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    • Ellie95
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    Wow Flossie, you've really gone all out on the BM's presents :O

    Great idea, it's like a goody bag :P xoxo

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    • MrsC2bee
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    Wow flossie love your gifts, I bought our best man an engraved pocket watch which looks great according to oh. Not sure what to do about my dad :/ moh I've got a necklace from pandora that she can wear on the day, flowergirls have got little initial necklaces page boys will be getting toy cars with their names on the side. Not sure if I should get moh anything more. Was thinking personalised compact mirror for moh and flowergirls but not sure :/ and so far only got the mothers bunch of flowers not sure what else to do x
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    • CommentAuthorNicolaB7220
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    For the men I have got personalised hip flasks which come with a little funnel and a little shot glass, all in stainless steel. Both MOB and MOG have personalised wine glasses. My adult bridesmaid has a sterling silver necklace with fresh water pearls and a personalised picture frame with a picture of us in it. The children have got personalised money boxes and a book for which says 'my day as a bridesmaid' and 'my day as a page boy' on the front so they can write a story about their day x x
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    • SaraJ46
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    Hey everyone! I'm new in this forum. I've been looking for present for my husband. Next month we celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. So I want to surprise him with something special... but I can't figuered out! In this topic I hope to find some good ideas from you girls... Please can you help me somehow...
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    • Mrs M Wade
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    My dad loves model helicopters. I'm not sure whether to get him a ticket for a full weekend for a helicopter show he goes to every year which is £60 and give it him as a wedding present before hand as it's in June. What do you think?

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    • InDreamland
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    • DanielleS0709
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    Hi all. Just looking for some inspiration for gifts. For the bridesmaids id like to get them a nice piece of jewellery...any ideas? Nothing too expensive, maybe around £50? I also want to order some glitter glasses for the morning, any ideas on where to get nice ones?

    For the mums we are getting them flowers and I'm going to look for plaques saying today today a bride, tomorrow a wife, always your daughter and vice versa for MIL

    Groomsmen we weren't going to bother with anything? As we are dressing them and buying them new shoes. But a little token would be nice?

    And for the dads I'm not sure what to get them at all?

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    • Mrs M Wade
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    I got my glitter glasses from the bay Danielle

    For our groomsmen we are getting them glasses engraved in a box as well as their suit hire

    For my bridesmaids I got them a lonely bracelet from 3tsy x

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    • StephH96
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    Danielle are you buying your BM dresses? I might be missing something but I don't understand why you would buy gifts for everyone but groomsmen? Maybe you could get them cufflinks, or a bottle of their favourite tipple?
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    • DanielleS0709
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    Yes but they will never wear their dresses again. Groomsmen will have their shoes to wear. Bridesmaids got their own shoes.

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    • Glitterfairy
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    • InDreamland
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    • Emily17
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    How much is everyone spending on gifts per person?

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    • Flossie
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    Too much....

    I've spent £60 per bridesmaid which also includes their jewellery to wear on the day, robes for the morning and personalised hangers. Without those bits and just taking the actual gifts into consideration, it's £32 per BM.

    Have spent £32 on my FG.

    Spent £65 PP on my dad (including a joint gift for my step mum), FIL (including joint gift for his partner) and best man. Plus a further £9.99 on a plaque for my dad. This is including personalised cuff links that they're being given on the morning of the wedding.

    We've spent £80 per mum. Also includes a joint gift for OH's step dad, and my mum's boyfriend. We're planning on buying them a bouquet each as well the day before which will prob be another £20 each!

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    • Emily17
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    Wow! That's a frightening amount of money!

    For MIL I was thinking an engraved pen, personalised luxury tea and a compact - £25ish

    I haven't worked out prices for everyone else but:

    MOH and Mom I was thinking robe, glass, hanger and mirror

    BM - cufflinks and hip flask

    FIL - cufflinks and hip flask and personalised luxury coffee

    Dad - Cufflinks, hip flash and glass


    Is that enough? should I be budgeting more?

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    • Flossie
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    I think it's enough, though it sounds like we've spent a lot of money everyone only has about 2/3 gifts each. And we've had the added expense of including step parents - we wanted to get them something too as thought it would be rude of us not to. We had budgeted less in the beginning, but I found that the more time went on and the more support/help we've had, the more I've been thinking they deserve more..!

    My bridesmaids have a gift bags of bits and bobs, everything in their appropriate pastel colour.

    My FG has a teddy, bracelet and a thank you plaque.

    Dad's have their cuff links, personalised pocket watches and an afternoon tea voucher to share with their respective partners. My dad also has the thank you plaque. Best man has cuff links, personalised pocket watch and a personalised bottle of rum.

    Mum's have scr@bbl3 pictures, trinket boxes and again vouchers for afternoon tea to share with their respective partners. Plus the flowers as I think that's just a nice touch on the day :)

    I think your gifts sound lovely.

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    • Emily17
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    Fab thank you.
    Im not 100% sure on the hipflask for the men but will see.
    Ill be getting OH a nice pocket watch so didn't want to get them as gifts and he be like oh, I want one of them too

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    • SusanM34
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    I just got 6 pairs of socks and matching cufflinks from 3b@y. Groom, FOB, FOG, Best man and 2 x ushers. Including postage it was only £32.89!

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    • Emily17
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    Can you put the link on my wall please Susan? Sounds fab!!

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    • SusanM34
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    Will try my best! x

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    • Emily17
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    Thanks, worked well x

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    • VikkiH53
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    We are hiring the men their suits and have bought them individual cuff links and beer glasses/whiskey glasses.

    Struggling with my BMS though. Bought their dresses n paying £20 towards shoes. Got them a jewellery set n clutch bag to put an emergency kit in n a pashmina. Now I've seen a personalised hoodie but that would mean they'd get everything before the wedding and not during the thank you speeches
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    • SusanM34
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    You're welcome Emily :) x

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    • SusanM34
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    The socks and cufflinks have arrived. Really happy with them and they're much better quality than I thought they would be! Here's (a not very good) photo of the set for the best man!

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    • Glitterfairy
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    • StephanieM158
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    I just bought a pair of crystal cut wine glasses for the in laws, engraved. Should I buy anything else? Some flowers possibly? I dont know.

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    • MrsC2Be
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    we just got flowers for the mums and a bottle of whiskey in a fancy bottle for the dads x

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    • Mrs_Sunter_to_be
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    Hi does anyone know where I can find a teddy bear like in the photo attached but pink instead of red ? and something for a page boy would be good thanks
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    • Glitterfairy
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    • StephanieM158
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    Any idea what fun gifts i can get for my kids?

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    • Flossie
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    • StaceyH989
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    • InDreamland
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    • Emily17
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    Bump for NicoleW665

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    • StaceyH989
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    Ok so we have little bags or boxes for the morning that contain a few small gifts and then the main thank you gifts for during the speeches:

    Morning: Dads - Box each containing cuff links, handkerchief, poem and socks.
    Mums - Bag each containing small perfume, personalised vase, poem, handkerchief, champagne glass and keyring.
    Best Man & Groom - Box with socks, cuff links, tissues, mini drink and card for Groom.
    Ushers - Bag containing socks and cuff links
    Bridesmaids - Bag each with perfume, tissues, champagne glass, slippers, keyring, candle and chocolate.

    During Speeches - Mums - flowers
    Dads - personalised glass and favourite drink
    Flower girls - Teddy with necklace and mason jar
    Ushers - personalised scrabble frame and mason jar
    Bridesmaids - Photo frame with favorite picture in, necklace based on favourite things
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    • NicoleW665
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    thanks for bumping :)

    thank you for that list Stacey, lots of good ideas :) didn't think of putting cuff links in grooms box so will be doing that as already bought them :) x

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    • StaceyH989
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    You're welcome Nicole, I keep thinking of more things to buy but have to stop myself.
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    • NicoleW665
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    has anybody not done gifts for the wedding party during the speeches? i know i'll feel a bit cringey. would it be odd if we just did the mothers flowers? x

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    • Emily17
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    We're not doing any during the speeches. Everyone is getting them the morning of the wedding. This will only be weird for oh parents who he won't see till the church

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    • NicoleW665
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    thanks Emily, i think we will just do mothers flowers then during the speeches :) i think h2b just wants something to fill his speech time with ahaha x

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    • Emily17
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    Were not giving mothers flowers at the min. I may change my mind closer to the day but OHs mom has bad hayfever

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    • NicoleW665
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    aah yeh that might not be the bets gift for her then! ahaha

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    • Emily17
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    Ive got OH mom an engraved pen, personalised compact and a bracelet with a little message so thought that was enough anyway.

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    • NicoleW665
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    oh yeh for sure! sounds lovely x

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    • InDreamland
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