Gifts for Parents??

najera36 · July 2012

What have some of you given or are giving your parents as gifts? I'm having a really hard time with this and could use any help I can get. TIA!!

em105 · July 2012

So I was really struggling with this and I think we've come up with the answer:

For my mom: Antique hanky with date embroidered on it and a pair of sparkly Toms for dancing

For FMIL: Same hanky plus a charm for a charm bracelet she's had for years

For my father's wife (we're not close): Same hanky ('cause I'm polite) and a cute/classy business card case (she gives out business cards frequently)

For my father and FFIL: monogrammed letter openers. no wedding date, etc, but we realized they both use butter knives to open letters and thought adding their initials would be a thoughtful, classy touch.

We took a 5 hour hike today and FINALLY figured this out by just talking it over.

jacquiroxx · July 2012

We're making them nice albums after the wedding.

celticmyss · July 2012

My dad is getting a clock that is a nautical map etched into wood. He is both a sailor and a woodworker so it's perfect.

I wanted to get my mom a bottle of perfume but I am not positive what she likes so I am getting her an Ulta giftcard so she can buy a bottle.

Parents and siblings will all get a photo album after the wedding, possibly as part of their Xmas gift. I also want to give my dad a picture of us together at the wedding framed along side a picture of us together when I was a flower girl ages ago.

ETA: FH's mother passed away less than a year ago and he doesn't have a relationship with his father. He is invited to the wedding but hasn't been involved at all so we're not planning on getting him a special day of gift.

lbarr088 · July 2012

We are thinking of doing frames for the parents and then I will most likely write a sappy note with each one with full intentions of making them cry in public at the rehearsal dinner

dawnie204 · July 2012

We are getting them both photo albums post wedding. At the rehearsal dinner we are having them open a picture frame with a note inside about the album to come. That way they have something to open too.

irshdancr5500 · August 2012

I made photobooks that are about half pictures of FI & me through childhood and half engagement pictures, so each set of parents will get one of those. They're also each getting a pretty 5x7 frame that we'll give them a picture for once we get the pics back. We'll also give his parents a $50 gift card to Bass Pro Shop (they're very outdoorsy) and my parents a $50 gift card to a nice restaurant.

LDamiani · August 2012

We got both parents' wedding albums from the photographer and I bought a cute picture frame from personlization mall for each of them. We are also giving them a giftcard for dinner at their favorite restaurants!

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