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At a complete loss as to what to get my girls...
HELP!!!! I am an awful gift giver...birthday's and holiday gifts are hard for me to figure out as well. However, I want to get my girls something exceptional that really means a lot to them. Jewelry for the day of isn't as appealing to me because it's so standard. I also thought of getting them personalized hangers for their dresses, but my mom thinks that they would just get shoved in a closet and not be appreciated later.
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I just don't know what I want to get them to make an impact on them so they know how thankful I am for all their hard work, without coming across cheap or cliche. Thoughts?
The Future Mrs. Crain
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Re: At a complete loss as to what to get my girls...
1. pay for their hair and makeup for the day of the wedding
2. clutches that they can use again
3. jewelry to wear with bmaid dress
4. mongramed bathrobes (they can wear them getting ready for the wedding)
Let me know if you have any other ideas!!!!
THe problem with Tracy's first suggestion is that if you're requiring them to have their hair and make-up done then you should be paying for it anyway,a nd if you're not then it's really more a gift for you than for them
However you could get them gift certificates to a spa, or put together baskets of things that you know they like - if one girl really likes movies, put together a movie basket with popcorn, a dvd, comfy slippers to watch the movies in, candy, soda, maybe a gift cert for 2 movie tickets, etc. and another girl really likes reading put in a book you know she wants, a bookmark, a booklight, gift cert to bookstore, etc. I"m getting each of my girls diff colored pashminas, because i know they all LOVE pashminas and so i'm choosing colors that i know they'll each like.
one thing about getting them things for the wedding day is that it ends up looking like you're trying to get them to match (jewelry/clutches) and care more about that then you do about thanking them and getting them something for themselves.
good luck!
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Clutch purses - purses are very personal so can be a bit difficult to buy something like that.
Spa gift certs are good but sometimes it is nice for them to have something to remember things by. I like the idea of monogrammed bathrobes. and slipping a spa gift card in the bereast pocket is a nice touch - can be lesser denomination - who doesn't like an extra $25 to bump up a half an hour massage to a full hour, or add parafinto their pedicure.
This is one thing I do: I think of three words that describe each BM individually - i.e. modern, fashionista, hepburn. Then i purchased something that reflected them by the words. No one says you have to get them all the same gift, just keeping it in the same quality/value area to help decrease jealousy - if you have to worry about that lol.
Hope that helps
I got my girls their favorite bath and body scent..of course they will use it on the wedding day and make them feel great...but its something all my bridesmaids love and will use outside the wedding...hope this helps!
Oh and to add to that they are having a sale on the "classic scents" for 3! Thats good for any budget!