Bridesmaid Gifts! I want something unique

nmnewton

I have a budget of about $150 and I would like to get them something unique.  I have thought about jewlery, but i am getting them a set to match their dresses.  Two of my bridesmiads are my sisters, and the other is my best friend since I was 3.  So we are very close and that is why this is so important to me.

Any ideas would be great?  Share what you have bought fpr yours or got from other weddings!

My wedding is the first for all my friends and family, so i need ideas!

Thanks a bunch

bablingbrooke

1.  It's not unique if other people already did it.

2.  You know your family and friends, we don't, so we are not the best judges of what they would like, you are.

3.  Just because it's your wedding doesnt' mean this has to blow everyone out of the water.  If this were Christmas, what would you be getting them?  Shop accordingly.

trix1223

I just love brooke.

stina93446

Getting jewelry for your wedding is not really a gift. It's for YOUR pictures and a lot of the time, bm jewelry is put in a box under the sink or thrown out.

aerinpegadrak

If they wouldn't have any interest or use for the gift outside your wedding, it's not for them, it's for you.  That includes jewelry, shoes, beauty treatments, things with your name/date/wedding colors, and anything, ANYTHING that says "bridesmaid" anywhere on it.  Also, they don't all have to get the same thing.

mbcdefg

Handbags, concert tickets, sports jerseys, camping equipment, office supplies/stationery, clothes, DVD box sets, gift cards, camera equipment, picture frames, power tools ... whatever they might like!

luckyme502

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_bridesmaid-gifts-want-something-unique?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:37Discussion:ac17065f-efd2-4a0c-a9fd-fd14006a1fa0Post:38dccd59-9a27-4f04-85db-ef915387f884">Re: Bridesmaid Gifts! I want something unique</a>:
[QUOTE]Getting jewelry for your wedding is not really a gift. It's for YOUR pictures and a lot of the time, bm jewelry is put in a box under the sink or thrown out.
Posted by stina93446[/QUOTE]

I think it depends on the jewelry. My SIL gave us lovely pearl necklaces.  I have worn it many times since the wedding.  I think if it is a basic piece of jewelry they will wear it again. 

leeshab1982

I am giving each of my girls something different and a few little things that are the same.  They are each getting a striped tote bag from Old Navy, flip flops, and handmade coasters with different designs that I ordered from Etsy.  Then I'm giving each one of them a different "main" gift. 

My MOH is a scrapbooker, so I bought her a Cricut machine.  One BM is getting a t-shirt of her favorite band, earrings, and a clutch/wallet.  Another is getting some Clinique makeup and makeup bag and a bracelet.  One is getting an iPod dock w/portable speakers (she vacations a lot and has mentioned wanting one for those relaxing days on the beach).  Another BM is an animal lover and big wine drinker, so I got her some cute dog figurine things for her backyard garden and a handmade cheese tray from Etsy (was a wine bottle...melted down flat to make the tray - very cute).  The last BM likes to entertain and bake so I got her a dessert pedestal that matches her kitchen decor, as well as a clutch/wallet.

I just thought about what each of them would like and went with it.  I did want to get them some stuff that was the same so that's why I just bought a few small things like the bag and coasters, but their main gift is personal to them.  I just tried to make sure to spend about the same amount on each person. 

Hope this helps! 

 

anne.azano

Ditto leeshab1982... 

I'm going lands end tote bags (which I'm not monogramming with my wedding date, why would they want that??), old navy flip flops, a frame which I'm going to have personalised with "sisters" since they are my my sisters or sisters-in-law and a promise of a photo of us from the wedding when I get them developed, lip gloss, a starbucks gift card, and any other cute fun stuff I come across, plus a little something special for each one.   

Most of the monogrammed wedding trinkets you'll find online are pretty much junk that no one would actually want.  So, get them what you think they'd want.   Happy shopping! 

blackfire5th

Ditto PP, shop like it's their birthday.

Gifts for my bm included: a sword, dragon plague, new book by favorite author, massage, dragon figurine, lotions from vs in favorite scent.

krissydawn16

Shop like it's their birthdays.  They are probably expecting rhinestone bridesmaid tank tops and monogramed wine glasses.  So get the book worm a book she'll like and the fashionista, a cocktail ring and and the movie buff, a box set... etc.

smooth84

I'm getting my girls personalized mugs from Zazzle.com. I put pictures of us from the past/now and wrote a funny/sentimental message about our friendship. In addition I am going to getting them each something a little more personal..probably an artsy accessory that is not wedding related since my girls are into that stuff.

My BFF gave out Guess wallets in various colors and monogramed compacts for her BM gifts. I  LOVE the wallet but the compact with my name on it was a little too much for me...good luck!

aerinpegadrak

Jewelry depends on the BMs.  Any jewelry, no matter how nice, would be wasted on me, because I simply don't wear it except on very rare occasions. 

trix1223

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_bridesmaid-gifts-want-something-unique?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:37Discussion:ac17065f-efd2-4a0c-a9fd-fd14006a1fa0Post:bfbc6e52-fdc0-4550-9a73-154f181e0736">Bridesmaid Gifts! I want something unique</a>:
[QUOTE]I have a budget of about $150 and I would like to get them something unique.  I have thought about jewlery, but i am getting them a set to match their dresses.  <strong><em><u>Two of my bridesmiads are my sisters, and the other is my best friend since I was 3.  So we are very close and that is why this is so important to me.</u></em></strong> Any ideas would be great?  Share what you have bought fpr yours or got from other weddings! My wedding is the first for all my friends and family, so i need ideas! :) Thanks a bunch
Posted by nmnewton[/QUOTE]


Well, gee. now that you put it that way.  What a unique idea.....choosing people you're very close to to be in your WP?  Nobody ever does that.  Maybe that will be a new trend that will catch on.

Seriously, If you're that close, you can figure out what they'll want all by yourself.  Certainly better than a bunch of internet strangers. 

Just don't make it all matchy-matchy.  There's absolutely no need for that.