Gifts for parents

[Justmeandmines]

We are getting married in soon and we can't think of what to get our parents as a thank you gift. Is it normally flowers? Feeling a bit clueless here.

Thank you for what?

We got them a voucher to go back to our wedding venue at a later date for a three course meal

A bottle of champagne and two gorgeous champagne flutes to drink it out of.

Flowers are traditional, we opted for photo frames they could put a wedding photo in.

We had our wedding rings made by a craft jeweller, and got her to make ear-rings for bridesmaid, mother of bride and mother of groom.

With us, MOB and MOG both had jewellery of some kind. FOG/ FOB - one had a nice whisky glass, one had a personalised gift related to a musical hobby.

It's more symbolic than anything, just a token of the day. I wouldn't get flowers or consumables because they won't last.

For those asking what the OP means, it's common and nice (but of course not compulsory as with everything else for a wedding) for bride and groom to give out small thank yous to their wedding party, a thanks for helping on the day/paying for it (in the case of parents!). It's more a token gesture so don't go mad, flowers are traditional and can be nice but depends on if wedding is local, if they're away from home then sorting out putting them in water and transporting back is more hassle than it's worth and it can be nice for it to be a small keepsake rather than something consumable. Something to wear on the wedding day, e.g. small piece of jewellery for the MOB/MOG and bridesmaids, cufflinks or nice socks or pocket squares for the men can be good but needs to be given in advance obviously. Or if you wanted something more to give out with the speeches, a nice bottle of their favourite wine/whiskey/other drink or a meaningful book (if you are having readings could the collection the poetry came from) or similar maybe? Or I like the idea of a nice photo frame (obviously you don't have to presume they'll want to put a photo of you in it but that's the implication )!

Meaningful books, for us!

Flowers for the mums, chocolate truffles for the dads

I was bought a pendant of religious significance and the grandmother of the groom was given a small silver photograph frame.

Nice wine, flowers for moms. Maybe something family related, like a photo book with colorized pictures of g grandparents. Here is a good article on what to do with old family photos and they can make a nice gift.

My sister crocheted a massive blanket with a message stitched in to it. My parents loved it.

Depends if it is about the "show" of letting people know you are giving them a present, or if you are happy to do it privately.

A book of photos afterwards is nice, but obviously can't happen on the day.

My parents did pay for the whole wedding though.

We gave them a rose bush each. It was 20 years ago and my dad had terminal cancer (he died 3 weeks after the wedding), so I didn't want to give something like a bottle of whiskey that I knew my dad would probably not drink.

I don't know about the rose bush at PILs but my mum's is planted where it can be seen from the lounge window.