Shower Hostess Gifts

I think you should as it does take up time and effort to put these things together. How about a card with... Bottle of wine? Some flowers? A framed photo of your favorite part of the day?

I have never heard of hostees gifts before! My bridesmaids are throwing me on Sunday and my FH Aunt is throwing me one on the 25th. This is so new to me. Ive thrown showers and never receieved anything, which is completely okay with me. I did it because I wanted to!

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This is news to me too! I just threw one for my Maid of Honour (not a shower for being my Maid of Honour, but a bridal shower, I'm her Maid of Honour, and she's mine.. lol..), and I didn't get anything... hmmm... I think I'll get some nice potted plants or something, My mom, FMIL and MOH are all throwing me a shower together

I think it is a nice gesture, they deserve it. I think another good idea is making a edible arrangement... they look really nice and if you make it yourself you save a lot of money.

How to make a edible bouquet:

http://divascancook.blogspot.com/2010/03/edible-fruit-bouquet.html

I always add some chocolate covered strawberries to these. Yum!

My MOH/SIL threw my main bridal shower and she collects Paula Dean cookware so I got her a huge arrangement for her stove top :-) She loved it! My aunt threw my other one and I took her out to dinner and got her flowers and a nice thank you card.

I have never heard of shower hostess gifts either. My mother and I threw my sister her bridal shower two years ago and there weren't any hostess giifts. Maybe a new trend is going to start!?!?!?

I haven't heard of it either, but I think it's a nice gesture and a great idea. I've heard a LOT of people complaining about how much they are "expected" to do when a loved one gets married and how much it costs the wedding party, especially, to partake in a friend's/family member's wedding. A gesture of appreciation goes a long way to show it wasn't just expected and that you are truly thankful for the time, effort, and $ spent for you.

IMO, the more personalized, the better. Something that shows you took the time to think of something the host(ess) would really appreciate.

My 3 aunts just threw us a shower last Sunday. I gave them each a really nice bouquet of assorted flowers (about $16-$17 each)....got the flowers from the florist at our grocery store. They do AMAZING arrangements. The wine idea is also one I considered and think is also a great idea...I have an uncle with a bit of a drinking problem so that was not an option for me. Another idea is taking your mom out to lunch as a thank you...or some small outing that you 2 can enjoy together before all of the craziness of wedding planning kicks into high gear. I'm sure your mom would really enjoy some special time with her daughter.

I was told your mom or FMIL are NOT supposed to throw you a shower as it is asking for gifts for your kids. And for my 1st shower I had 6 hosts (all were family friends) I gave all a bottle of wine in a carrier that said THANK YOU written down the side. It was also tied with a thank you card that was pre-made & printed with my & my FH's name on the business size card. My 2nd shower, there were 7 hostess' & they were given a candle in a gift bag. We did Christmas Ornaments for the "Ornament Party" that was thrown for us. All of the ornaments were from our local university w/ the university name on them. I had another party thrown by a few of my graduating class friends. They were all given a bottle of wine & a wine "sippy cup".My luncheon is next w/ 2 hosts & they'll be given wine as well. Our last party there are 4 hostess' & we're doing monogrammed cheese cutting boards with a monogrammed cheese spreader. They're really cute. Its up to u, but I hear it's an etiquette.