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How can I thank them?

jwilsonwcrijwilsonwcri member
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in Rhode Island
My bridal party is going above and beyond to throw FH and I an awesome Jack and Jill Shower. Since we cannot afford a traditional rehearsal dinner I am trying to think of ways to thank them for all they have done. They have all spent so much money and time on this wedding and shower. We have already purchased them gifts but I feel like they deserve more. Any ideas on how to make them feel appreciated with out breaking the bank?
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Re: How can I thank them?

  • melinda478melinda478 member
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Can you do a bridal luncheon just for the girls and then your FI can do something with just the guys?
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  • spesh37spesh37 member
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    edited December 2011
    What a great bridal party you have!  I think a nice dinner or even just drinks and hor' doevres at a Newport restaurant would be really nice.  I think a speech at the wedding from you or your hubby would be really nice too.  I know you said you already gave them all gifts, but maybe you could also present them each with a mini gift bag after the speech?  Something less formal than the traditional bridal party gifts.  In the gift bag you could place perhaps a $50 restaurant gift card or something like a $50 Amazon or eBay gift card.  Do you have any favorite photos of you with each of the bridal party members?  You could get the photo printed and frame it in a nice frame and put that in there too.  (photographs are very sentimental and don't break the bank).  When I wanted to say thank you to someone at a time I did not have much money, I printed up a bunch of photographs throughout the years of her and I.  (We grew up together so I also included photos of us as children)  I put them all in a pretty album.  Many of those photographs she had forgotten about and she cried when she got it.  It was a touching moment  and one, I think, that you couldn't put a price on so it was perfect.Good luck!
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  • bombdiggitydesbombdiggitydes member
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    edited December 2011
    we also ran out of money to do a big RD... so we are throwing a bbq at our house after the rehersal.
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  • glenbride09glenbride09 member
    Seventh Anniversary 10 Comments
    edited December 2011
    i was going to say the say them about the photo thing....that is definately something you can not put a price tag on. You can do a whole album of pics over the years, or you can do a 2 picture frame...1 from growing up years, college etc and the other a blank one for you and her after the wedding. you can make them memory cd's with pics and music with movie maker program....maybe too time consuming until after the wedding. sounds like you have wonderful friends!
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