Parents gifts

[WebLady]

I don't know if we have talked about this before or not ... What are you getting your parents, if anything for the wedding?

When I got married, I just gave may parents a mini album after the wedding.

For the wedding I am helping with this weekend, we got the MOB a little hankie with a nice poem on it. Plus the bride is writing something special to recite at the reception. For the SFOB we got him a money clip with his initials on it. The bride doesn't have a great relationship with her real dad so she didn't get anything for him. I don't know if the groom is getting anything for his parents.

[brewsells]

Well, I haven't decided finally yet, but this was my thought for the mothers... I wanted to get a nice handkerchief for each of them and have it embroidered with their initials.Then I will get each a single rose. I will wrap the handkercheif around the stem of the rose, and on my way up the aisle, stop and give it to each of them... What do you think?

[CindySue]

I will have to think about this now......When we were doing the "family" sand ceremony, I was going to give them sand bottles that looked like the one we would be making. Im not sure if Brian wants to go ahead a still do it with just us or not. If we do, I guess we will give the same. If not....http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_12_12.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm414CPUS)





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[WhiskeyGirl]

we didn't get our parents anything! They wouldn't have liked it if we did! All I gave them was a thank you card and a huge hug!! And I think they liked that better anyhow!

[Jenn060306]

I am not totally sure. Honestly i have been racking my brian for a couple months now and i haven't gotten too far :bbconfused:
I would like to give them a photo album with our names and the date engraved on the cover. I saw a nice wool one. But i wouldn't be able to do that until later. I kinda feel like i should give them somthing when we give the bridal party their gifts. That's what really stumps me.

[StaceyMc]

We found some pretty photo albums with a frame on the front. We're going to put our engagement pic in there (the one dad took, in front of the Christmas tree) and then tell them that we will give them pics from the wedding to go in the albums.

[Kacie_bride]

I haven't really even thought about this, but I want to get them something. Do you think because his parents are divorced that we need to get something for his mother's boyfriend and his dad's girlfriend as well. They are long term boyfriend/girlfriend. His mom's boyfriend has lived with her for several years.

[CindySue]

I haven't really even thought about this, but I want to get them something. Do you think because his parents are divorced that we need to get something for his mother's boyfriend and his dad's girlfriend as well. They are long term boyfriend/girlfriend. His mom's boyfriend has lived with her for several years.
This may not be right, but on situations like this I have come across, I try to find something special the couple can enjoy together.

[Jenn060306]

I haven't really even thought about this, but I want to get them something. Do you think because his parents are divorced that we need to get something for his mother's boyfriend and his dad's girlfriend as well. They are long term boyfriend/girlfriend. His mom's boyfriend has lived with her for several years.

I would say maybe you should get somthing for the b/f and g/f depends on how long. I think you need to gage how close they are to your FH and the type of realtionship they have with their new partners.
My FH's parents are Divorced. his mom recently got re-marrried, they had been living together for 6 years before they got married so he was a big part of Mark's life when he was a teenager. His dad has been living with the same woman for the past 7 or 8 years. I think that his parents would have been hurt if we hadn't included their new spouses in the wedding.

[Kacie_bride]

His mother's boyfriend had lived with him for several years now. His dad's girlfriend does not live with him, but they have been together for 3 years. We are pretty close with both sides of his family (sometimes too close and it drives me crazy.) I would go ahead and give them all something, but his mother can be kinda weird about things like that. She would be glad if we gave her boyfriend something, but would feel bad if we gave his dad's girlfriend something.

[CindySue]

She would be glad if we gave her boyfriend something, but would feel bad if we gave his dad's girlfriend something.
I have family members like that too......It can be a pain!