Bridal Party Gifts #desperateforhelp

The best tip I've heard is gift them something personal, shop for them like it is their birthday. Their gifts don't have to match. You could get them gift cards to their favorite places, a massage, or mani/pedis. Just don't gift them anything that is involved with your wedding or anything that says bridesmaid. If it is involved with your wedding, then it isn't really a gift FOR them, and most girls don't want something that says bridesmaid because they won't want to use it after the wedding. However, for my bridal party I will be gifting them matching gifts: a really nice rope handled tote with their monogram, a trendy round beach towel, and a water tumbler with their name on it. MOH will also get a bracelet as an extra thank you. My wedding is in the summer, and all of my girls like going to the beach, so I think they will really like and be able to use their gifts.

I wouldn’t be too obsessed with matching gifts. Gift cards to their fave stores or restaurants with a heartfelt card would work. If you want to sorta match a coworker of mine gave each friend subscription boxes that matched their personalities and I thought that was cute. She said she did Birchbox for the girly girls, and the bark box for the one who loved her dogs, and I think the ring box for a bm that was engaged.

It sounds like individual gifts for each preference may be better in that situation? Since everyone has different taste. I'm gifting each girl a getting ready outfit (I let them pick between a robe, romper, and long PJ shirt), a tote, tumbler, personalized hanger & handwritten letter from me. I'm also going to throw in some little things like mini wine bottles, lotions, bath bombs, etc.

Yes, shop like it's their birthday. They don't have to match. I'm doing general jewelry (not specific to wear to the wedding), wine, wine glass and some other small, personalized gift as well as PJs for pictures (it's for the wedding, so not really a gift, but I'm not monogramming anything so they can wear them again). That all being said, here are some items not on your do-not-get list for you to mix/match for each person: candles, lotions, makeup bag, small tote bag, coffee/hot tea mug, candy, gift cards to where ever they like to shop, DIY spa kit, cozy slippers, nail polish, funny t-shirt (my girls would think it was great), tie if he's into them, dress socks (seems silly, but I've seen it done), etc

I am considering doing more individual gifts too but only because I am planning on having a very small bridal party with just my bff as my moh so I don't really want to do all the stuff with bridesmaid all over it, I might do like a thing or two when I ask her to be my moh but nothing as a wedding gift.

I think that I’m the only person who likes receiving trinket gifts that reminds me of the wedding. I buy my own stuff, & don’t really need/want additional things - plus I’m not in tons of weddings so the wedding trinkets make me remember my friends wedding that I’m in. I think I’m in the minority on this tho.

Hey, there! I was thinking the same thing wondering what to get for my Bride Tribes. I didn't think about gift cards at all. I wanted to do robes, bags to carry and cups customized with their names on it. Keep me informed with ideas.

Matching gifts are really not the best anyway. I would go with something individual. Or even a gift card for everyone, but give the makeup girl one to Sephora, the movie buff one for a theater near them, the foodie a nice restaurant one, a massage gc for the high stress job, etc. I would much prefer to receive something like that than a wine glass or plastic tumbler with "bridesmaid" all over it. A gift shouldn't really have anything to do with the giver (like your wedding date, etc), it should be about the person receiving the gift!

Sorry, maybe I should have clarified that when I mentioned personalizing the gifts, it would be with their literal name or initials. I'm not putting "bridesmaid" or my wedding date on anything because I want it to be something that they'll actually use...not something that will sit in a cupboard or a closet for a year until they don't feel bad about throwing it out anymore. I know some people love those things, but it just wouldn't fit my crowd.

I do love the gift card idea, but in my area, gift cards are considered extremely impersonal, and should only be an add-on to a real gift. I thought about getting mugs with quotes or memes from shows they like, then filling it up with candy...but is that too cheap?

I could add on a gift card with the mug, but then what do I get? I'm the makeup person of my friends, so no one else would use a Sephora gift card or other shopping gift card, nobody is really a movie theater person, only about half of them are coffee drinkers, one lives literally in the middle of nowhere and the only reasonable gift card I could get for her is a Walmart gift card and that's still an hour away from her. I thought maybe Target or Walmart gift cards so that they can use it for whatever they want...but is that too impersonal?

Tamika, I feel your pain!

If you were to buy these people a Christmas or birthday present, what would you get them? Get them that. And gift cards are totally acceptable. Pair it with a small gift and a heartfelt card and you are good.

I didn't do matching gifts for my bridal party. I got them something personal that they would enjoy.

I went to bath and body works and Victoria's secrets semi annual sales and purchase for the bridesmaids. I put their gifts in keepsake boxes similar to the box in the picture.

I'm doing something personal for my bridesmaid. (I only have 2) I may purchase a nice bottle of wine for one since I know she loves wine. I'm just going to treat it like it's their birthday.

Here are some of my inspiration photos! I didn't do a proposal box so want to do the gifting great! I also hope to rent an Airbnb for us all to stay at for the last few nights and have a breakfast bar, spa day, etc! Plus day-of shirts, hangers, etc!

I got my girls a compact mirror, a scarf they can wear at wedding if they choose and chap stick that says bridesmaid on it. The mirror has a butterfly and their name. My mom passed away but loved butterflies.

I personally don’t like the advice of shop for them as you’re shopping for their birthday. I buy my friends cute clothes or handbags. This I wouldn’t buy for them as a bridal party. I like personalized things better. I proposed to them and gave them all a make up bag with their name, inside it has their roles which was a way for them to always remember my wedding without being outside of the bag.
Beisdes jewelry and some make up I bought personalized travel tags with their names. Some people don’t like the uniformity of presents but I was able to find things they all like and enjoy without gifting them all something different.

I'm getting each of my girls a trendy leather or jean jacket with custom white flower vinyl design on the back. So they can wear it for our group pics, and then have a cute jacket they can wear any day, since it's not specific to the wedding! I'm even learning to do it myself, so it's fairly inexpensive too!

View Quoted Comment Thank you for all of the ideas!! I really like the monogrammed tote filled with goodies!!