Mrs. Bee, New York
Age and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee Publisher
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Internet
Engagement Date: May 7, 2004
Wedding Date: March 5, 2005
Venue: Westside Loft, New York
About Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!
Bridesmaids Gifts
May 31st, 2006 @ 5:48 pm by Mrs. Bee
Brides often stress about what they should give their bridemaids, so I thought I’d share what Mr. Bee and I gave to our wedding party - perhaps it’ll give you some ideas.
- 1 groomsman got a cigar club membership
- 1 groomsman got a wine club membership
- Maid of honor and 1 bridesmaid each got an ipod shuffle and an itunes gift card
- 1 bridesmaid got a ton of makeup from MAC (my moh is a make-up artist so she gets 40% off ;))
- Male usher, male giftbook attendant, 2 wedding planners, photographer all received a nice bottle of bordeaux
- Female giftbook attendant received a limited edition cleansing oil from Shu Uemura
You might choose to make something meaningful like a photo album, or maybe buy a piece of jewelry they can wear on the wedding day, or even offer to pay for travel accomodations. Perhaps you’ll spend a little bit more on your maid of honor. Whatever you decide to give, be sure to include a handwritten note thanking your bridesmaid for being a part of your big day.
What are you planning on giving your bridesmaids?
9 Responses to “Bridesmaids Gifts”
I only have my sister, who will be the maid of honor, so I plan on getting her a silver and pearl necklace from Tiffany’s. My flower girl is my 6 year old half-sister who will probably get a bag of fun goodies along with a book called “When I was a Flower Girl”. As for the best man, my fiance’s brother, I’m going to give him a budget and leave it up to him to figure out what to get him…though, a cigar club membership is a great idea, because he loves cigars! 
Here is what I got them:
all BMS:
- custom made clutch to fit the individual personalities
- I made each a pearl & crystal necklace and earrings
- small bottle of perfume (everyone had something different)
- assortment of candies and trinkets
MOH and 1 BM (for all the additional help/responsibility they took on without complaint!)
- Philosophy gift set of lotions & bath stuff
- several different pretty candles
- eventually a custom photo ablum from mypublisher.com
GMs
- 2 tickets to next season’s clipper games
Flowergirls & ring bearer
- red envelope ($20)
Friend who came with me to the makeup/hair studio to be a translator and mediator
- picture album filled with “WOW” pictures…its a fobby thing we always do whenever there is a camera around us!
- matching candle
it’s a very chinese thing to give red envelopes, so everyone in my bridal party, my friend that will handle my flowers, and any other friends/family that help set-up will get red envelopes in different denominations.
i want to get something personal for my girls, in addition to money. i’m really stuck on what to get my MOHs - i’m going to have a maid & matron of honor. these 2 are the “girl that has everything” type of girls. i’m leaning towards jewelry and i really want to get something out of the ordinary for them.
i love the goody bag idea, so my flower girl & ring bearer will get those too!
My sister just got me a DoDo necklace for my birthday–a leather thong with a gold elephant charm, signifying trust. They make a ton of different charms, all with different meanings. I think this would be a great bridesmaid gift–totally customizable, wearable and easy.
i love love love the idea i came up with & my hubby totally agreed… we got everyone in the wedding party a pair of rayban sunglasses… we got one that would match everyone’s style… and EVERYONE loved them!!! plus it looks great when the whole bridal party wears the glasses in the pictures… the guys got a charcoal frame with black lense & the girls in the same style but silver frame with light lenses
we all looked great!!!
in addition we paid for the guys tux & half of the girls dresses
I got my maid of honor a Marc Jacobs Sienna Hobo Bag.
I also got my 3 bridesmaids:
A juicy couture tracksuit
A coach wristlet and coach photo album.
I dont know what to get my 2 flower girls.
I too gave my hubby to be a budget so lets see what he gets for his fellas
We’re paying for the bridesmaids dresses + alterations, so I want to avoid giving any matching jewelry or material gifts. Ideally, I’d like to give them something handmade that’s meaningful and creative.. Ehhhh… we’ll see what happens!
When I got married, I picked out a small, individual gift for every bridesmaid. The junior bridesmaid, for instance, got a pretty hair ornament, while the MOH, who is an excellent cook, got a fish-shaped ginger grater, etc.
A few weeks before the wedding, my father took a European trip. One of his stops was Belgium. Entirely of his own volition, he made sure while he was in Brugges to pick up lace-edged handkerchiefs for each of my bridesmaids with their initials embroidered on one corner. He also picked out a gorgeous handkerchief for me while he was at it! Every time I look at my wedding hanky, it makes me a little misty.
When I’ve acted as a bridesmaid, I’ve generally been given a small piece of jewelry. As long as the gift is chosen with love, I treasure it. The brass dinosaur scatter pins I was given for acting as MOH in one wedding mean every bit as much to me as my wedding hanky.
Aside from paying for my BMs’ dresses, hair and makeup, I was going to give them an orange bag (one of the colors in our scheme) filled with a flower-shaped face cloth that I knit, an eye pillow that I have yet to sew up and fill with lavendar, and a piece of jewelry (necklace?).
