The wedding of children is an event of paramount importance. Striving for the perfect celebration, parents come close to choosing a worthy gift for the newlyweds. How not to go wrong with a present and surprise your closest people? What do parents usually give to their children on their wedding day? Our article will tell you about this and more.
What to give to the groom's parents
The bride, entering the groom's family, must prepare gifts for her father-in-law and mother-in-law. It is not necessary to buy expensive things, the main thing is that they are useful and pleasant. The easiest way is to choose a general gift that parents can use at home or in the country: modern household appliances (multi-cooker, mixer, bread maker, blender), bedroom accessories (large blanket, pillows, blanket), sets of dishes (dinner sets, sets of frying pans or pans). A very good and practical gift is a set consisting of two bathrobes and towels. It will be a wonderful pleasant surprise if the bride orders an artist who paints from photographs to create a large portrait of her parents and their son. If finances allow you to make an expensive gift, then you can buy jewelry for your mother-in-law, and silver cufflinks or a tie clip for your father-in-law. A good alternative to jewelry is silver spoons or tea strainers. The groom's parents, who have everything, will be pleased to receive a small tabletop fountain or a miniature fireplace from their daughter-in-law. If after preparing for the wedding there is no money left, then you will have to make the gifts yourself. This could be a beautiful wall clock, embroidered paintings, unusual candles, wicker rugs or photo frames.
Painting for mother-in-law
No, we do not suggest buying a painting in a store and giving it to your mother-in-law. You need something more creative, like a picture you drew. Don't know how to draw? It doesn’t matter, you can create a painting by numbers or go to a master class in sketching - a fashionable trend that consists of quick sketches that look very stylish.
What to give to the bride's parents
The groom, taking his young wife from the parental home, must give his mother-in-law and father-in-law good memorable gifts. Any piece of household appliance that makes housekeeping easier will look symbolic. For example, when giving a robot vacuum cleaner or a dishwasher, a guy can say that he is giving it in return for the assistant he is taking away from his parents. To give a useful gift, the groom will have to “interrogate” his beloved and find out what exactly they lack for complete happiness. They may not have a digital camera, a cordless phone with multiple handsets, a printer for printing family portraits, a humidifier, a good heater, or a microwave oven. If the groom has the desire and opportunity to give his newly-made relatives an expensive gift, then he can buy a summer cottage for them, and at the wedding, solemnly present a large photograph of their new property, enclosed in a beautiful frame. If your beloved’s parents have everything, then it’s worth buying them a ticket to a weekend tour or a long trip. As inexpensive gifts, paired cups or T-shirts with themed inscriptions and drawings look good.
An original diary - a gift for the mother-in-law on her wedding day
Don’t know what you can give to the groom’s mother that will not only please her, but also benefit her? Buy her a beautiful diary. Not a simple paper one, but made, for example, from wood or leather, so that it looks not like a standard notebook, but like an elite attribute of a stylish woman.
Identical gifts
So that none of the parents are offended, you can buy similar items for all four or make the same gifts for moms and dads. For an economical option, wedding medals “Best Dad” and “Best Mom” are suitable, and for a more expensive memorable gift, you can buy a watch and have a commemorative engraving on it. Good umbrellas will be not very expensive, but useful gifts - you can buy one umbrella for walking together for each married couple or give each an automatic umbrella. An excellent gift idea for parents is an electronic photo frame, in which photographs from the wedding celebration will most likely be displayed for a long time. As a nice addition to any gift, you can give your relatives four tickets to a theater or concert - this will help them quickly find a common language and strengthen family ties.
Engraved glasses or set of two glasses and vintage wine
No matter how much dishes you have at home, good glasses are always in price! And if you also engrave them with gratitude, then your mother-in-law’s heart will literally melt. If the groom’s mother loves good wine, then instead of a set of glasses, it is quite possible to give her a beautiful box with vintage wine and two glasses, so that on the second day of the wedding she and the groom’s father can remember the best moments of the celebration in a sincere atmosphere, enjoying good wine in their spectacular glasses. The same thing, by the way, can be given to parents for their wedding anniversary!
For mom and dad of the groom
According to tradition, the bride presented the groom's parents with hand-made items. Usually these were homespun textiles, embroidered towels, and tablecloths. In this way, the girl demonstrated her own abilities in needlework and housekeeping.
Following this tradition, a gift from the newlyweds to parents can be home textiles: curtains, rugs, carpets, towels. A set of bed or table linen would be appropriate. Personalized embroidery will help add originality to the gift. Since few modern young ladies have the ability to embroider and have free time, it is wiser to order machine embroidery in a specialized salon.
Always appropriate, and most importantly, a welcome and pleasant gift will be one that is related to the parents’ hobby. If the future mother-in-law is interested in cooking, then she will obviously be delighted with cookbooks in gift editions, dishes, baking dishes, a set of spices or rare oils. If, on the contrary, you want to ease the household responsibilities of the “second mother,” give her a bread maker, multicooker, dishwasher or other household appliances. It is difficult to find a woman who will not be pleased with such gifts.
An appropriate gift for a married couple is a service. It is not necessary to present expensive porcelain sets consisting of many items. Even a small tea or coffee set, carefully selected and presented with the words that your young family is waiting for an invitation to a family tea party with your father-in-law and mother-in-law, will look symbolic and cute.
If you want your new mother-in-law to remember you with a kind word, give her good tea or coffee. Don’t be stingy and choose a decent option, purchasing it in large quantities. Every time, wanting to taste tea or coffee and enjoying its taste, the groom’s parents will remember the donors.
If funds allow, present the parents of your future husband with jewelry made in the same style. You can choose earrings for your mother, and cufflinks for your father. The main thing is that the jewelry is not fake or cheap jewelry.
If you don't have money for expensive and impressive things, it is better to choose another gift option. You should do the same if you are afraid of “missing the mark” with the style of jewelry.
Gift certificate to the spa
Any woman would be happy to pamper herself with relaxation treatments at a spa, but, alas, there is not always money for this. So why not give your mother-in-law this opportunity and buy her a gift certificate?! Believe me, she will be delighted with such a gift, and it will not be difficult for you to find a common language with your mother-in-law.
For the father and mother of the bride
In the old days, after marriage, a girl moved into the groom's family, so the number of workers in her own family decreased. Today you can play on this by giving the girl’s father and mother an “automatic assistant.” A great option is a slow cooker. For larger gifts, a dishwasher or washing machine, refrigerator, etc. are suitable.
The textile sets described above (bed linen, tablecloths, towels, etc.) will also be a good present. Beautiful dishes will be an equally symbolic gift. Show your concern for your parents' health - a heater, humidifier, massager or salt lamp will undoubtedly make them happy.
The groom can present his mother-in-law with a bouquet, and if she is interested in floriculture, he can give her a rare indoor flower. You can give your father-in-law elite alcohol.
Both the groom's parents and the bride's parents will be delighted with trips to a sanatorium, movie tickets, memberships to the gym, swimming pool, and philharmonic society. If funds allow, you can purchase a country plot for them, or even better, a dacha with ready-made buildings and plantings.
At this age, by the way, many people have dachas and literally live there. In this case, you can give them tools and equipment that make their work easier (lawn mower, automatic watering system). The presented grill for frying meat will also be successful. Gifts in the form of decorative elements would be appropriate: garden lanterns, decorations for flower beds, small forged benches.
DIY gifts
Handmade gifts are not a way to save money, but an indication that you tried very hard and wanted to present something truly symbolic and unique. As a rule, before the wedding, young people have a lot of troubles and almost no free time, so if they created a collage on whatman paper or baked a cake as a gift to their parents, this speaks of their respect and strong love for dad and mom.
In the banquet hall, you can hang up old photos from a family album in advance , accompanying them with touching inscriptions for parents. You can create a kind of steam locomotive by cutting out trailers from paper. On each carriage you can attach a photo of the bride and groom from birth. The locomotive is mounted on the wall at the entrance to the banquet hall.
As we move towards the parents' places, the photos replace each other and show how the children grew up and the family changed. Directly next to the devices, in the place where the mothers and fathers of the young people will sit, you can put a photo in a frame. Young people can take photos with their parents a few days before the wedding, but it will be even more interesting if you do it at the registry office.
Naturally, such a gift requires a lot of preparation and the presence of assistants. But this is precisely what makes it even more valuable.
You can bake a cake or pie, the main thing is to do it yourself. You can attach a humorous note to the pie, explaining its composition and identifying each of the ingredients. For example: “to express our love, we put ripe, aromatic strawberries in the cake, and to show respect, we filled it with a delicate soufflé made from natural cream.” Undoubtedly, even with an abundance of snacks and treats on the table, parents will be happy to take the cakes (they will have to be prepared in 2 copies) home to taste them in the morning.
Textiles or clothing with initials
Of course, an ordinary robe or set of towels can hardly be called an original gift that can be given to the groom’s mother for a wedding. But if you embroider her initials on it, believe that your mother-in-law will be touched by your attention and will be happy to wear such a robe at home.
Unusual ideas and surprises
Most parents, as soon as they talk about the wedding of their beloved child, begin to look forward to their grandchildren. In this regard, the young people can present them with an orange tree. It symbolizes family comfort and continuity of generations. The gift can be accompanied by a playful promise that, just as an orange tree is covered with fruits (and it bears fruit all year round), so your parents will be surrounded by grandchildren.
However, if the couple is very young, and their parents want them to finish their studies and have a successful career first, such a gift may scare them.
Medals, cups, and certificates presented to parents will be original. The main thing is to truthfully and at the same time sincerely determine the nomination for each of the parents. In this case, it is better to reserve a special place in the holiday scenario for the gift-giving ceremony. The bride can say words of gratitude to her parents and explain the meaning of the nomination, and the groom can solemnly present the award. Then he thanks his family in the same way, and the bride is in charge of presenting medals or cups.
Bouquets of sweets and fruits look original. The main thing is that they are not opened or damaged. It is unlikely that parents will start tasting an unusual gift at a banquet, where there are already a lot of treats. But they will be able to take it home and try it 2-3 days after the wedding.
