157 - Gift Ideas for Parents
Gift Ideas for Parents – Episode 157
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It is tradition to give a gift to your parents on your wedding day. We are here to give you a few ideas on what those gifts should be. Doesn't have to be given at the wedding.
- Plate, plaque, photo frame with a meaningful saying or poem
- Personalized cutting board
- Monogrammed/personalized: mirror, wreath, wall hanging, mugs, glasses, fishing lures, jewelry, cufflinks, tie clips, pocket knives
- Frame to add wedding photos, bride/dad, bride/mom, groom/dad, groom/mom and/or family
- A weekend getaway
- Spa day or couple's massage
- Tickets: sporting event, concert, play or whatever they are into
- Robes
- Embroidered handkerchiefs
- Father of the bride socks 😉
- Man crates for dad, boxes for mom
- Gift cert for an upscale shopping place like William Sonoma
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Mother of the Bride
My mother is wonderful. She is helping when she can and paying for things here and there. When we picked out my wedding dress, she put $200 total down and told me I had to pay for the rest- so I did. I visited my aunt a few weeks later and my mom came up in the conversation. Apparently, my mom had told my aunt that she paid for my wedding dress… I was a waitress at the time, and attending college- which I still pay for by myself, and I was appalled that my mom tried saying she paid for my entire dress when she paid $200 out of $1,000. I never spoke to my mother about this, but I am still shocked.
A few weekends ago, my mom and I went to a bridal show together and found a great DJ. My mom was very convincing that I should get a DJ who is going to be great (which I was reassured by this in one of your podcasts- to invest in a good DJ because that is what people remember.) We found a DJ and again, my mom put $200 down. After we had signed the contract and made a payment, my mom looks at me during the bridal show and says “you better start making payments on this”. At this point, I wanted to cry. I know my parents help out when they can, but I do not make enough money to pay for all of this on my own. My fiancé pays the bills in our house and the money I have, I pay on my credit card and tuition.
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