP).  The general consensus among sane brides is that you should shop as though you were shopping for their birthdays.  Gifts need not and, in most cases, should not match.  If you think it would be darling for you all to have matching kimonos for your getting ready pics (and I kind of think this IS darling) you can certainly purchase those, as long as it's not the only thing that you purchase. 

bdulli13

I plan on doing a few things... Getting them each a Vera Bradley to match their personality, since they are all fans. Getting them some kind of jewelry from Etsy that they may or may not wear for the wedding. Getting them each a travel mug with a "tea kit" and a book to suit their tastes. I know it might be a little more than most would do, but they are all traveling out of state for me, and I want to do something nice for them.

Heather Wood

I am paying for EVERYTHING for them...hair, nails, dress, hotel...ect. So, my gift is going to be small, personal and about 50-80 each..if that

kimp67

I got them all Yankee candles (they all LOVE them) & a gift card to their favorite store.  The total so far is $70 but if I see other stuff that I think they "have" to have I'll pick it up too, but I don't want to go over $100 for each.

bonnyandtim

I spent about $75 for each of my 3 BMs. I got them WR & NWR things & their day-of jewelry. They did so much for me, it's the LEAST I can do.

aerinpegadrak

After much consideration, I got each of my attendants an Easton Press version of Grimm's Fairy Tales.  (I share with each of them a love of both Disney and literature.)  They retail for around $85, I found them on eBay for around $30 each.  I also got each of the girls (so my bridesmaids, the groomswoman, and each of the mothers) a necklace made of the Scrabble tile for their initial with a design personal to each girl, maybe $4 each on Etsy.

That doesn't count paying for their hair (they did their own makeup), or the assistance I provided to a few of them with outfits and travel, since I didn't consider those a gift.