BM Gifts?

CharlestonDream

Hi Ladies,

I have NO idea what to get my girls.  I don't want to give them jewelry to wear with their dress - I just don't think they would wear it again!  Any unique ideas?  What are you doing?

TIA!

bablingbrooke

Any idea anyone proposes here would not be unique because 1) it's been done before, and 2) it wouldn't be personal since we don't know your girls.

The standard answer is to get them what you would get them if it was Christmas or their birthdays.  I personally don't recommend going to the WP gift section of a website--no one will ever use an engraved pink flask, no?  So think about what you'd get them at any other gift-giving occasion and shop accordingly.  

Sorry it's so vague, but again, I don't know your BMs.  I don't know what they're into, what kind of people they are, what kind of gifts they'll like.  But you do!  Just because it's a wedding doesn't mean that this has to be difficult  

What I got my BMs may not be what works for yours, but here goes if it helps: I got them a photo album and put pictures in it from all the time we've been friends, from birth (sister) or high school (one BM) or college (2 BMs) to the present.  I also got them each a jewelry box and some jewelry to wear at the wedding if they wanted.  

jagore08

Gift card to get a mani & pedi (not to be used for your wedding), jewelry that they will actually wear again (and again, not necessarily to be used for your wedding), if they're outdoorsy then maybe a gift card to REI or something like that.  They don't all have to be the same gift but it should be something special for each of them.  As many on here have said, think of it as a birthday gift.

CTGirl30

Please try to avoid the monogrammed items that say things like "Bridesmaid!" - they'll never be used again after your wedding day.

Instead, think of each girls' personality / preferences / style and shop as if you were looking for her birthday present. This way you're more likely to be thinking along the lines of a gift that is tailored to each girl indivudually. They all do not have to match.

Ideas (again, general, since we don't know your friends like you do):

Bottle of her favorite perfume (only if you know for sure - it's such a personal thing).
Wine / chocolates.
Jewelry that is more her everyday style and NOT for your wedding day so she is likely to wear it again.
Gift certif to her fave resteraunt / store (VS? Sephora? Target?)
Fun nail polishes
Picture frame with you two in it
A nice card thanking each girl for everything and telling them what their friendship has meant to you over the years

You get the idea. :-)

kmm2150

My husband was just best man in a wedding and got the coolest gift - it was a box of sample colognes from sephora, with a gift card to get a full-sized bottle of whichever is his favorite.  I guess if someone just hated perfume, this wouldn't work, but i thought it was really cool and something he actually enjoyed - I'm sure they have it for women, too.  Not disagreeing with the suggestion to get people something personal and not matchy-matchy, but if you're looking for one gift to get a group, this seems like a good idea.