What is normal to spend on favors for your bridal party?
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at
11:49 am
I am looking to buy gifts for my bridal party. I have 21 people in total. I don’t want to over do it or under do it…how much should I spend on each gift?
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You spend whatever you can afford. Your gift should convey your love, gratitude and friendship. It can be as simple as a handwritten poem or as elaborate as a Tiffany bracelet as long as its meaningful to you.
Good luck!
HELLO…wedding planner…duh!!!
It depends on the budget. Normally its between five and ten dollars.
I’m having a bead party for my maids where we’re making the jewelry we wear for the wedding. For a bracelet and earrings for my 5 maids, it comes to just under $200(my gift to them) and we get to have a fun girls’ night to make them!
This is always a tough question!
For all of my bridesmaids, I got basic bridesmaid essentials; there costume jewelery, lip-gloss, and a few extra things like nail files etc, and put them in a pretty basket. it cost me about $20 for each of them
For the Groomsmen.. I can’t really remember what we decided on, but I know it wasn’t over $20!
Then for the flower girl, I just got her costume jewelery that she was to wear and she was quite content with that.
I got a few other gifts for people who played a big role, but nothing major!
You shouldn’t have to break the bank to please anyone, I am sure they are happy enough that you asked them to share your special day with you!!
Congrats & Best of luck.
You have 21 bridesmaids/groomsmen? Wow…. How much CAN you spend on each gift? We got the groomsmen money clips with their names engraved & the bridesmaids a candle & engraved necklace from Things Remembered. I think for the 6 of them, we spent around $30. I’m not a fan of doing something just because I have to.
$50 to $100 is normal. I would never have had that many people in a wedding party knowing I couldn’t afford to give them something nice. Just because you have a ton of people doesn’t mean that they spent less to be in the wedding than if you’d had a party of 10.
It depends on what you can afford and how much you are willing to spend.
For my husband and I, we paid for all of the bridal party’s attire, as well as gave them $50 gift cards as a token of our appreciation and thanks.
Twenty-one people?? Good Lord.
$15 – 25.
Have these people paid for their own attire? If so then you really shouldn’t be too tight when getting them a present.
If you’ve paid for their attire, then you could probably spend $20 each.
Hello Candies6…
First – let’s confirm that number of 21! Are you including people you don’t really need to include? You should include your attendants and the flower girl, ring bearer. You don’t need to include people like your guest book attendant.
Second, and I hate to sound this way, but this is the type of consideration a bride needs to think through *before* she decides to have a huge bridal party. Your gift to these people is to express your appreciation for their friendship, their time, and the expense that they have incurred on your behalf. These factors are the same for large weddings as they are for small ones.
My best advice is to take advantage of online shopping. Once you have a suitable idea about what to give your party members, shop comparitively online to get your best value.
Best wishes for a great wedding and a happy marriage-
Wendy
http://www.spectacularfavors.com