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Expert June 2019

Brides-people Gifts: What are you giving to your bridesmaids?

thisismrsb, on May 2, 2019 at 1:28 PM Posted in Planning 0 23
I'm getting married on June 23rd. I have 1 Matron of Honor, 9 Bridesmaids and 1 Bridesman. There aren't as many gift ideas out there for bridesmen as there are for bridesmaids. I did my best to find items that fit the following requirements:

1) I decided that my gifts would be as gender neutral as possible. If something is a little too feminine for him, he can always share it with his girlfriend.
2) No clothing items. I am a plus sized bride myself and I have girls of all different sizes, including my sister who just gave birth last week, and a man in my bridal party. I don't want anyone to feel uncomfortable, especially since I, myself, have body image issues. I'm just going to tell everyone to wear black leggings and a button down shirt to get ready in.

So far, I bought ten of these tote bags in navy and one in white with powder blue embroidered initials.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/645437195/personalised-bag-tote-bag-bridesmaid

I also want to get ten of these tumblers from Tervis in indigo and one in white.
https://www.tervis.com/stainless-steel-tumbler-iridescent-1312259m.html

For the children, one of my bridesmaids is designing and drawing a coloring book with a Jewish wedding theme. There are so many wedding themed coloring books out there, but next to nothing for Jewish weddings. So I offered to pay her $50 plus the cost of materials. She's already working on the rough drafts and they're looking good!

Do any of you have men in your bridal party that aren't groomsmen? How are you handling buying your Brides-People gifts? I wanna see your ideas! ❤

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Latest activity by thisismrsb, on May 11, 2019 at 12:22 AM
  • K
    Expert February 2020
    Kristina ·
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    Those are cute ideas. I definitely want to get them totes, but I was thinking a nice piece of jewelry to each of their tastes, so they can wear it for the wedding if they want but then after as well. I am also paying for their hair and makeup the day of, which they are all excited about Smiley smile

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  • Sara
    Super October 2019
    Sara ·
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    I have all girls in my party, and as of now I'm planning to get them flannel button downs to wear while getting ready, swell water bottles, a couple small things like snacks, nail polish, etc, and putting it all into a backpack tote I'm sewing. FH has only thought a little about what he's getting his guys, but I think they'll end up with custom flasks, ties, socks, and I'll sew them dopp kits to hold it all.

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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    We have mixed genders on both sides and some bridal party members who don't necessarily fit into gender roles. We haven't started picking gifts yet, but we plan to follow the "shop like it's their birthday" rule and get things that are specific to each person. The ultra-feminine women on either side will likely get a personalized tote bag and a gift card that's specific to their interests, my more masculine bridesmaid is a tattoo artist and I'm planning to get her a nice carrying case for her sketch books, etc.

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  • Future Mrs. K
    VIP June 2019
    Future Mrs. K ·
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    Date twin! I have all girls in my party. I already gave them their getting ready outfit, a candle, lotion, a face mask, and nail polish when I asked them to be in the wedding party. I am also giving them all a necklace (each personal to them and not for the wedding) either at the rehearsal dinner or the morning of when we are getting ready. I'm also providing catered brunch and mimosas in the bridal suite for them. My MOH has been amazing throughout my engagement and wedding planning and has really gone above and beyond so I am also paying for her mani/pedi for the shower and wedding and her hair and makeup for the wedding too. I love all my girls but she has really done way more than she needed to and has picked up the slack of a lot of the other girls. FH is giving his guys Yeti lowball ramblers. We are giving our parents hand written cards and inside we are going to let them know that we are ordering them all personalized photo albums once we get our pictures back as a thank you for all they have done. We also bought both of our mothers dresses for the wedding. I am also having my two grandmothers as my flower girls so I am trying to think of something to get them as well. I'm also giving my FH cufflinks as a day-of gift that are made out of a real baseball that was used in the World Series and most likely tickets to a Red Sox game with them.

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  • Ali
    Devoted August 2019
    Ali ·
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    We are doing robes for all the girls and a make up bag with a personalized message on the inside.
    They are getting dunks giftcards some bath and body works stuff in there bags and a piece of jewelry that fits each of them
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  • Mandi
    Master October 2020
    Mandi ·
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    Cute tervis!
    I'm doing embroidered totes and engraved insulated wine tumblers.
    Probably earrings.
    Maybe a necklace?

    Water bottles and nail polish for bachlorette party.

    We have a female usher, so I'm not sure what we're doing for her yet.
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  • Jennifer
    Expert October 2019
    Jennifer ·
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    I only have one attendant. I bought her dress, which she's enthusiastic about being able to wear again. I'm contemplating getting us both nice robes for the morning of, and I'm thinking about getting her a gift card for a massage. The problem is, we live in different states. But I want to give her something other than what she'll need or use on the day. So I'm still thinking.

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  • 2d Bride
    Champion October 2009
    2d Bride ·
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    I gave Swiss army knives to both our MOH and our "dude of honor." They worked for either gender, and both of them loved the gifts.

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  • thisismrsb
    Expert June 2019
    thisismrsb ·
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    That's awesome!
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  • thisismrsb
    Expert June 2019
    thisismrsb ·
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    I almost forgot! I'm giving everyone these Lokai Bracelets!

    We went to our jeweler last fall to get my ring resized, when I came across a Lokai display. I'd never heard of the company before, but I learned that they represented balance. Our Jewler was selling them for only $2 each (the original price is listed at $18 on the Lokai website. It was a time when I really needed balance in my life. I loved what they represented, so I convinced FH to buy us a pair. We wear them all the time!

    I later contacted the jewelers and arranged to buy the rest of their stock. Eleven bracelets; one for each brides-person and one extra that I'm thinking of giving to my bridesman's girlfriend. She is also a good friend of mine, whom I've enlisted as a bridal attendant and will be helping us get ready on the wedding day.

    You can get the Classic Lokai here.
    https://lokai.com/products/classic-bracelet

    For the bride who likes to give back, Lokai donates 10% of their net profits to their charity partners. They also have a collection of designs to represent different charitable causes.

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  • Frankie19
    Dedicated August 2019
    Frankie19 ·
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    I’m getting my bridesmaids jewellery boxes and pandora items (a charm for my sister who has a bracelet and earrings that match the charm for my cousin). And maybe a bottle of wine, not sure yet.

    I wanted to get my bridesman something equally “nice” but he’s not a big drinker, into sports and I don’t think uses cuff links (so a lot of the generic “groomsmen” gifts were out!) I’m thinking of getting him a really nice pen engraved with a quote from the musical we “bonded” over when we first met in acting school. And a leather journal (he’s a writer). Then maybe a few little geeky “toys” relating to things I know he likes and inside jokes.

    My whole bridal party party is coming from the US to Australia (where I live) for the wedding so I had to think of little things that will be easy to take home.
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  • M
    Super June 2019
    Mary ·
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    We are shopping for our wedding party as individuals. I don't like the cutesy stuff that says "bridesmaid" or anything like that. They will never use that type of stuff again. So we are shopping like it's a birthday.
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  • thisismrsb
    Expert June 2019
    thisismrsb ·
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    The tote bags arrived last night and they're gorgeous!!!
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  • Becca
    Expert July 2019
    Becca ·
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    I am getting all of my bridesmaids personalized passport covers. Our wedding is travel themed, so I thought this would be perfect! Plus, you can tailor each one to each of your attendants.

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  • Lori
    Savvy January 2020
    Lori ·
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    Brides men are definitely harder to shop for! I am trying to fit to his personality.
    He loves candles and I found this on Etsy. They offer a variety of scents and I went with peach Prosecco which smells wonderful!
    I got my whole bridal party tote bags I’ll personalize with my cricut. For him I got a cooler I’ll personalize and fill with liquor since he’s a partier.
    The last thing is I found the personalized flask on Etsy too. It’s fun, memorable and fits his personality to a tee.
    Just some ideas because it is a little harder than your norm.

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  • Samantha
    Super August 2019
    Samantha ·
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    Small wedding parties - 1 BM, 1 MOH and 1 Maid.
    Everything I found was rather inexpensive, the most expensive things being their special extras but they’ll be spending the week with us so I though it would be a nice thank you.

    It’s a destination wedding, travel themed, so we’re putting together custom (their names with role) welcome bags -from Zazzle- including a mix of snacks, water, personal passport covers that will hold a thank you note, funny sunglasses and fun travel toiletries (like lip gloss, hangover sheet masks, lotion, sunscreen).

    Extra for my girls - getting ready pj shorts set with the shirt being our bach shirt, and a TSA wine kit with sparkling mimosa mix.

    Extra for his BM - TSA flask kit with whiskey and reusable whiskey rocks.

    I’m trying not spending more than $60 pp. I think that’s more than enough, I hope.

    I attached some pics of the fun stuff we’re putting together.

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  • CDickman
    VIP September 2019
    CDickman ·
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    I may put in a sheet mask and makeup bag as well. But right now I have
    1. Canvas bag using as beach bag
    2 personalized compact mirror
    3. Hand and feet masks
    4. Chapstick with little I do crew bag
    5. Shawl

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  • thisismrsb
    Expert June 2019
    thisismrsb ·
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    Those TSA drink kits are awesome! The "mazal tov" shades are cute.
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  • thisismrsb
    Expert June 2019
    thisismrsb ·
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    I think these are great ideas! Yes, it's definitely harder to shop for a bridesman if you don't want to get him whatever your FH is getting his groomsmen and you don't want to give him something too feminine. You definitely don't want him to feel uncomfortable.
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  • M
    Dedicated July 2019
    Miah ·
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    I got them totes?
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    , bought them their wedding shoes,robes,wallets!!!
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