Bridesmaid gifts

[AnimalPrincess]

So I am trying to figure out what to do for my bridesmaids...
1) By them a gift, possibly a spa day with me
2) Pay for their dress
3) pay for part of their vacation

I am just not sure what to do because no matter where I got married they would have to travel, (we all live all over the country) so that is why I am leaning away from paying for part of the trip. As far as their dresses I am kind of letting them pick their own, between 5 choices at least, so im not sure if I should do that either....

What do you guys think? What are you guys doing?
Thanks!

 

[gradtchr]

It was a super hard decision for me to decide what to do for my MOH, I only had one attendant I decided on paying her airfare to and from the wedding which she appreciated a lot.

 

[Snow_White]

I ended up paying for my maid of honor's dress, shoes, hair/make-up, and jewelry in addition to getting her a present. She paid for her airfare and hotel.

 

[Cinderella2006]

I am paying for my bridesmaids dress, shoes, tiara, hair and a little make up (they are only 7, 7 and 9) and i will buy them a present.
As my maid of honour is highly paid (and my aunty!) she paid for her own dress and accessories. My uncle is best man aswell so i will pay for them to have a nice meal at Disney and buy them a special present.

 

[melmel]

I think buying the dress & shoes would be a really nice gesture. Especally since most bridesmaids dresses are at least $100, which is bad enough for a dress you'll never wear again, and worse when you add in a trip to Disney. At least that's what I'd want if I were your bridesmaid.

Melissa

 

[littleladykaty]

I got my girls LLbean bags w/ their names ebroidered on the front and put towels and flip flops and sunscreen and bottled water and a romance novel in them...all in PINK! It's a "day at the beach" bag!! Very useful and functional and fun! Not too pricey either!

 

[twoprincesses]

My cousin bought all her bridesmaids' and flower girls' dresses. It was a blessing because I was a bridesmaid and my daughter was a flower girl. She also bought earrings for all of us so that we would all be matching from head to toe. The earrings were fairly inexpensive, they were the ones that come in like a pack of 5 from the small table in Dillards or Foley's

 

[twojo21]

we paid for all our 3 nights of our guest rooms & 4 nights for our wedding party & parents. for my girls gifts i took myself, them & our moms to the spa at the grand floridian & lunch at cinderella's royal table which was their main gifts. my pregnant moh loved the mom to be massage. at the rehearsal dinner i gave my moh a nice jewelry set & i paid for her hair & makeup on the big day. for the dresses we picked it out online together.

 

[elle woods KKG]

I've been struggling with this too. I was thinking getting them a 1 day park hopper ticket and then covering make-up and hair since I know how expensive it gets just from the wedding's I've been in. I was thinking of giving them a ticket because I know with all they're spending to join me for my wedding a ticket just isn't in the budget. But then again, my bm's are in their 20's so something smaller like just a ticket (and a pair of Mouse Ears with their names embrodiered on it) works fine. I know plane tickets are wonderful but are sometimes out of the budget. But hey, it's just a suggestion. Goo dluck deciding!

 

[dsnyfan6/18]

We are getting all of the people in our wedding party mickey ears w/ their names, and I have gotten my girls LL Bean tote bags (they're the in-thing, i guess) with their name and i'm putting bath and body works, minnie flip flops, a photo album and some other items in there. Lots of stuff to bring with me, but it's worth it!

 

[AnimalPrincess]

Thanks ladies, you have all given me some good ideas!

 

[MinneMouse29]

I bought my bridesmaids cute tote bags with their names embroidered into them... they turned out soo very cute! I can't wait to give them! I thought it'd come in handy the morning of the wedding with everyones makeup and accessories.