Whether your bridesmaids are life-long best friends, family members, or future in-laws, they go to a lot of trouble to be in your wedding. While it’s an honor to stand by your side, it’s also nice to pass along a gift to thank the people who mean the most to you.
There are plenty of thank you gifts that aren’t extravagant or expensive, but are still meaningful. The key is getting a gift that the bridesmaids will appreciate and actually use even after the wedding. Read on for our top ideas!
Option 1: Jewelry
You might want your bridesmaids to match from head to toe on your wedding day, from their dresses and shoes down to their jewelry. Why not give them a nice pair of earrings or a necklace to wear on the big day and for other occasions in the future?
The key is getting something that goes along with their bridesmaids’ dresses but will fit other events later, too. Formal jewelry makes a great accessory for a variety of events.
Option 2: Purses
Unless your bridesmaids’ dresses have pockets, those standing up for you are going to want to carry a wedding purse on the big day. Maybe not during the actual ceremony, but throughout the day and at the reception, they will need a purse that matches their dresses.
Give them a small evening clutch that complements their dress but is neutral enough that it can be used for other occasions, too. Whenever your bridesmaids wear this purse in the future, they will remember you and your big day.
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Option 3: Stationery
You’ll want anyone on your side of the wedding aisle or across the aisle to keep in touch. Today, that usually means emails and texts, but the gift of nice stationery allows them to write letters and cards for special occasions.
Get them a lovely stationery set, or have them customized with their names to make it even more special.
Option 4: Care Package
Give bridesmaids a custom care package that has items they might want throughout the big day, such as mints, chapstick, a mini hairbrush, a compact powder, or hand sanitizer.
You can also add luxury items they can use another time, like bubble bath, pajama sets, journals, hair accessories, and so on. Customize each care package for each bridesmaid to make them feel special and seen.
Option 5: Magnet Photos
The New York Times reminds brides that not only are their bridesmaids there for them on the wedding day, but they have been there for them on many special moments in the past.
Custom magnet photos of the two of you from other events is a way to call back to your journey of friendship and create a thank you gift that memorializes your time together. If you’re giving this gift to them after the wedding day, you can add some of the wedding photos to the magnet collection.
They’ll always remember the good times with you every time they open the fridge!
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Option 6: Experience Gift Cards
You know your bridesmaids well. Prove it by getting them a gift card they will enjoy. Gift cards are easy, but they’re also customizable based on the person receiving the gift.
For example, for the foodie in your life, you can get a gift card to a fancy steakhouse restaurant. Get one artistic bridesmaid a gift card to a pottery class, or another bridesmaid a gift card to a spa day for a facial and massage.
Each will appreciate the thoughtfulness behind the experience.
Put Yourself in Their Shoes
As you think through the details of your wedding day and the people who will surround you throughout the event, consider what you would appreciate as a gift. What would you use again?
Customized wedding accessories, complete with your and your spouse’s name and the date of the wedding, are great mementos of the day, but are they really items your bridesmaids will use often after the event is behind them?
You don’t want to give a gift that is purely sentimental and becomes useless after the event is behind you. Instead, customized, thoughtful items that come out to play again and again make for the nicest gifts for your bridesmaids!
