Save or splurge: gifts for wedding party

In the end, I just want to give my bridal party what I want to give them! I did look around for pricing but I really wanted to get them a few cute things to remember the day with me. I think that my FH is wanting to give the groomsmen watches. It will end up with us spending about the same amount of money on everyone in the wedding party. Approximately $100 or slightly more. I have purchased personalized makeup bags and a compact mirror for my girls as well as their wedding jewelry, and a romper to wear while we are getting ready.

Our wedding party got sets. MOD received a sample bax of perfumes and Bestmen received cologne sets from Calvin Klein each. Best thing i did was grt them at shoppers drug mart and pay the taxes since i had saved up on the points. It was savings in this case.

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That's how I was able to afford 2 houses and 2 time shares, and raise 4 kids! Just yesterday I found a cute photo album for 5x7 pictures that says "Just Married" at the front for $o.50! I might use this as gift with some of our pictures in it.

View quoted message Wow! Those are some great deals. Your mum taught you well!

View quoted message They both have to fly home so I don't want them overburdened. It is a great idea though!

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Those are very nice gifts and I'm sure they will love them. My budget wasn't that high and I just wanted to give token gifts. I've pretty much done everything for the wedding so it's not like I'm saying "Thanks for the help". I'm saying, "Thanks for being there, standing up for us, and supporting us."

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Hi Erin, I found the wallets, passport cover, adult colouring book set, and journal on Varage Sale. People often post brand new items and them just want to get rid of them to declutter. I found the scarf at a Value Village 50% off sale recently so I bought 2. I have my eye on a pin, again from Varage Sale, for $2.00. It has purple stones in a pewter setting and the scarf is shades of grey with large purple flowers. I learned bargain shopping from my mom, God rest her soul.

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Very nice gifts, Erin. What about hot chocolate or apple cider mix to have under that warm blanket?

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Hi Lesley, That's a very nice gift. I'd say it's pretty frugal high end.

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I would have gone with alcohol but the majority of them don't drink. It's hard to find things they might like.

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Thanks, Sasha. I hate paying full price for anything.

I wanted to get them something high end/looks super nice, but at a bargain price I also wanted to get them something they can definitely use again. I decided to make each of them a gift bag - I bought each bridesmaid 1 tote bag and filled it with: a set of PJs to wear the night before (we are having a slumber party!), a makeup bag with wedding day essentials like toiletries, hair pins, hair bows, hand sanitizer, hand cream, gum/mints, lip balm, etc., a stemless wine glass with their initial for wedding day drinks, a rose gold initial bar necklace and a rose gold knot bracelet to wear on the wedding day, and I am still looking for a plaid button down shirt for them to wear getting ready!

My budget for each bridesmaid was $50-$75, and so for the more expensive items (bracelet and necklace, wine glass) I searched all over Etsy and other online shops for a good deal. I found the jewelry from an Etsy shop, and each item was under $15, and I got the wine glasses from Chapters/Indigo for $12, and they are gorgeous.

This way, my girls can use everything again and keep the nicer items as a momento of my wedding day (hence the Knot bracelet since they helped me tie the knot )

View quoted message Wow those are great deals. I like the scarf idea and the colouring book!

I usually want the best deal but what I wanted was very specific and hard to find as I have a guy and a girl in my party. I spent like 200$ for 3 pairs of monogrammed pajamas which I guess isn't the worst but it's more than i was hoping. I'm also giving them a bottle of wine as my FIL is a sommelier and is giving me a couple bottles.
My fiancé is giving his guys nice bottles of alcohol with nice shot glasses I think. That won't be too expensive.

I'm always on the lookout for a good deal. I'm paying for their makeup as their main gift. I've personalized some tote bags and I'm filling them with - an aluminum water bottle, small candle in a tin, hair ties, pashmina and probably a bottle of wine. The tote bag contents will be about $30 in cost but the orignal prices were much higher. Chapters clearance FTW!

I don't know what we're doing for the guys because that's his job LOL

I got my bridesmaids a reusable tote bag, a monogrammed throw blanket and will also be giving them a bath bomb. I wanted to give them something memorable, comforting and lasting.

View quoted message Where did you find all these deals?

I'm always looking for a bargain, but I want quality also. I found 2 Buxton leather wallets for my groomsmen for $15.00 (both), a leather passport folder ($5.00) for the best man, a new journal ($2.00) and an adult colouring kit worth $18.95 ($2.00) for my MOH, a new gorgeous scarf (.75) for my bridesmaid. I still would like to get a nice pin for the bridesmaid and a book for the best man.