Im new to posting on here but I need some help, I have no idea what to get my parents and my FH parents for presents, my parents are helping pay for over half of the wedding so I want to get them something good. His parents give us a place to live for now and help us in a lot of other ways so they will be needing something that's good to. Any suggestions? What did you get for your parents?
angel716
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We are doing it all on our own, but I can tell you what I've gotten so far. My mother's middle name is Iris and was the inspiration for my flowers, so I got her a Swarovski crystal iris. My dad I am still figuring, but it will probably be an engraved frame or something.
I am open to suggestions as well.
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As of right now, they're all getting personalize hankies and a parents album. I need some good ideas too. My parents are paying for the entire wedding. So I'm hoping to get them something they can really use!
justnicethings
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for right now, all i know is the moms are getting massages at Red Door Spa in Garden City!
amandamichael
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ours got parent albums and i did lunch cruise certificates in the city for each of them so that they have a day/night out with their spouse:) hth!
chris1082
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I am doing a parent's album too...and I totally forgot that it counts as a parent's gift! Woohoo!
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we got our parents personalized frames with one side that has our birth dates and the other side with the wedding dates. We put a picture of us when we were young in the one side and the other side will be saved for when we get the wedding pics back (right now I just put a poem in there).
We are also getting them parents albums made after we get all the pics back.
The dads we will also buy ties for the day of and the mom's are getting Day Of Tank Tops.
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Posted by chris1082
I am doing a parent's album too...and I totally forgot that it counts as a parent's gift! Woohoo!
hahah me 2!!!!
Kiki22
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We are getting them albums and videos; ordering limos for each; and I am getting my mom DOJ for the wedding
itbroi805
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we are doing parent albums. Dads we may give watches for the DO and I'm thinking crystal picture frames not sure. I have nooo idea
MissingLI
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We are getting our parents albums for after the wedding, but for the wedding I made an album of our engagement photos on Shutterfly. The will receive them at the rehearsal dinner.
rosatemp
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i just realized they are getting the parent albums and a copy each of the video and i think i am going to do a frame for both parents
SoonToBeMrsFox
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my friend is giving her parents a lenox picture frame.
CristinD83
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We're getting them the parent album but also buying them a digital picture frame..so they could look at our faces all the time!! lol
kristylee24k
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Thank you everyone for all the help! I am also doing the album and the video for them I just needed some ideas for something else
JuneBride14
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my mom keeps insisting that we not get the parents gifts even though they are paying for the wedding because i am in my final year of school and barely surviving. however, we are getting them some small things....
groomsmen gifts are cigar humidor sets so we are getting them for the fathers as well
one of the gifts i am DIYing for my BM's is personalized hangers so i am making one more my mom and FMIL and then was thinking a nice frame for each
then our photo package (even though they are technically paying for it) comes with parent photo albums
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Posted by FutureJOC
we got our parents personalized frames with one side that has our birth dates and the other side with the wedding dates. We put a picture of us when we were young in the one side and the other side will be saved for when we get the wedding pics back (right now I just put a poem in there).
We are also getting them parents albums made after we get all the pics back.
The dads we will also buy ties for the day of and the mom's are getting Day Of Tank Tops.
LOVE the frames idea!!! I may have to do that if you don't mind!
Lana and Johan
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We did Parent Albums. My parents are helping us pay for the wedding and his parents did nothing so I need some ideas to get something nice for my mom and dad for always being there and helping.
NellieBellie32
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we r doing parent albums, but im not counting that.....
mom we r getting them pandora bracelets w/ a wedding charm
dads?????? dont know yet
jgold910
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Posted by FutureJOC
we got our parents personalized frames with one side that has our birth dates and the other side with the wedding dates. We put a picture of us when we were young in the one side and the other side will be saved for when we get the wedding pics back (right now I just put a poem in there).
We are also getting them parents albums made after we get all the pics back.
The dads we will also buy ties for the day of and the mom's are getting Day Of Tank Tops.
This is an awesome idea! Although I don't know how I feel about seeing my FMIL in a tank
