shower hostess gifts?

[appletini]

Hey ladies,

I need your help. What are some great ideas for shower hostess gifts?

Next weekend my FIs parents are hosting an engagement party and my bridal party is also hosting a kitchen shower. I have no clue what to get them?

 

[njc]

I got my shower hostesses live hibiscus plants since the shower had a tropical theme and we were going to Hawaii on our honeymoon.

For our engagment party, i got our hosts (non-parent) a NIIIIIIICE, large bottle of Vodka and a gorgeous silver frame. After the wedding we gave them one of our wedding pictures to put in the frame.

 

[Caribou]

What''s a ''kitchen shower''?

I''ve never planned a wedding before. Is it proper etiquette for the bride to give a gift to the person who hosts the bridal shower, say the MOH?

 

[appletini]

I''ve been given a hostess gift at showers that I have hosted. Kitchen stuff is the theme. I just had an idea. pink aprons with their names mongramed!

 

[appletini]

or not that will be pricey since I need 9 of them. Maybe a chocolate letter of their first initial.

 

[jcrow]

when i was a hostess to my FSIL''s shower, i was given a large tyler (sp?) candle.

 

[ivanadiamond]

hi appletini,

since it''s a kitchen theme, how about something from William Sonoma for gift idea''s, they even have a Hostess gift secition...

http://content1.williams-sonoma.com/gift/index.cfm?cmtype=GlobalNav

or what about getting each of them a nice candle, voluspa makes great ones http://www.voluspacandles.com or perhaps a little something from L''occitane, www.loccitane.com.

My MOH hosted my shower, so it was easier since I only needed one gift, but with nine girls things can get expensive...

what''s your budget per person? What about a cook book for each of them?

 

[flopkins]

I''ve been wondering the same thing, my shower is next week and I have no idea what to get the bm.

BTW, those of you who have given/gotten shower hostess gifts, were they presented at the shower? Or afterward?

 

[gingerBcookie]

I hosted a shower last year with 4 other girls and we al received little kate spade makeup bags in the mail ~1 week after the shower (we all lived in different cities). I don''t think the gifts are given at the shower. I think that would take away a bit from the bride''s gifts? And sometimes the showers are surprises, so how would the bride know to bring gifts?

 

[appletini]

We always get them at the end of the shower. Yesterday I went and bought a chocolate block letter for each person with their first initial. They were $8 each x 9 = $72 +tax. Next month I have another brunch shower but that is only two people, and also the BFs friends are having a stock the bar shower for us on St. Patty''s day, so I''ll do wine for that one.

I looked at the WS site, but my friends aren''t into food and cooking as much as I am, so I thought they''d like the chocolate more.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

 

[appletini]

Date: 2/9/2006 5:41:11 PM
Author: ivanadiamond
hi appletini,

since it''s a kitchen theme, how about something from William Sonoma for gift idea''s, they even have a Hostess gift secition...

http://content1.williams-sonoma.com/gift/index.cfm?cmtype=GlobalNav

or what about getting each of them a nice candle, voluspa makes great ones http://www.voluspacandles.com or perhaps a little something from L''occitane, www.loccitane.com.

My MOH hosted my shower, so it was easier since I only needed one gift, but with nine girls things can get expensive...

what''s your budget per person? What about a cook book for each of them?

I love the cookbook idea, but the one I want "food for friends" or something like that, I have already given to one girl for her birthday. A lot the ideas I had, I''ve already given at least one person as a gift before.

 

[selflove]

A "stock the bar" shower--I''ve never heard of that but I love it! What a great idea!!

 

[jcrow]

Date: 2/9/2006 9:03:11 PM
Author: flopkins
I''ve been wondering the same thing, my shower is next week and I have no idea what to get the bm.


BTW, those of you who have given/gotten shower hostess gifts, were they presented at the shower? Or afterward?

i received mine either before everyone got there, or after everyone left. i''m not sure. but it definitely wasn''t in front of all of the guests.

 

[flopkins]

thank gals for the input regardng the gifts... I will be giving them afterwards!! which is great bc I have no idea what I''m getting them! haha...

appletini sorry to sorta hijack your thread!

 

[cpster]

For your future in-laws, how about a nice Nambe bowl? I love Nambe but almost never buy it for myself since they are so expensive. When I buy gifts, I try to think of what the receiver would enjoy but wouldn''t normally buy for themselves.

 

[appletini]

Date: 2/10/2006 5:37:55 PM
Author: flopkins
thank gals for the input regardng the gifts... I will be giving them afterwards!! which is great bc I have no idea what I''m getting them! haha...

appletini sorry to sorta hijack your thread!

Hijack away, I know this thread will be very helpful to others.

His parents love making specialy cocktails, so since the e-party is a mexican theme, I think we are going to get them a margarita/tequila cocktail book and very nice and expensive bottle of tequila.