Comments on: Wedding party gifts that don't suck

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:29:17 +0000

I'm pretty excited about the gifts we're giving our attendants for our upcoming wedding…we're having a rainbow wedding and each of us has a full spectrum of attendants, I have six bridesmaids and a man of honor, my fiance has five groomsmen, a best woman and a groomsdog. For the ladies, I picked out two sets of different shaped buttons in all seven rainbow colors. One set is the closure down the back of my wedding dress, the other I had made into rings for the girls. I'm also giving them handmade wristlet clutch purses. I picked out the beads and the fabrics (all the different rainbow colors in different prints) and beads for the wristlet and my stepmom made the purses.

For the gents, I got my man of honor a cool belt buckle on etsy. My fiance found a bunch of cool Megaman action figures and is hand painting each of them in each of the colors…then he's going to personalize the packaging with the guys' pictures and a list of their super powers.

Our groomsdog is getting a new leash and collar and a yellow puppy tux from etsy.

By: D'lenn

D'lenn — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:14:56 +0000

I want to buy our attendents and helpers something that they will like, isn't something they would get for birthday or christmas and won't break the bank. So far I have star charms and sixpence charms – for the girls our theme is sci-fi/stars and sixpences were for good luck but a bit stuck on mob and mog and the guys.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:32:29 +0000

I got my bridesmaids engraved necklaces from Things Remembered. If you're okay with spending $50 dollars on each gift.

By: miss mathea

miss mathea — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:26:56 +0000

I bought the jewelry, shoes, and handbag for my girls. They helped me pick them out tho because i wanted them to like them and use them again. they just had to be the right color.

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:20:13 +0000

One of my friends, at her cousin's wedding, got an amigurumi octopus in their wedding colors. It was made by the bride.

She showed it to me and it was the most rad thing I'd ever seen.

By: perkyshai

perkyshai — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:54:43 +0000

My mom left me a vintage Stratton compact, with a gorgeous floral pattern on the lid. I carry it among the rest of my purse paraphernalia, even though I've never refilled the powder compartment. I found similar compacts on ebay and a vintage site or two for my attendants. It's a gift that they'll likely use that day and afterward. My mom isn't going to be able to be there, but in a real way, the women who will stand with me are part of her memory.
Plus, the darn things are GORGEOUS. -grin- Look!
http://www.shopcurious.com/content/images/product…

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:03:45 +0000

For my wedding, I had necklaces made for my BMs with a twist – it was a Scottish wedding, so each pendant was made with a celtic knot that depicted them; Balance for my Libra mathematician BM, and Strength for my badass world traveller BM. (artist: http://www.wrapturewirejewellery.on.ca/ )

For the groomsmen, one got a set of Scottish crystal Scotch glasses, and the other Scottish Crystal beer mugs. They've gotten plenty of use!

By: Lanna

Lanna — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:40:39 +0000

A friend of mine was a bridesmaid at a wedding a while back, and the bride gave them all brass knuckles, engraved with their name and the date. It was kind of awesome.

By: Tara

Tara — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:17:17 +0000

Love all the gret ideas here. For our groomsmen we are getting them each a personal cooler then filling them with differt things. Beer and steak for one, movie tickets and a new game for another. Each one is personal and we won't be breaking the bank.

By: Mandyrosy

Mandyrosy — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:01:55 +0000

I don't know what I'm doing for my maid of honor yet. she's my cousin and we've been best friends all our lives, so it has to be something special!

For general gifts, though, my favorite tool on Etsy is "shop local." I searched my home state for local vintage and handmade items that wouldn't break the bank. Here's some of the best stuff I found:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listi…d=23420495

http://www.etsy.com/view_listi…d=17544018

http://www.etsy.com/view_listi…d=21796317

http://www.etsy.com/view_listi…d=21553524

http://www.etsy.com/view_listi…d=22650546

http://www.etsy.com/view_listi…d=18646450

http://www.etsy.com/view_listi…d=20194792

http://www.etsy.com/view_listi…d=23279247