Gifting the Parents
Image via T-Shirt Guru
I basically stole the first part of our parents’ gift from Mrs. Mole. (Thanks!) The idea has literally been with me for two-plus years. (Crazy bride alert…I haven’t even been engaged for that long.) I purchased custom engraved frames with our names and wedding date from Things Remembered, and here’s the finished product:
We took the pic the last day Mr. BC was in town. *sad face*
But since moms are extra special, I couldn’t NOT give them something else. Way back when, I was looking on Etsy and, after searching for “mother-in-law gifts,” found these adorable necklaces.
“Thank you for raising the man/girl of my dreams.”
They are too cute to pass up! There are a couple of different sellers who make the necklaces, but I purchased from Distinctly Ivy. She had good prices, and I liked the little pearl accent. You could also pick the chain length you wanted, and had the choice of two different types of chains. Two necklaces (including shipping) were purchased for the bargain price of $36.64. The only thing I was a little disappointed with was that both necklaces came in one box. It would have been nice if each necklace had its own box. But otherwise, Ivy was great to work with!
Just for fun, this was the other mother gift I was contemplating (but opted against):
Image via Etsy seller MisterandMrs
I Love You Forever by Robert Munsch is one of my mom’s favorite children’s books, so I loved the personal nod. But ultimately I nixed it because I’ve never seen my mom use a hankie, and I wasn’t sure if Future MIL BC had read the book. (I liked the idea of getting them the same thing.) But I still think the hankie is an awesome mom gift, so I wanted to share with you!
Guys, I am torn on whether to get the dads a separate gift too. What do you think? On one hand, our dads are very hard to buy for, and I kind of think neither would care that the moms got necklaces. But I also don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. Although I seriously have no idea what we’d get them. All the usual gifts (flasks, watches, cufflinks) wouldn’t work for them.
Hive, what did you get your dad/father-in-law? Did you get separate gifts for mothers and fathers, or just one gift for both? How did you pick your parents’ gifts? Did you shamelessly steal ideas, like me?
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Miss Border Collie
Birthday: August 2 Location: Oakland, CA Occupation: Executive Assistant Wedding Date: January 2015
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