what is everyone getting for parent gifts?

sarahmarie409 · April 2014

I'm thinking about getting my mom a pretty necklace and a framed picture of us with a nice thank you letter...but i have no idea if she'll like it and I am at a total loss for my dad and step parents...5 weeks to go! what are you guys doing?

ShallowSeas · April 2014

We will probably give framed pictures of the wedding once we get our photos back and a nice 'thank you' letter. We haven't really discussed gifts for parents in detail so we may also throw in something else, like a gift card to a restaurant or something? I'm not really sure.

MrsMack10612 · April 2014

We gave my mom a bottle of home made mead. She absolutely loved it.

We gave my dad a restaurant gift card. My relationship with him has been strange over the years and he wasn't really involved with the wedding. I debated a lot about getting something for just him or something for he and his wife. Since there had already been some "snubbing" issues brought up, I went with the gift card for both.

sarawifenow · April 2014

My mom will be receiving a pre-booked spa day with all the fixings. She has been amazing and deserves it! The wedding is still a little over 6 months away, but she has been a total blessing. FI's mom (who lives out of state) will be getting a gift card to her favorite restaurant.

sarahmarie409 · April 2014

@sarabridesoon I LOVE the idea about a spa day! I had never even thought of that! so perfect!

buddysmom80 · April 2014

I'm having such a hard time with this!!! I know we're giving my parents and his mom a picture from the wedding, but my parents are hard to shop for, they have everything. FMIL likes to collect junk so we might get her a subscription to some random Danbury Mint thing she wants.

When my mom and I were on vacation, we talked about our next vacation (does anyone else do this lol) and she suggested a cruise with the four of us (my parents, FI and I). FI and I kicked around the idea of paying for their rooms for the cruise as a thank you gift and then if they want to upgrade they can pay for that, but I don't know if they would like that or be offended.

pinkshorts27 · April 2014

My parents will want a photo book and framed picture. We are also getting them a night out as an "apology" for stealing their anniversary. Hand written note included.

ETA: apology dinner is sort of a running joke right now.

Peaseblossom55 · April 2014

We will each get our parents a photo frame and of course will give them a nice picture from the wedding of us to put in. We will also get them a photo album.

I think we need to add something a bit more to it though and we may add on restaurant gift cards.

winelover123 · April 2014

We didn't get our parents gifts. Honestly, they didn't want anything and we couldn't think of anything to get them. We bought them albums after the wedding and a framed picture.

KGold80 · April 2014

I think we will give our parents handwritten letters to thank them for their love and support. I think they'd rather have a really cool souvenir from our honeymoon in Mexico (handmade pottery or something like that) rather than some random gift. They will also be gifted photo albums once we get our pictures back.

livedeliberate · April 2014

I'm getting my mom one of those Origami Owl lockets. I'm getting 4 birthstones - mine, my fiance's, my brother's, and his fiance's. I'm also doing a few other random stones. I also plan on writing a letter telling me how much she means to me, etc.

Edited - spelling

emmyg65 · April 2014

We got my parents a gift certificate to their favorite restaurant, and I included a heartfelt letter of thanks because they did a ton of set-up for us. We did the same for his father and stepmother because they let us host our wedding at their house. We didn't get anything for his mother (they have a different relationship, and there was nothing to thank her for).

mimiphin · April 2014

We aren't giving out parent gifts

mrsbuzzlightyear · April 2014

I'm knitting his parents a blanket and writing them a letter, and... I have no idea what we're getting my mom. Maybe also a blanket. I have a lot of free time to do that in.

kitty8403 · April 2014

Oh dear. Are parent gifts a thing? I have ushers and wedding party members on my gift list, and FI I suppose (although I kind of think that's weird) and was just going to do flowers for the moms to wear.

crunchymamaof2 · April 2014

Being invited was gift enough. They didn't deserve parent gifts for raising me...because they didn't. My grandparents, in laws, and aunt all contributed to the wedding however so we got them photos with nice frames and a heartfelt thank you. Plus I asked my grandfather to walk me down the aisle which about made his entire life

vmj23 · April 2014

I am getting each of our parents a frame like this

https://www.etsy.com/listing/112031115/all-that-we-are-parents-gift?ref=shop_home_active_20

After the wedding I will add a picture to it. I may also make them each a small album on snapfish.

melbelleup · April 2014

We're doing parent photo albums once we get our photos. Until then, they'll get a nice thank you card stating we'll get them albums when they come in.

ETA: Both families are very much into photos though so this fits the book.

mschristie123 · April 2014

We are getting FI's mom and both my parents personalize handkerchiefs for the day of. We are also planning on individually writing heartfelt letters and giving them to our parents. And then once our pictures are ordered, we will be gifting them with frames and a coffee table book.

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