Officiant gifts........any suggestions?

I was unaware you had to get them something?!

So happy you said that, Kirst. I was thinking the same thing! This is a different situation than mine seeing as Patrice knows her officiant well and is not being charged, but I'm already paying my guy upwards of $500. I'm not planning on giving him any additional gifts.

From what i understand from google lol, if they are charging you then there is no additional gift. But if they are not charging then a small gift or donation is warranted.

But yes, she has come to my baby showers, birthdays and vice versa so i def want to get her something just dont know what ;o( i shouldve caught the bath and bodyworks 75% off sale and made her a basket but i just thought og that as i am typing lol

If you are paying your officiant or making a donation to their church, then as far as I know you don't need to get another gift for them.

Patience J.-if she has known you for a long time, then she is more than an officant. She is what my family would call an "Aunt". You can get her something like jewelry to wear for the wedding day, so that every time she wears it she thinks of your day and her part in making it happen. Or a hankie with a message to her (exclusively weddings and other sites have ones you can put personal messages on) so that if she tears up at the wedding, she has something nice to use if the photog takes a picture. Is she religious? Maybe a new bible with an inscription.

Hope these ideas help.

Those are really good ideas! Thank you! Im going to look into the hankie. I have extra jewelry sets so maybe ill give her that and a hankie.

True, it is not necessary to give a gift, but since she is a family friend it's a nice gesture. I am giving my Pastor a $100 donation and a hat of his favorite team.

Our pastor is not asking for a donation,but we are thinking of gving between

$ 100.00 to $150.00. Everyone could use a little mooola. I love the hankie idea.

A Willow Tree Angel with an appropriate title would be nice, too...

Great question! My FH pastor when he was growing up is traveling 8 hours to officiate our wedding. FFIL already offered to cover his travel expenses, but I really want to do something to show our appreciation.

We have a family friend as our officiant. He offered to marry us for free as long as we feed him! Haha. However, we will be giving him a card with money as a thank you. However, if I was paying someone to do it, I would not give them a gift, but maybe a card. It is a special thing for someone to do, even if you do pay them.

Ok im paying mine so no gift but now for another question...obviously not in your case Patrice but for everyone else, will the officiant go on their merry way after the ceremony?? I didnt even think about inviting them to stay for reception....what are you doing?

@ Kirst, I will be having mine stay. I have seen many people invite their officiant, it is certainly a nice gesture. I personally feel like what the officiant does for the bride and groom is very special and important and they should be able to be a part of the celebration as well. It is completely up to you and your FH though! Do what feels right!

My uncle officiated our wedding and refused to be paid, so we got him a $50 gift certificate to a great restaurant (one we know he and my aunt like, but that they don't go to very often because of the cost). After all, without him there wouldn't BE a wedding

I think my parents also gave him some cash, that he refused to take. It was kind of humorous, I think it went back and forth between them like 10 times that night. My parents would slip it into his jacket which was hanging on the back of his chair, and then he would sneak it into my mom's bag when she was looking the other way.

We are giving our pastor $100 donation and $200 donation to our church neither has been asked for.

I'm not getting ours anything. We don't know her and we are paying her. But if it was a volunteer thing or someone I knew then I might.

Hey, for anyone looking for officiant gifts.. i just ordered an embroided hankercheif that came with a note from The KeepSake for $19.99

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and Mugs that say "Prayer Changes Everything" frm LTD Commodities for $5.95

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Our officiant has become a great friend of ours over the years. He doesn't charge anything so we are giving a donation of $150 to the church and $100 gift card to the pga superstore since he's a hardcore golf fan. We were able to cut corners and save a lot on our wedding so we had the extra funds to give him a generous gift. Golf is an expensive sport so I'm hoping the gift card will be helpful.

View Quoted Comment What did you end up doing? My in driving 13 hours round trip and just had back surgery really want to do something for him.