Gifts..

[Deleted User] · October 2010

I just realized I have no idea if it's in proper etiquette to buy our parents gifts?

We'll probably get them something, as each set is very generously paying for the third of the wedding, but if it is normal to get them gifts, how big?

Thaanks!

Loopyseven · October 2010

We brought them back something we thought they'd like from our honeymoon. Nothing beforehand - but they didn't pay either.

salt78 · October 2010

I bought my father and stepmom one of those romantic dinner packages where they had a special private dinner on the beach at the resort where we got married. I got my mom a spa package there.

ekilzer1 · October 2010

We are planning on getting small gifts for each of the parents to give them at the RD (we are thinking cuff links for the Dad's.... not sure what we will do for the Mom's yet) and then will be giving them nice bound albums as Christmas gifts (Christmas is only a month after our wedding).

Beachy730 · October 2010

We have my parents and MIL both nice silver albums to use for their wedding pics. We gave them out at the RD, and we didn't get any albums from our photographer.
My parents paid for a majority of our wedding, so we got them really nice gifts that we gave to them the morning of the RD. We wanted to give them something special, but didn't want MIL to feel bad that she wasn't able to contribute. We got my dad a really nice engraved money clip because his old one broke and he was using a cheap one. And we got my mom a really nice gold and amethyst bracelet.

mgietler76 · October 2010

I'm not planning on getting gifts for either set, but none of the parents are paying or are really actively involved in anything wedding related so I don't see the point.

MissOwl · October 2010

If they are paying for or contributing to your wedding financially, then you should definitely buy them a nice gift. It is often presented at the rehearsal dinner. If they are not contributing, you should honor them verbally at the RD or the reception for helping to raise you, but no gift is needed.

marissa_claire · October 2010

I think you should get them something either way, even if it's small. We got our P's giftcards to their favorite restaurant and a Christmas ornament commemorating the day.

iamjoesgurl · October 2010

We did nice wedding albums for each of the parents. We presented the albums at the RD with the promise to fill each album with the pictures of their chosing. They each contributed a little bit toward the wedding but we paid for the majority of it.

I think it is nice to thank each person who is involved in the wedding and give them a gift. I also gave gifts to my friends who were not involved in the wedding itself but they helped with decorating as a way to thank them.

Bridgebo117 · October 2010

My friends just did something super cute for their parents for their wedding gifts... they went around parks and the city and stuff and took pictures of things in nature that looked like the letters of their families last names, and then put it together in a frame... for example, if the last name was "smith" they took a picture of an "S" shaped thing, an "M" shaped thing...yadda yadda... a little tedious, but they sepia toned them all and put them in nice frames. It was a DIY sentimental project... and fairly cheap.... kind of a cute idea perhaps...

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