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Parent Gifts

Red6484Red6484 member
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   My wedding is on March 6th and my fiance and I are having trouble with the gifts for our parents. 
   ~What are some traditional gifts?
   ~What is an average cost/what should they cost?
   ~When are they given to the parents?
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Re: Parent Gifts

  • MnMShawMnMShaw member
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    edited December 2011
    We gave our parents a really sweet card with lots of mushy stuff in it and told them we had a gift coming later.  Then we made photo albums on my publisher of the wedding and gave them to them.  They both LOVED them.
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  • kelseymwkelseymw
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    edited December 2011
    We will give our parents gifts at the rehearsal dinner, along with the gifts for our wedding party. I ordered embroidered handkerchiefs for my mom and FMIL from Etsy. The one for my mom will say "Today a bride, tomorrow a wife, always your daughter." And the one for my FMIL will say "Thank you for raising your son to be the man of my dreams."  I got the idea from a few other brides, and I think it's perfect for my mom and FMIL because they are definitely criers! LOL. We are also going to give a card like the PP with the promise of a wedding photo album. 
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  • karenchris2009karenchris2009 member
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    edited December 2011
    My goal was to make each set of parents a scrapbook of pictures of both of us growing up... but since I bought the stuff 8 months ago and still haven't touched it yet, I'm assuming that won't happen.

    I was wondering what to get our parents as well. My parents are divorced and my dad is not too much of a mushy guy. It's very difficult trying to get them presents!! I love the hankie idea though!!
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  • amandabartlettamandabartlett
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    edited December 2011

    -kelseymw  Where did you get the embroidered handkerchiefs? Did you buy them and then take them to get embroidered? I love the idea! How much did it cost overall?

    Thanks!

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