Mother of the Bride/groom gifts?

I'm thinking of doing embroidered handkerchiefs that I am going to personalize with a message. I also thought about a watercolor picture made of one of our engagement photos as a gift! The picture would be a nice gift that is also functional (wall art), and will be a nice reminder of the memories!

Honestly, both our moms are getting coffee mugs that say mother of the bride in their favorite color. They both drink coffee/tea and it’s something they’ll use often. Neither one is super sentimental or emotional so they’re not going to use a handkerchief or wear jewelry that says MOB. After the wedding, they’ll eventually get a framed photo.

We opted to promise framed photos/albums after we got our wedding photos back. Neither of our parents are really "stuff" people, and I knew neither mom would ever use any of the traditional gifts, same for the dads.

You could do a really cute picture frame with a picture of you and her in it. You could also put together a basket of items that she might like (candles, a wine glass, gift card for her favorite restaurant, etc). Otherwise, an engraved keychain, or canvas print, or even pick out a gift for her like it's her birthday.

I made my mom a collage that was shaped like a heart. It included photos of my family from when I was a baby until now. For my mother-in-law we gave her a framed engagement photo. We had our engagement photos taken at the state park get got engaged at and she was a park ranger at for 19 years. The photo was taken in front of the tree she planted there in honor of her father.

I like the handkerchief idea, but now I’m stuck with what to put on them...

I made my mother and FMIL a cute beach bag that just said “Mother of the Bride/Groom” I made them a wine glass cause they don’t drink coffee. I was going to do a picture frame as well from a photo of us at the shower.

It is not traditional to give your parents a gift on your wedding day. Your parents are expected to gi e you the newlyweds gifts for your wedding. Mother's Day, Father's Day, their birthdays, their anniversary ( or if they get married), and any religious holiday, are the usual times to give gifts. I know many websites and ads, and things to do lists, list getting parents gifts, getting siblings gifts, doing proposal gifts, buying getting ready gifts and such, but those are added to make a profit for sellers of goods. None are traditional/ usual for weddings. ... After the wedding, it is traditional to give nice framed photos, albums, or other keepsakes from the wedding. 🙂 You can give a gift to anyone, but don't let the wedding industry bankrupt you giving unnessessary gifts, when you have no overwhelming wish to do so.

We are doing personalized Starbucks cups and also got them ring dishes that say Mother of Bride/Groom with the date.

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That is also my dilemma because you don't want it to be too cookie cutter! I thought about a sweet blurb thanking his mom for welcoming me into her family and being a second mom to me. For my mom, I'm thanking her for being my biggest supporter and forever friend.

I got my parents photo frames that say "today a bride, tomorrow a wife, forever your little girl." And got a similar one for my husband's parents "today a groom, tomorrow a husband, forever your son." I got them off of etsy. And then with the frame we also included a gift card to their favorite restaurant and a sweet handwritten thank you note thanking them for all that they've done for us.

You can customize something! (Mugs, tumblers, clothes, picture frames) etc

I am getting them kimonos but that's about it...

Daughter gave both us moms embroidered handkerchiefs. Mine was embroidered with something I've said to her since she was a baby; I'm not sure what she had embroidered on MOG's. (And they gave each dad cufflinks that were specifically chosen/designed to reflect something meaningful to them.) However, the most meaningful thing she and SIL gave each of us four parents is that they each wrote each of us a personal note expressing how they feel about us. There is nothing in the world that will ever mean more to me than those notes -- especially the one SIL wrote to me telling me what it's meant to him for me to treat him as my own over the eight years he was in our lives prior to their wedding. Good luck figuring something out!