gift to bridesmaids who contributed to shower?

Lolyalyssa

Do you give a gift to the bridesmaids at the bridal shower when they aren't hosting but each gave the host about $100 towards the cost?  Or do you just write a nice thank you and give the main gift for being in the wedding when the time comes?

(for a friend)

Thanks!

Laurms15

No I didn't I wrote them a thank you for everything and then gave them their gift at the RD.

uppereastgirl

What do you mean by contributing rather than hosting?  Do you mean they just gave money but didn't help out at all, or that it wasn't at their house?

My shower was at my sister's house (she was a bridesmaid).  The rest of the bridesmaids contributed monetarily and helped set up.  I sent each of them flowers the next day as a thank you, and sent them thank you notes.

If all they had done was send a check, I probably wouldn't have given a gift -- otherwise it gets into a strange "here is a gift in exchange of spending money on me" thing that could be an endless spiral (do they owe you a gift for giving them a gift for spending money on you?).

reese511

just write a thank you note and then give them their gifts at the RD.

DMLJ

I got them some small nice shower type stuff (soap, conditioner, shampoo ect.) and wrote "Thanks for my shower, hope you enjoy yours" in total I spent probably less that 10$ a piece (try tj maxx, loehmanns, home goods ect)

berbm

DMLJ, I love that idea.  Really cute!