Those you have chosen to be your bridal attendants have been with you throughout your life and now they are taking part in and helping you plan the most special day of your life…your wedding. They have spent the last year helping you to arrange the minutest details for your wedding day, to the most important details. They have been there for you through all of the tears, tantrums and laughter that come with planning a wedding and they have given up their evenings and their weekends over and over again to make sure your special day was one you would remember for the rest of your life, and now that it’s over you are probably wondering what you can do to thank them for their love and support.

 
- Personalized Gifts

 

Some of the best gifts you can give to your attendants are personalized ones, as they are gifts that they can always use to look back on and treasure their times with you. A popular choice is something you’ve probably never thought of…a charm bracelet! While a charm bracelet might not be personalized in the conventional sense (i.e., engraved), the charms themselves end up becoming the personalization. To start the bracelet, you could use a special wedding charm to remind them of the special day they helped create, and then start personalizing it with charms that represent them and their interests. Are they a dancer? Perhaps a ballet shoe charm could be something you could consider. For fashion lovers, a nice pair of high heels or for the animal lover, perhaps a puppy or kitten charm would be in order. While you may be tempted to add a picture charm of yourself and your new husband, you would be wise to resist that urge and rather add pictures of you and your friend. If there were pictures taken at the bridal shower or bachelorette party that show you both having a good time, this might be the perfect place to put them. 

 

 

If you decide not to go the route of the charm bracelets, you still have other options. Using pictures from the bridal shower and placing them into a nice simple locket is a wonderful idea that will always remind them of the time you spent together. While it doesn’t seem quite as personal, birthstone jewelry is quite a popular option, and you have many options. Rings, bracelets, necklaces, and earrings are all valid choices when it comes to using birthstones. These items are very classy, versatile, and can be used for many years to dress up a plain outfit, or even be used to dress down a fancier outfit. Birthstone jewelry is something your attendant will get plenty of use out of. If you would like something more personal, engraved jewelry is a classic choice, providing you don’t use you and your husband’s initials. When getting the item engraved, be sure to use your bridal attendant’s initials as they’ll be able to wear it and enjoy it longer, as well as keeping it a reminder of a treasured memory.

- Non-Personalized Gifts

 

 

If you choose not to give items that are personalized, you can still give your bridal attendants gifts that will mean something to them. If your attendants are supportive of causes such as breast cancer awareness or animal activism, you can purchase jewelry gifts for them directly from the foundations they support. You’ll not only be giving them a beautiful piece of jewelry they’ll love wearing, but you’ll also be showing your support for their beliefs and causes. If you want to stay with traditional gifts that aren’t personalized, you can visit any of your favorite jewelry stores and choose necklaces consisting of gemstones, pearls or even simple gold and silver strands. Earrings and rings can be match with these necklaces to create an amazing choice that again, can be used for years to come.

You don’t need to spend a lot of money to make your bridal attendants know that you appreciate what they did for you throughout your event. By getting gifts that they’ll find useful or gifts that are tailored to them specifically, they’ll know they were appreciated and all of those long nights of planning with you were well spent.