Gifts

lusciouslips

Hi, I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right place, but I had a question on bridesmaids' gifts. My bridesmaids are throwing me my shower. I have already starting picking gifts out for each of them as a thank you for beng in my wedding party. However, do I give one big bag of gifts at the rehearsal dinner or do I also give one to them after the shower, because they are hostesses too?

adktd2boots

I am a believer in individual timing.  Meaning, don't hand out 24 bags of goodies to several people and expect them to open them AND be ecstatic in front of everyone.  With that, I also believe in individual gifts.  Jewelry FOR your wedding, anything FOR your wedding is NOT a gift.  Find something that represents them, and possibly your friendship with them.

So, if they are hosting a shower- send them a thank you right after.  And then sometime in the week or so before your wedding, if you can get 1 on 1 time, then give their thank you gifts.

KentuckyKate

I would probably do both, but hostess gifts aren't required for the shower.  If you are only able to (or choose only to) buy them BM gifts for the wedding, you should write them each a heartfelt, handwritten thank you note for the shower.

rebarobert2012

I would give out gifts individually before or after the RD.  It's up to you, though.

raes19

I gave my sister a thank you gift for hosting my shower the day after the shower. It was a bottle of wine and wine slushie mix. For the bridesmaids gifts, I gave them to the girls the night before the wedding because they all stayed at my house.

john&julie

I sent my MOHs a TY note for hosting the shower and I sent everyone who attended my bachelorette party a thank you note with a group picture from the weekend along with it.  But for the actual bridesmaids gifts, I'm planning to give those to the girls at the bridal party luncheon I'm having for them the day before the wedding.  I also got a little something extra for my two MOHs, so I'm taking them out to lunch another time to give them their extra gifts.  We are only giving our parents their gifts at the rehearsal dinner.