Bridesmaid gift help!!

I'm having a pajama party for my bachelorette and I'm gifting my bridesmaids with customized pajamas. I think anything personalised is a good idea for bridesmaids gifts! Look on etsy!

I’m gifting my girls a bracelet to wear during the wedding that has a personal note on the box! I’m also giving them a can koozie in my accent color to have on the head table with a drink of their choice inside. I have seen people do picture frames with a picture of you and the BM with a special note, drinking glasses. Etsy has so many good ideas even if you don’t order from there!

Makeup service although is very nice (I am paying for my girl’s too) is not necessarily a gift- is something that they’ll “use” for the wedding. Shop like you would for their birthdays. For my MOH (I only have her) in addition to the makeup (which I don’t consider a gift) a made a box with tote bag, water bottle, little tumbler, two sets of jewelry, koosie, and a gift certificate to her favorite nails place. She’s my only one so I could do more than I woulf if I had a large wedding party but I kept in mind her favorite things and personal taste.
Also add a nice thank you note, it’s always appreciated.

IMO - I would be careful with things that day “bridesmaid” or that have initials, although is a common thing to gift they are more props for your getting ready pictures then a gift they’ll use after the wedding. If your friends like to use stuff with monograms then go ahead, but if you’ve never seen that happen before, then refrain from it as they won’t use it ever again.

In addition to jewelry I am considering monogrammed stainless steel glasses/stemless wine glasses. We are having an open bar and may have some top shelf bottles only available to wedding party/ parents of bride and groom and the glasses may also help the bartenders determine who's who. I have also looked into cute tote bags to keep all of their belongings together the day of, and can be reused as a beach/travel bag.

View Quoted Comment I agree with this. Things that say bridesmaid will rarely get used again.

A lot of people here will say that paying for their makeup isn't a gift, but I disagree. A lot of people here have also said that they've appreciated getting their hair and/or makeup paid for over some random trinket. I personally wouldn't be comfortable in a wedding without getting my makeup done, so having it paid for is much appreciated.

That said, I would at least get them something small in addition to the makeup. Maybe a bottle of wine, a pound of nice coffee, something like that. Not too expensive, but you know they'll use and appreciate it.

I caught there shoes on sale for 17.00 so I bought all of their shoes I only have 4 ladies I wI'll also give them there jewlery which will have a small budget as well I payed for make-up but that's because I knew the MUA and got a great deal

I would prefer getting my hair or make up paid for as a BM than a trinket that will end up deep in the closet or in the donate pile. I’m paying for my BMs hair, necklace for the wedding, and a personalized bag filled with small things (face mask, lotion, candy) that I know each of them like.

Im buying their dresses which my wedding is kinda of more informal so we are going with spring summer dresses. Im hoping to find something thats is wore after the wedding. But i know icings or claires have lots of great bridesmaids gift ideas from hair accessories to jewelry and some of the fore mention bridesmaid tshirt. I think its more what is in your budget and what your comfortable with.

I’m paying for the make up day of and also got them robes. The robes I go just say their names and not titles so it’s more personal and not all about me

View Quoted Comment Uhhhh that’s pretty rude. You shouldn’t have some people drinking Patron while the rest are drinking rail.
OP, gifts don’t need to all be the same. Choose something to their tastes. Things to be used to improve your pictures (outfits, hair, glasses for the wedding day, etc) are not gifts.
@starsinwaves, the difference is that if the makeup isn’t paid for by the bride, it’s OPTIONAL. It’s not like the BM is stuck paying for it if they don’t want to.

View Quoted Comment We are going to have 400 guests at our wedding so I think we are being generous to offer free alcohol over a cash bar. A couple bottles of something special for the bride and groom is okay, and it has been done at many weddings I've attended.

I don't have very big of a budget for this, so I'm giving them a spa day stuff.
A soy candle, a bath bomb, hand lotion, an eos lip balm, fancy chocolate bar, a dressing robe (with the whole bridesmaid/maid of honor personailzation) if I can find cheaper than $20 each ones.

If not, instead of a kraft brown paper bag to hold it, I'll put it in flowery canvas tote bags with their first name initial in it and toss in a few face masks too.

Depending on how close I stuck to my budget, I would like to take them all out to brunch the next day too!

Mine will receive lip balm, a candle, and fancy chocolate bars from a local chocolate shop. I opted not to get anything with personalization (other than the candles, which have a thank you message) because I wanted to get something they could use. I may add in a sugar scrub and a hangover kit with mints or gum, pepto or tums, and a mini water bottle, since most are traveling 1+ hours to get here. If they were all local, I wouldn't bother with a hangover kit.

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Thanks so much everyone only thought makeup as a "gift" bc most of my friends that have been in weddings have complained how much money it cost, i thought it was a nice gesture. but def think ill go with something little too, thanks for your help!

The advice I keep seeing is shop as if it were their birthday. Get something that your bridesmaids would like if they got it for any other occasion. A lot of people get personalized gifts - my bridesmaids wouldn't wear anything with their names on it, and I know that so chances are, two of the girls are getting a nice bottle of bourbon, and the other two? I have time to figure it out!

I have 4 BM and they're all getting tote bags in different colors. I got them on sale on the knotshop.com and a robe that isn't monogrammed. I'm getting married at a winery so each girl will get a bottle of her favorite type of wine and a candle in a scent they like. All the gifts will be the same, yet tailored to each person.