Thursday, March 12, 2009

Choosing the Perfect Best Bridesmaid & Groomsmen Gifts

By Aaron H.

Groomsmen Gifts and Bridesmaid gifts are an essential part of thanking the participants of your wedding party. Various groomsmen gifts such as business card cases, cigar lighters, pocket watches, flasks, cufflinks and money clips are just a few ideas. However, if the groomsmen are military buddies, a deluxe razor and brush set is nice, or a nice poker game set, makes a great groomsmen gift. Separate Groomsmen gifts may be an option if a bachelor party is thrown. Inexpensive groomsmen and bridesmaid gifts can include small photo albums, candles, golf balls, decanters or travel toiletry bags. However, fun and hilarious gifts should not be for gotten for both groomsmen gifts and bridesmaid gifts, such as hilarious sticky notepads for fun at the office or at home. More fun groomsmen gifts might include a football scoreboard, personalized with their name, or a one share stock certificate for the ?macho guy?.

As our wedding rapidly approached, Rich and I were faced with the honor of purchasing groomsmen gifts and bridesmaid gifts for our wedding party. I was, however, a bit perplexed at the moment because Rich asked me to purchase the groomsmen gifts for the 12 college friends he asked to stand with him during the ceremony. He wanted his appreciation reflected in the gifts, so he wanted all the groomsmen gifts individualized for each of his friends. Understandably, individualized gifts would be more meaningful to his friends and give them each a fond remembrance of our special occasion. But because Rich?s work schedule was extremely hectic between then and the wedding, he asked me to buy the groomsmen gifts. The problem I had was that I barely knew some of his friends! Therefore, trying to determine what would constitute individualized gifts for men I barely knew created a tremendous challenge.

It is customary for maid of honor gifts to be more expensive than standard bridesmaid gifts. This is reasonable as the maid of honor is usually the bride's very best friend in the whole world. Therefore, she deserves a more valuable gift. Another reason is the level of responsibility for helping the bride in the planning of the wedding and wedding party. Maids of honor usually have a large role in putting together bridal showers prior to the wedding. The maid of honor gift is a way of thanking her for all of her help and for standing beside the bride at a very special time in her life.

Other gift ideas for both groomsmen gifts and bridesmaid gifts are; engraved champagne or wine glasses or beer mugs for the groomsmen. Personalized unisex spa robes for groomsmen gifts and bridesmaid gifts are also a nice option. A classic wine bottle stopper along with a bottle opener key ring also make beautiful, as well as, practical groomsmen and bridesmaid gifts. A full wine opener gift box also make great unisex groomsmen gifts, as well as, bridesmaid gifts.

In fact, this task was so easy that I had all the bridesmaid gifts bought and wrapped in a week's time. I felt great pride in the fact that I selected each and every gift with great personal care. As funny as it may sound, some of my most memorable wedding preparation experiences involved shopping for the perfect bridesmaid gifts?I hope the girls enjoyed the gifts as much as I enjoyed selecting them. I'm sure that each present fit the personality of each bridesmaid perfectly.

Last but not least, for that last minute wedding with no time to shop for groomsmen gifts and bridesmaid gifts there is always the option of ,the always appreciated, gift cards for various outlets such as; amazon.com, the Gap, Macy?s, Barnes & Noble, Exxon Mobile and American Express. Highly popular, they rank as the second-most given gift by consumers in the country and the most-wanted gift by women, and the third-most wanted by men. Gift cards have become increasingly popular as they relieve the giver of selecting a specific gift. - 15437

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