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Gift Ideas for your wedding attendants.

Submitted by Catherine White

Whether you have no idea what to get your attendants or are on a tight budget, there are plenty of great ideas out there for gifts that you can present to them as a ˇ§thank youˇ¨ for helping you plan and participate in your special day. As you make your decisions, remember their personal tastes and style. You may even decide to get each person a different gift to reflect his or her interests. You could also even personalize the gift wrapping, such as wrapping a gift in a map for your traveler friend.

Some gift ideas for bridesmaids include:

 Monogrammed stationary
 Monogrammed robes
 Bathroom slippers to wear the wedding night
 Gift baskets filled with candies, creams, and scented soaps
 
Jewelry to coordinate with the bridesmaids dresses and to wear afterwards
 
Nice Jewelry Boxes to place jewelry or another gift into  Picture Frames with an old picture of the bride and bridesmaid, or a photo album of the two growing up
 Personalized CDs with their favorite songs
 Gift certificates to a day spa or their favorite store
 Nightshirts or pajamas
 Scented candles
 Books about bridesmaids or friends
 Tote bags or purses
 Handkerchiefs
 Engraved
Compact Mirrors

 Watches
 Champagne flutes

For groomsmen:

 Beer steins
 Money Clips
 Desk Clock
s
 Hats embroidered with their favorite team
 Cuff links
 
Personalized Travel Sets
 Magazine subscriptions
 Watches or
Pocket Watches

 Personalized golf balls
 Locking pocketknife
 Gift certificates to a restaurant of their favorite store
 Engraved Flasks, lighters, or cigar holders
 Pen sets
 Beverage holder
 Tickets to a concert
 Monogrammed duffel bags
 
Wooden CD Holder Box
 Cocktail Shaker
 

For the flower girl:

 Porcelain bride doll or Barbie
 
Pearl Jewelry Set
 
Jewelry box
 Gold chain with heart locket
 
Teddy Bear
 
Tiara

For the ring bearer:

 Watch
 Train Bank
 Miniature beer mug
 Money bank
 Disney videos

Resources:
 
Bridesmaids and Groomsmen, Getting to know one another
Choosing your bridal party
Can my bridesmaids wear black?
Dismissing a Bridesmaid or other attendant
Do we send invitations to the people in our wedding party?
Do you have a suggestion of a fun, inexpensive way to ask them to be in my
Down the aisle: Who walks with the bride?
Eight Tips for Drafting a Great Team!
Fun and unique ways to ask my friends to be by my side in my wedding
Gift Ideas for your wedding attendants
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MOH: Tending to the Bride on the Big Day
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MOH: Advice: I have been asked to be Matron of Honor, there is also a Maid of Honor.  Please advise me as to the logistics in the processional/recessional order for the both of us
MOH: Advice: Long Distance Maid of Honor
MOH: Advice: WHO COULD BE A MAID OF HONOR?  ALSO, HOW MANY MAID OF HONOR COULD YOU HAVE AT YOUR WEDDING?
MOH: Advice: Is there a kosher way of letting her down? if I agree to follow through, while letting her know my concerns both financially and time commitment wise, is there an etiquette in letting others (friends, family, bridal party, etc.) know that I will NOT be paying for everything
MOH: Advice: What do you call a guy that stands in as your maid of honor?
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MOH: Advice: my best friend is getting married and has asked me to be her maid of honor, what can I wear and what are all my duties?
MOH: Advice: I am matron of honor, I would like to give a very nice speech instead of making no sense and embarrassing my self
  MOH: Advice: Do you have any suggestions on poems, verses, jokes, etc. that would help me start and end this speech? 
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  MOH: Advice: Mother as matron of honor
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