Wedding Gift for Parents
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Along with choosing the right wedding favors and gifts for the wedding party, deciding on the right wedding gift for parents can be difficult. Knowing when to give the gift can help make the decision easier. Typically, brides and grooms give gifts to their parents at the rehearsal dinner or before or after the wedding. Gifts given after the wedding may involve photos of the wedding itself, while gifts given before the wedding may be personalized tokens or keepsakes.
Gifts Based on Photos
The continuing expansion of wedding industries has brought many new choices in terms of gifts based on photos. Brides and grooms can choose from traditional eight-by-ten photos to give their parents, or a more unique gift like a photo quilt. While photo gifts are typically given after the wedding, you can also present this type of gift before the wedding by giving a gift certificate that entitles the parental recipients to a photo or photos of their choosing after the wedding. Following are some photo wedding gift ideas for parents:
- Album or scrapbook of wedding pictures
- Photo books
- Photo quilts or throws
- Photo coasters
- Wedding photos in personalized or engraved frames
- Photo puzzles
- Photo CD or DVD
- Illuminated photographs
Personalized and Engraved Wedding Gifts for Parents
Personalized and engraved gifts are a wonderful way to express the gratitude and appreciation brides and grooms have for their parents. Many retailers specialize in engraving, monogramming, or otherwise personalizing gifts, so you can give a gift with anything from the parent's initials to a special saying, poem, or even your own heartfelt words to honor your parents. Ideas for engraving or personalization in a wedding gift for parents include:
- Clocks
- Watches
- Jewelry or cuff links
- Personalized wine box or other Wine Accessories.
- Vases
- Paperweights
- Plaques
- Candlesticks or gratitude candles
- Mugs or Flasks
Certificates and Gift Cards
Another wonderful way for brides and grooms to thank their parents is with a gift certificate or gift card. Favorite restaurants, a night away at a hotel, bed and breakfast, lodge, a formal night on a cruise ship, or certificates for a day spa or massage are a great way to allow parents to enjoy some time for themselves after months of assisting with wedding plans and preparations.
Gift Baskets
Gift baskets are becoming an increasingly common choice for wedding gifts for parents. Food, wine, chocolates, cheeses, items for the home, pampering baskets, a gardening basket, your choices are only limited by what the parent's interests and likes are. Since the key is to thank your parents, a gift basket can be a fun and functional way to express your gratitude!
Gifts on a Budget
For those brides and grooms on a tight budget, finding a thoughtful yet inexpensive wedding gift for parents can also be difficult. If this is your case, don't underestimate the power of a simple, heartfelt letter of gratitude, a poem, or a personal message. Another way to thank parents inexpensively is to make up your own gift certificates for things like lunch or dinner preparation, weeding their garden, washing their car, or some other task that would provide them with a chance to do something else that they enjoy. Certificates for an afternoon of scrapbooking,baking, or an evening of cards or games assure parents there will be time spent together after the honeymoon.
Check It Off
While it may not seem as imperative as having the hall booked, the florist contacted, and the bride's wedding dress altered, choosing a thoughtful wedding gift for your parents is definitely something you want to have on your wedding checklist! Have fun, be creative, and you will no doubt end up with the perfect gift!
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