07/17/2011
Green Bridesmaids Do I need to get them a gift if...
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Do I need to get them a gift if...

I have a question for you ladies...
I was going over my timeline for the wedding and realized that we are really very close to our big day... and that we still haven't purchased any attendant gifts. It then got me thinking if I really need to pay for gifts and maybe I should just get the ladies and men a card instead. I'm not cheap... however we paid for the bridesmaid dresses ($250 +tax each), the men's suits and ties (almost $300 each). For the girls I am also paying for their hair and make-up for the morning of ($95 with tax and tip) and their manicure/pedicure for the morning of as well ($55 each with tax and tip).
We were wondering if a personal card was alright for everyone... or if we should buy a gift for each of them... and if so how much should we spend?
If a card is alright, how do I convey to them that everything was their gift?
What are you getting your wedding party?
fairytalebride's Blue wedding
 |  Toronto, ON, Canada  |  07/17/2011  | 
hmm.. you already got them their dresses & suits plus all the extras I would prolly and only if its in yr budget get them something small as a token  of appreication like maybe a a gift card or or something small nothing expensive or even a nice wine/champange. For us all my girls are getting their dresses i have picked out nice ones they like & can use again and they are under 100 bucks same goes for the guys suits we are only buying our flower girls dresses & our sons suits who will also be in the wedding. We lucked out on some amazing deals  we found some great gifts at 75% off reg price we got all the guys these really nice pocket watch gift sets that included cufflins & a money clip which are getting all engraved those came in a nice wooden gift box and only cost us 15 bucks reg price was 90 he also got them these really nice flaskes for $2.45 each.As for my ladies i got these really nice heart shapedjewelery boxes their jewellery , accessories & cute makeup bags all their gifts came out to less than 30 bucks for our flower girls we got them cute i.d bracelets on sale for 5 bucks and cute lil flowergirlbears for 2 bucks havent gotten  our boys gifts yet keeping an eye open for clearence sales. There are alot of those going on now.
fairytalebride's Blue wedding
 |  Toronto, ON, Canada  |  07/17/2011  | 
I just realized you fron Ont. so are we, nice to see a fellow canadian bride on here we got all those great deals at Keyman Engravables & Personally Yours they are both having there huge clearance sales if you are intrested in check them out.

Happy Planning! :)
penguinsinlove's Purple wedding
 |  Glendale heights, IL, USA  |  07/17/2011  | 
If you ask me you have done more than enough already, a thoughtful card in addition to everything else you've bought them would be much more perfect than some kind of engraved trinket that they might not even use.

I'm getting the bridesmaids jewelry and making them clutch purses and hairpieces. I'm also going to write each of them a card/letter to thank them for being a part of the wedding. I might pay for a manicure and their makeup on the morning of if they are interested in having it done professionally.

FH is getting his groomsmen gaming mice (they are all PC gamers).
laurie88's Orange wedding
 |  Westminster, MD, USA  |  07/18/2011  | 
If you paid for all of this stuff I'm sure the attendants don't expect gifts! and if they do then they are pretty selfish. I think a nice card is plenty and should serve as a great memento to them. I personally think a simple card saying 'thanks for sharing our special day' is plenty, what you have done is more then enough and more then most brides do for the bridal party!

I got my girls beach bags filled with a bath and body works gift basket, personalized flip flops and a wine glass I made) I think I'm giving them the wine glass at our spa day the week of the wedding because I'm taking wine and a fruit tray to snack on.
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