Who to get gifts for?

carrieloomis

I just had a quick question...

Who all gets gifts from the bride? I know I get my parents something. I know I get my bridal party gifts. My FI's parents are divorced and both remarried, so do I get all 4 of them gifts? Or just his mother and father? Or should I get 1 gift for each couple?

That was more than one question, but you get it

deanozzi

I got a gift for...

All bridal party
Ring Bearers
Flower Girl
FMIL/ FFIL
My Mother
My Father
My Step Mother
My Step Father


You can perfectly give one gift to your mother and step father/ father step mother

JaxInBlue

We did:
All bridal party
Flower girls
Ring bearer
DH's parents
My mom and stepdad
My dad and his husband
2 ceremony readers
Officiant
Grandparents
A few other people who donated their time - my SIL who did our flowers, my cousin and aunt who did our invitations, another aunt who made favors

All of our parents got a "coupon" for a post-wedding Mixbook and a few individual things. My mom and MIL each got a piece of jewelry, my dad and FIL got tie pins and ties, my stepdad got a traditional drinking horn, my dad's husband got a pair of cufflinks.  Basically we shopped for the parents as if it were a regular holiday - nothing we gave was for the wedding.

carrieloomis

Awesome, thank you! I like the advice about shopping as if it were a regular holiday!

Lizzieyounce

I have a question to add to this:

If FI and I are paying for the entire wedding, do we need to give gifts to our parents? I am gifting the bridal party, the oficiant etc.

aragx6

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_who-to-get-gifts-for?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:097b46c9-3871-4f96-bf04-5d6bcaa5d04fPost:5a9af650-1bfa-45bd-98b4-a1b8762107d8">Re: Who to get gifts for?</a>:
[QUOTE]I have a question to add to this: If FI and I are paying for the entire wedding, do we need to give gifts to our parents? I am gifting the bridal party, the oficiant etc.
Posted by Lizzieyounce[/QUOTE]

Yes, I think it's the nice thing to do. it doesn't have to be anything huge, but it's nice to recognize them and their contributions to who you are.

carrieloomis

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_who-to-get-gifts-for?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:097b46c9-3871-4f96-bf04-5d6bcaa5d04fPost:5a9af650-1bfa-45bd-98b4-a1b8762107d8">Re: Who to get gifts for?</a>:
[QUOTE]I have a question to add to this: If FI and I are paying for the entire wedding, do we need to give gifts to our parents? I am gifting the bridal party, the oficiant etc.
Posted by Lizzieyounce[/QUOTE]

<div>You could make something? If you look on Pinterest, there are tons of DIY things that would be good presents for parents that don't cost a lot. It'd be more like a "thanks for raising me" present or something like that? </div>