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Smart Wedding Gifts from the Bride and Groom
By: Joanna Biondolillo with Image MerchantsA wedding is as successful as the planning. It is through careful planning and attention to thedetails that will make your wedding a success and an experience happily remembered!Traditionally, the bride’s family is responsible for the cost of the wedding, while the rehearsaldinner is the responsibility of the groom’s family. But many brides and grooms are uncertainabout some of those wedding details that fall in between the actual wedding and the rehearsaldinner. For example, who receives gifts from the bride and groom? And when do they receivethem? Here is some basic information about gift giving that is easy to remember as you planyour special day.First, let’s clarify who receives gifts. Think of your wedding gift giving as a pyramid. Atthe top of the pyramid is the mother of the bride, followed by the mother of the groom.These two gifts will be your most expensive and are usually some type of gift basket thatcontains a highly personalized gift. These gifts are usually given the day before thewedding and can be presented from the bride and groom, but, if given separately, thegroom gives the gift to the mother of the bride, and the bride gives the gift to the mother of the groom! These will be the most expensive gifts, and should show both mothers theextent of your love and appreciation not only for them, but for all of their hard work during the wedding planning process.The second tier of gift giving belongs to both the bride and the groom. The bride isresponsible for the gifts for the maid of honor (who I always refer to as the best woman),the bride’s maids, and flower girls. The Groom is responsible for the best man, groom’smen and the ring bearer.The second tier of gifts, given to the best man and maid of honor will be less expensivethan the gifts for the mother of the bride and mother of the groom but will cost more thanthe gifts for the rest of the wedding party. The best man and the maid of honor giftsshould reflect the special nature and responsibility of the position that you have invitedthem to take part in. The third tier of gifts are for the additional bride’s maids and thegroom’s men again, less expensive than the former but still honoring their role in your wedding. The ring bearer and flower girls finish the fourth tier. This gift is usually a smallgift of appreciation appropriate for the age of the child.
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