What kind of gift are you giving to your bridesmaids?

I don't know for sure but this is what I want to do.

I want to get tote bags or tote style reusable lunch bags and personalize them.

Inside:

A necklace or earrings for them to wear on the wedding day. I want to find something by a local designer so it will be unique. I've seen some really nice pieces at local craft fairs and wedding shows.

a small sewing kit with thread, and safety pins just in case there are any dress related emergencies.

Gum or breath mints

personalized makeup mirrors.

some other goodies that I find between now and then and cards with notes written to them

Like everyone else I did jewelry. It's such a cop out but most women love jewelry. However I absolutely love things special to the area. My sister is giving bridesmaids totes. It's going to be monogrammed, and have some Beach items in it as she is getting married on the beach. Perhaps a beach bag, some sunscreen, maybe a clip on sunglass holder, a visor. Some things along those lines. My friends that have given totes filled it with favorite things. OPI nail polish in a good color that suits, favorite lip balm, a favorite book, a lotion from Bath and Body Works, favorite Yankee candle scent, etc.

One of my friends for a combined gift and bachelorette party took everyone to Six Flags. She paid for everyone to get in and they bought her food and drinks the whole day (and paid for parking). She was going to spend about $50-60 each and admission was just about that. It sounded AMAZING. I wanted to be a bridesmaid in that wedding.

I'd love something personalized. Something that shows the bride knows me and is grateful to me. Not just something that's so blah like a gift card or something that really doesn't suit me at all. Get something in their favorite colors or something that they collect. More than likely your bridesmaids are very different so just like you wouldn't get them all the same gift for their birthday, don't get them the same thing.

I'm glad you asked because I've been thinking a lot about this yesterday and today. It's probably time for me to decide what to get them. I think I want to make gift baskets for them. I know I want to give them $25 gift certificates to Victoria's Secret. I don't really know what else I want to put in there. It'll probably be two of the following three: gift set from Bath and Body Works, a really nice candle, or these cute compact mirrors I saw on the Sephora website.

Bridesmaids gifts should be something personalized. Cosmetic bags and jewelry pouches are quite common. To see some of these and many other items to consider, take a look at

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I gave my bridesmaids each a Coach wristlet, a bottle of their favorite perfume, made their jewelry for them for the wedding (each was different according to the person) and I also made them flip flops for dancing at the reception. I bought the toe strap flip flops from Old Navy, I think they were $6.50 each, then bought flat back swarovski crystals and embellished the straps on the flip flops.

Their main gift was the wristlet and perfume. Something they could use everyday regardless of where they were going. They were well appreciated too!

For my bridesmaids i offered to pay for there hair and makeup. they loved the idea.

If i was a bridesmaid i would properly like the bride to do that too. This is going to sound really bad but, the brides chooses the bridesmaids, and tells them all what to buy. what if the bridesmaids aren't in a good financial position or haven't saved any money because they weren't expecting to be asked. so that's why i offered to pay for the hair and makeup.

other girts may be there jewelery or little keepsakes for them.

good luck xx

So, I easily have this subject too, kinda... My bridesmades all have circumstances that weren't there while asked them to be my bridesmaids... My Matron of Honor is 7 months pregnant, my maid of honor basically offered and moved right into a sparkling domicile, a bridesmaid basically offered a house and is demolitioning it, and the different is basically kinda... besides the fact that... I made my bridal occasion my family contributors, yet I easily have friends that are doing greater effective than my bridal occasion! And... MY family contributors are ALL under the effect that as quickly as asked to be interior the marriage, they're obligated to help with favors, invites, etc. They assume to do those issues. They got here to my domicile for 2 hours and did some stuff, and that replaced into wonderful... yet so a procedures as a tub and Bach occasion... my mom is having to do each and every of the artwork. I made her chuffed with the help of putting who she theory could be desirable in my wedding ceremony occasion quite of my self. Now, SHE is caught with the artwork and expenditures. i offered my females lots of of super presents. i offered them 2 shawls that the two tournament the dress, a Canvas LL Bean tote with their names on them, crystal necklaces, and gold slippers for the reception. they'll all get those presents no count what, yet they might in no way not come to rehersal. it is basically terrible and that i think so unhappy for you. that's YOUR wedding ceremony... not theirs!!! i might wait until after the marriage, and that they tell them how disapointed you're with how they taken care of your wedding ceremony, yet in a not rude trend. Be the bigger individual. wish I helped!

I am getting them:

Earrings

Clutch purse

Perfume

Hair and makeup done

Champagne

Lipgloss

Silky robe (so they aren't pulling clothes over their freshly done hair, and it is nice to keep).

And a tote bag to put it all in!

I have budgeted $75 per bridesmaid and so far I am coming in under budget.

I'm planning on getting them a piece of jewelry, and also an emergency bridesmaid kit like this one.

I got them each a nice necklace they could wear during the wedding that looked good with their dresses.