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MichelleG
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 Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:24 am Post subject: Is it common for the bride and groom to present their parent |
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| Do the bride and groom present their parents with presents thanking them for the wedding and all their help? These would be presented at the same time the bride and groom give their attendants their gifts at the rehearsal dinner. If a present is appropriate, any advice on what to give? |
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MichelleF
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:15 am Post subject: Is it common for the bride and groom to present their parent |
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| Yes, I believe it is common. We gave our mothers music boxes - we wanted them to have something beautiful to remind them of the event. |
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michellem
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:07 am Post subject: Is it common for the bride and groom to present their parent |
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| i would give the present to them privately. have a picture album of the wedding for them. |
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Mielixe
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:58 am Post subject: Is it common for the bride and groom to present their parent |
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| awww, nice gesture. common or not, just do it. a framed wedding photo, if you have one done before the wedding! |
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MichelleF
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:49 am Post subject: Is it common for the bride and groom to present their parent |
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| This seems to depend upon where you live.For us, we gave them wedding albums with photos, once they were done. I know other brides on here get the parents 'stuff', though - I don't see the point... |
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mickeybettyboop
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:41 am Post subject: Is it common for the bride and groom to present their parent |
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| It is not common and that is why you would make an everlasting impression on the recipients. When is it ever in bad taste to give a gift to someone who has been good to you? I hope this is the toughest decision you have regarding your wedding. Best wishes. |
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MichelleJ
Joined: 24 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:32 am Post subject: Is it common for the bride and groom to present their parent |
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| It depends on culture....Since some cultures still believe in paying dowry, then "other gifts" are not be expected.Also, if you're looking for gift ideas, just google, something along the lines of free catalogs wedding gifts. |
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mike
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:24 am Post subject: Is it common for the bride and groom to present their parent |
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| yes, you should give the parents a present. i had a small wedding so we didn't have a big gift presentation. we didn't give his parents a gift because they live on the other side of the country and didn't put any $$ or anything into the wedding (we are also in ou 40's so we pd for most of it ourselves). we tried to give personal gift---for my mom, we gave her Chanel #5--my Dad passes away the previous year and that is what he gave her on their anniversary every year. but we also gave her a gift certificate for a 1 hr hot stone massage to help knead out the tension from the wedding (my Mom is VERY type A & highly stressed--lol) |
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mike
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:15 am Post subject: Is it common for the bride and groom to present their parent |
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| It is common to give the parents a gift to thank them for their support (financial or other). We are giving our parents photo albums of the wedding and a nice note. Instead of a traditional picture album, we are doing one of the coffee table style books for them. While my family isn't really paying for anything, they are still a big help emotionally and really keeping us focused on what matters (that we are getting married, not the actual wedding).You don't have to do a big gift, but a nice note goes a long way no matter what you decide. It also does not have to be at the rehersal dinner. You can just thank them at the rehersal, and give them their gifts later, especially if you are doing the photo albums as a gift. |
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MichelleJ2944
Joined: 24 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject: Is it common for the bride and groom to present their parent |
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| My son and daughter-in-law gave us a overnight trip to a near by beach town. And a gasoline card with which they said, "Because you're driven us to dance lessons, football practice, and more. You've probably driven us around the world a few times, so we thought we'd buy your gasoline for this trip." Everyone loved it. |
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mickeybettyboop
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:58 pm Post subject: Is it common for the bride and groom to present their parent |
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| We gave ours a framed engagement picture at the rehearsal dinner and then when we got wedding pictures back, we gave each of them a photo album of wedding pictures. |
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MickeyMouse
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:49 pm Post subject: Is it common for the bride and groom to present their parent |
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| yes to given presents i think you could do it at the rehearsal and or privately but usually the rehearsal is where you give the gifts to everyone who helped out in the wedding |
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Mika
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:41 pm Post subject: Is it common for the bride and groom to present their parent |
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| it's not as common as you'd think. we thought that it was necessary and were stressing out about what to get them. then we asked around...turns out no one was asked bought their parents gifts. so what we did was take all of our parents out to dinner together when everyone was in town for the wedding. it was a lot of fun and much more memorable than token gifts. |
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MichelleJ9115
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:32 pm Post subject: Is it common for the bride and groom to present their parent |
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| We gave each of our parents a picture frame at the rehearsal dinner at the same time we gave the attendants their gifts. The ones for our moms said "To My Mother" on the bottom and I gave my dad one that said "Daddy's Girl" it was a little more manly so it would look nicer on his desk at work in each frame I put "This frame is to hold a picture of you and me on my wedding day". During the ceremony I presented my MIL with a rose and my husband gave one to my mom. |
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MichelleJ9115
Joined: 12 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:24 pm Post subject: Is it common for the bride and groom to present their parent |
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| I think it's common but these gifts are given privately and not when you give the attendants' gifts at the rehearsal dinner. Most of my friends have given their parents weekends away or a night in a nice hotel. I think those are great gifts if you can afford it. |
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