When is everyone giving their bridal party/parents their gifts?

stephu7387 · July 2010

I was just at a rehearsal dinner where the Bride and Groom gave their parents their gifts infront of everyone during their thank-you toast. It was cute, but I couldn't imagine passing out gifts for our parents, wedding party, flower girls, ring bearers etc. It seems like it would turn into a big santa-like thing. Should my FI give his groomsmen their gifts and me my bride's maids, or should we do it together? I was also thinking of having them put in the hotel rooms when the OOT bags are put in the rooms, but I'm afraid of one not making it to the right room or getting lost... so.... I was wondering what everyone else is going to do??????

angel2210 · July 2010

We're giving ours at the rehearsal dinner, but I think we'll give them to them seperately/privately.

danieliza1127 · July 2010

We gave them to the wedding party at the rehearsal dinner. We gave our parents wedding pictures after the wedding.

waltzingmatilda13 · July 2010

I think it's pretty common to hand out the gifts at the RD. We both took a moment to say something about each person and how much they meant to us before handing them their gift.

Beachy730 · July 2010

We will do the WP gifts at the RD. I've seen it where everyone gets their gift at once wherever they are sitting, and opens them at once. And I've seen where the girls open theirs then the guys. We will probably have all the girls open theirs together, then the guys, or opposite. For the parents, we bought my parents and his mom nice wedding photo albums to put their pictures in (we aren't getting any albums from the photographer) so we will give them both their albums at the RD. We also got my parents really nice TY gifts since they are paying for most of the wedding, including the shower and RD. But we are going to give them these gifts in private.

parker624 · July 2010

We are having a huge rehearsal dinner with all OOTers, so I don't think I want to give my bridal party their gifts in front of everyone. I will probably do it right after the rehearsal dinner, or at the rehearsal itself (we are doing the rehearsal on Friday, the RD is Saturday night, and our wedding is Sunday night, since we're having a traditional Jewish wedding)

wenawinter · July 2010

We will give our WP gifts at the rehearsal dinner. Not sure we are giving the parents gifts, as they aren't really contributing to the wedding. We may just give them albums after the wedding.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · July 2010

It seems awkward to give them out at the RD, to me, because we're inviting OOT guests, so not everyone would get something. And then there would be the inevitable comparison going on. I'm giving my BMs their gifts the day before (actually, part of their gift is a day at the spa, which will be the day before the wedding). Parents I'll likely do in private. FI can do it however he wants.

[Deleted User] · July 2010

We handed out our gifts at the RD

stephu7387 · July 2010

Thanks guys!!! I think I will do it at the rehearsal dinner, but the WP ones afterwards instead of in front of everyone

Maybe just the parent's during the toast since both of our families have contributed so much to the wedding and I'd like everyone to know how much we appreciate what they've done for us

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