Im a little confused by this as I never even THOUGHT to get them gifts. I was going to get them something cool from Rome or Greece (My HM) but a wedding gift???
Do you all see it as necessary?
Help me out with this, and if you are or are not doing it.
Thanks, as always!
runnerbride1023
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My parents hate when I buy them gifts -- ever. Mother's day, father's day, birthdays, etc it doesn't matter --- They get so mad! I want to get them something to thank them for hosting my wedding, but it needs to be small or they will be so upset.
I think FH and I are going to pay for our parent's albums from the photographer.
geegee827
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maybe just a little token for each, but we are not going overboard.
asg450
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Our parents are hosting our wedding so we want to get them something nice as parent gifts. I think I will take our e-pics and make a flush mount album for both of our parents.
I don't think it is necessary to get parent gifts if you and FH are the one's paying for the wedding. But if they are contributing I think a little something is nice as a way of saying thank you.
Lsorrent
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I've been toying with the idea of taking my mom and FMIL for a spa day, and having FH take my father and FFIL for a golf outing.
JenBill61210
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yes i will be getting parent gifts and give it to them at the RD.
drivwal
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I don't have the extra money for a really fancy gift and my mother HATES knick-knacks so I am just counting her album that I am getting from the photographer and the edited dvd from the videographer as a gift. I am counting these as FH's parent gift as well.
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We didn't have a ton of money for big gifts to our parents, so what we did was pay for their parent album. We also had personalized hankies made for each parent from http://newtraditionshankies.com/. They come in a beautiful box with a sweet poem for each person, and the hankie itself is embroidered. They really loved the hankies and it was a very meaningful keepsake for them.
Here's a pic of a hankie from the website:
Here's a pic of my mom opening her hankie and reading her poem.
IrishBrideASmiling
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Yes I got one for them both.
My parents told me to save the money and put it into my house, but I felt like I wanted to do something for them.
I got both of them Paul McCartney tickets. I got my mom a mini MOB brag book and my dad a pair of baseball cufflinks.
lori7570
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Probably going to get them tickets to a Broadway show
For FIL's they are separated and not contributing as much, so something smaller for each of them..
mrsdraskin2009
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I will be getting them all gifts as a thank you for being my parents and supporting me through my life, and for being all-around awesome parents
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Posted by RAK220
My parents hate when I buy them gifts -- ever. Mother's day, father's day, birthdays, etc it doesn't matter --- They get so mad! I want to get them something to thank them for hosting my wedding, but it needs to be small or they will be so upset.
I think FH and I are going to pay for our parent's albums from the photographer.
My parents are the same way. Plus in our tradition/culture/families etc I dont think its typically done.. The first time I heard of it was on LI weddings actually... not that I had that much vast experience or knowledge before hand =)
That being said now I feel like I should get them something even though they would not expect a gift at all. If we do get them a gift it will be one of a sentimental nature-- i.e. an engraved frame, the mother daughter lenox figurine (mom's big on figurines) , something of that nature.
I also want to pay for my mom's day of make up and maybe for the parent albums.
Either way we will get both of our parents a really nice 8x10 frame with our wedding photo in it for xmas. (assuming our pics are done by then!)
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I have a large family where I had to also get for my 2 aunts and 1 uncle (he's like my dad walking me down the aisle) in addition to my mom,,
I got Mom a diamond and topaz necklance
Aunt B: A pink saphire heart necklace
Aunt M: A gold Locket
Uncle R: Cuff links engraved with his intials..
FH got His dad the same cuff links and his mom a gold cross.
All for them to wear on the wedding day.
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It's pretty typical and expected in my culture (and I'm glad to do it!). We haven't made final decisions but possibly an hdtv for the fil's or a lladro figuring for my parents.
sandybeaches115
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My parents would hate it if i spent too much on them..they know we have no money. I was thinking of just getting something little...maybe a gift certificate to one of their favorite restaurants or my dad -a gift cert to a coffee place and my mom a nails/spa gift.
sharivera
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We did not get our parents gifts for our wedding.. we paid for the wedding ourselves mostly. Our mothers helped a little but also know that ALL our money went into the wedding & that we also accrued some debt. I am making my mother and my mother-in-law albums & getting them each a frame for our wedding picture & i think that is even more than they expect.
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both sets of parents said no, but my parents r spending a lot of money...fhs are spending some and we just don;t feel it would be right to not get them something.... we r going to get them engraved frames
LadyDuda81509
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we are getting our parents something..just no idea what!!
JAAMS
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We aren't going to get them anything crazy, but yes we are going to get them something to give out at the RD.
stinenandy2010
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My parents are paying for a bulk of the wedding so I want to get them something really nice, I'm thinking of sending them away for a few days.
As for my future in-laws, we will still get them something small as a token of appreciation.
