Bridesmaid and Groomsmen Gifts

Clothing (including getting ready pjs), shoes, jewelry, hair and makeup, lodging/transportation are all props for you for your wedding and pictures and they are not gifts for them. Yes you need to give something as a thank you gift for each individual who is spending money and time to attend and participate in your wedding. The same applies to proposal gifts which are a social media trend which pressures them to say yes on the spot without consideration if they can or want to be a bridesmaid (or groomsman), not actual gifts for them. If you must buy them something, take them for coffee and call it a day.


The best gifts are when you take their everyday non wedding related interests and hobbies into account and shop as if it is their birthday. Stay away from the cliche gifts that get donated to Goodwill such as anything that has names and titles, jewelry, flasks, tumblers, tote bags, T-shirts and the list goes on.

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First of all, I would like to commend you for paying for your wedding party’s attire and HMU. It is the gracious thing to do when you are requiring them to wear a certain thing and stand in front of others, and tbh I feel like everybody should be doing this! We say it’s an “honor” to be in a wedding party, but I don’t see how they are being honored when they are forced to shell out $ for clothing they are being forced to wear for somebody else’s event. So kudos to you for truly making it a special experience for them! As far as gifts, yes I would still gift them something. But it doesn’t need to be anything extravagant! Just a small something with a heartfelt card would be perfect