what are you getting the groom's mom?

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• libby2483 member

  

  January 2013

  We got all of our parents engraved picture frames.  Since we gave the gifts at the rehearsal dinner, we didn't have a wedding picture to put in them.  So, we handwrote our parents letters to put in the frame.  Then, once we got wedding photos back, we gave them those to fill the frame.

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• jna0941

  

  January 2013

  I like the hankerchiefs at this site. 
  
  http://www.etsy.com/search/handmade/weddings?search_submit=&q=white+handkerchief&order=most_relevant&view_type=gallery&ship_to=US&noautofacet=1&page=2
  
  
  

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• Kate61487 member

  

  January 2013

  We got MIL and mom wedding albums from shutterfly.  We told them at the RD that we would be making those for them so they found out about it while the other gifts were being given even though they didn't actually get a physical gift to open.

  

   
  

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• kmmssg mod

  

  January 2013

  As a MOB I'm going to tread carefully here as I really don't want to insult jna0941.  I can't tell you how honestly I mean that.

  
  

  I have 4 girls and a boy.  The one gift I hope not to receive is a hankerchief.  They are something that sits in a drawer and has no purpose whatsoever.  I have never understood why these are marketed and thought to be such a great gift.  What on Earth are you supposed to do with it?   Ladies actually carried hankies 50 or 60 years ago but they don't anymore.  You can call me shallow now.

  
  

  2 of our girls didn't do gifts for the parents which was just fine in our eyes.  My other married DD gave me a sapphire necklace because I really like sapphires.  A necklace is useful and doesn't sit in a drawer.

  
  

  OP - if she wears jewelry fairly often that is a great idea!  If you were buying an extra special bday gift, what would you buy her?  Does she have something that she avidly collects?  If so, a nice piece to add to her collection would be nice too.

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• NYCMercedes member

  

  January 2013

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_what-are-you-getting-the-grooms-mom?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:37Discussion:cd22184e-d8d2-47fa-a259-f065e5d95a4fPost:64b1b35d-bac3-4cce-b8b4-e89e95b0b471">Re: what are you getting the groom's mom?</a>:
  [QUOTE]We got all of our parents engraved picture frames.  Since we gave the gifts at the rehearsal dinner, we didn't have a wedding picture to put in them.  So, we handwrote our parents letters to put in the frame.  Then, once we got wedding photos back, we gave them those to fill the frame.
  Posted by libby2483[/QUOTE]
  
  As a former MOB and now a MOG, this would mean the most to me. Also, I would truly love a Shutterfly album.

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• mlg78 member

  

  January 2013

  While I LOVE what the hanky says, that can easily be written in a card.  Otherwise, it's a sucky gift.  Think about what you're giving your BM...which should be something tailored to what they each individually like.

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• kmmssg mod

  

  January 2013

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_what-are-you-getting-the-grooms-mom?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:37Discussion:cd22184e-d8d2-47fa-a259-f065e5d95a4fPost:3f1d6438-34ea-440d-a786-26de9c548027">Re: what are you getting the groom's mom?</a>:
  [QUOTE]The one gift I hope not to receive is a hankerchief.  They are something that sits in a drawer and has no purpose whatsoever.  I have never understood why these are marketed and thought to be such a great gift.  What on Earth are you supposed to do with it?   Ladies actually carried hankies 50 or 60 years ago but they don't anymore.  This, this, this. That is a cheap, tacky, crappy "gift." Hankies are more useless than a tee shirt with BRIDESMAID on it in rhinestones.  At least that can be worn once! Someone on another board bought one of these for her FLOWER GIRL.  I'm sure that poor kid and her mom smiled, wrote a nice thank-you note...and then tossed it in the trash. The brides bashed me for suggesting it was a lousy gift.  One gushed that it was a charming, sentimental gift, and, "She'll use it in her own wedding someday!"  What the heck for????  Yeah, I'm sure her mom will keep that in a drawer for the next twenty years! Please, get the FMIL a REAL gift that she can TREASURE and ENJOY.  That's the purpose of a present. "It's the thought that counts," is the line that people use when they get a rotten gift, to remind them not to be greedy, and that gifts aren't required.....but we all know that it is, in fact, a rotten gift.
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  </div><div>Dang, I missed that one.  Poor little girl.  That was a terrible choice for her.
  
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• rsfan23 member

  

  January 2013 edited January 2013

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_what-are-you-getting-the-grooms-mom?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:37Discussion:cd22184e-d8d2-47fa-a259-f065e5d95a4fPost:277ec757-7815-494c-9c92-195b4e612416">Re: what are you getting the groom's mom?</a>:
  [QUOTE]....I actually wasn't aware that the bride is supposed to get FMIL something - I'm not buying a separate gift for his mom and he's not buying one for mine. But FI and I are getting each set of parents a photo frame and buying a wedding photo for them.
  Posted by laurelrenee1[/QUOTE]
  
  
  Ditto this poster. My DH got his parents their gift and I was responsible for my parents. Also to OP, your post title is somewhat rude. Wouldn't the groom's mom be your MIL? The title just made me cringe a little.

  

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• petunia1286 member

  

  January 2013

  Thanks for all your posts!  I know I probably don't have to get her something, but I'm getting my mom a spa gift certificiate because she's helping me A LOT.  So I just want to get her something too.  I definitely will not be getting a hankercheif.  Although I appreciate the thought behind it, and maybe someone would frame it or something, that's just not something I'd give or she'd like.  I think I'll either go with a picture frame or jewelry. 

  
  

   And @rsfan23, really?  Come on.  Do you think she's going to read it?  Who cares?  There's always someone who's gotta complain about something silly.

  
  

  Thanks for all your useful posts everyone!

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• beardownbchs member

  

  January 2013

  I think FI and I are getting all the moms (he has a stepmom too) necklaces. We're getting married in Montana and eventually will move there. He proposed to me with a Montana sapphire ring. We thought it would be sweet to give my mom, his mom and his stepmom Montana sapphire necklaces. They'll also be getting albums. 

  
  

  As a PP suggested, buy her something you would get her for her birthday or christmas. It does not have to be wedding related. 

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• LeenieLane member

  

  January 2013

  In Response to Re:what are you getting the groom's mom?:[QUOTE]I like the hankerchiefs at this site.nbsp; <a href="http://www.etsy.com/search/handmade/weddings?search_submitamp;qwhitehandkerchiefamp;ordermost_relevantamp;view_typegalleryamp;ship_toUSamp;noautofacet1amp;page2" rel="nofollow">http://www.etsy.com/search/handmade/weddings?search_submitamp;qwhitehandkerchiefamp;ordermost_relevantamp;view_typegalleryamp;ship_toUSamp;noautofacet1amp;page2</a> Posted by jna0941[/QUOTE]
  
  I literally just teared up instantly! What a beautiful idea! Thanks for sharing that!!

  

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• RWolff member

  

  January 2013

  My FMIL actually showed me a handkercheif for my dad and gushed about how sweet it was. I do embroidery myself, so I was thinking of making one for FMIL myself. I know it's something my dad wouldn't like, but by her reaction, I think it will make my FMIL smile. I'm also taking her and my mom for a mini spa day pre-wedding, though.

  

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