What is an appropriate amount for a gift certificate for a bridal shower?
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The correct answer is... What you can afford to give. Everyone's discretionary income is different. You also have to consider the degree of closeness to the bride. I would say the average amount is somewhere around $40-60. You can also review the registry and make sure they will be able to purchase something! Good luck.
475458
When a wedding party isn't planning on opening the gifts while at the reception, many just put a bow on their gifts to show off what they gave. As to a bridal shower, I would imagine it is following the lines of "gift basket" displays. They generally have just a card and bow. Personally, my family tends not to wrap because it is a waste of money (which could be used to get a better gift) or we wrap with cloth like they did (and do) in Japan. Silk scarves travel back and forth along with the ribbons. Once worn out, they are discarded or sent to a resale shop. Starting this tradition is environmentally friendly so try it with your family!
933471
gift certificate for therapeutic sports massage or some movie tickets or play tickets...........or gift card to a bookstore
506687
A gift certificate to get a massage and facial!
318440
A great and inexpensive thing to do would be to show up at the shower with your camera. Take photos of the shower and then after the shower, scrapbook them or put them in a small album and give it to them.\n\nPlus you dont have to spend $50 per person, spend 25.00 and get thems something small from their registry - then you'll be getting them what they want so they'll be happy..\n\nTry a bottle of wine for the couple with 2 pretty glasses in a basket - looks like more but is very nice. Or a bag of yankee candle votive candles in a basket that you decorate with a big bow. She'll love it.\n\ndo you have a cool photo of her and the fiance>? frame it - turn it into black and white or sepia and frame it -\n\nand besides - your friends dont want you to go broke they want you to share their happiness. I'm sure they'll understand - just go to the shower and enjoy.
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If you are the maid of homor you should be in charge of organizing the bridal shower. You have to vhooose a theme for the bridal shower I.e. Lingerie, kitchen stuff, silly stuff, etc.\n\nTthe gift in the bridal shower doesn't have to be expensive, since you are still obligated to give them a gift for the wedding. Tha idea of a bridal shower is a rather informal and intimate gathering. The idea is to have fun and to be silly too. If you choose to have a theme and have gifts along that theme for instance" "household" , "gardening", "lingerie" "kitchen" etc. \n\nI hope this helps.
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something tasteful and personal, but not too personal. Lik a gift basket or something. Don't give the female bath products. Try tea and cookies instead. For the guy, some small tech thing is usually welcomed. you can get nice stuff of this nature without spending too much, too. www.gifts.com can help, too
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Honestly, I don't care what the gift is.  As long as it's a meaningful expression of how she feels about me (price and description are really immaterial), personally, I would love it no matter what it is and she wouldn't have to worry about "getting me the wrong thing" or "not getting something good enough".
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You are not required to spend a certain amount.  Bridal registries are set up with items of all price ranges so that people can buy what they can afford.  Just buy something on her bridal registry that is affordable for you.
286055
It really depends on the level of beauty and cleanliness.  60 USD per 15 minutes is about right for the nice ladies.
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I planned on keeping it simple....but I overspent.\n\nYou could take any part of the gifts I got my girls as one gift.\n\nI got everyone a rhinestone heart key chain with their first initial on it $5.99 a piece including engraving.\n\nI got everyone rhinestone hairpins at clair's boutique for 8.50 a piece.\n\nThen I got them something more personal. My matron of honor got a VERY nice collection of L'occtane lotion and soap.$75\nAnother got a magnolia spa candle from L'occtane.$25\nAnother got a box of godiva chocolate $20\nAnother got a bunch of collectors stuff from napoleon Dynomyte $20\nAnother got a new lotion collection and lip gloss from bath and body works $20\n\nLike I said, any one of those things will work. Just make sure that about the same is spent on all the girls to be equal (The maid of honor is a little different).\n\nYou could also do matching necklaces, make up bags, tee shirts, mugs, flasks, bracelets, or even manicures.....depends on how well you know your girls. Good luck and happy gift hunting.
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Pay Pal is a hassle anyway because the 'seller' (you and your fiance) will have to pay a small fee for the priviledge of having money dropped into your account.  \n\nCreate-a-gift\n\nSometimes what you really want isn't something that can be wrapped up in a gift box and sent in the mail. For instance, if you'd rather have money towards a new car than a 7-speed blender, you should register for -- and receive -- exactly what you want. Our "create-a-gift" service enables you to receive American Express Gift Cheques to be used towards whatever it is you want for your wedding gift -- traditional or not.\n\nWhat are American Express Gift Cheques?\n\nEssentially, an American Express Gift Cheque is a fancy way (and certainly a more polite way) of giving cold, hard cash. The Gift Cheques can be used anywhere, for anything, wherever American Express Travelers Cheques are accepted. This eliminates the possibility of having to return your fourth toaster. And these snappy Cheques are dummy-proof as well -- they are fully refundable if lost or stolen.\nHow "Create-a-Gift" Works\n\nAll you have to do is think of something you want that isn't on the registry. It can literally be anything money can buy -- a single item, a gift certificate for a service, or even just money toward something big that you two have your hearts set on. Next, make up a title for the product, such as "Dinner for Two at the Rainbow Room" or "Two Pairs of inline skates". Give your gift a basic description so your guests know what they are giving. For example, "To celebrate our one month anniversary, we plan to spend an evening at the restaurant where we first locked lips." Finally, decide the total amount of money (in $50 increments) you would like to receive towards the cost of the gift. You can then request as many $50 gift certificates as needed to reach your desired amount. So, if you would like to spend $100 at your favorite restaurant, you would enter two gift certificates for $50 each.\n\nMore expensive gifts, such as a gift of $500 toward your honeymoon expenses, can easily become a group gift shared by several guests. In this case you would create 10 gifts of $50 to add up to the total $500 you wish to receive. Individual guests can then each purchase as many gift cheques as they¹d like. They can purchase one for $50 or three for $150, and so on.\n\nPlease keep in mind that guests will be charged a $5-per-cheque service and handling fee. That means your guest will pay $55 for each $50 cheque you receive.\n\nYour "Create-a-product" appears on your registry list and functions just like any other gift. Your guest sees "Dinner for Two", selects "Add to Shopping Cart", and puts in a quantity (so they if they want to pay for the whole dinner, they can buy both $50 certificates).\n\nWhen a guest purchases one of your created products, first you receive notification via email (as with any Knot gift,) and, as with any other gift shipment, your American Express Gift Cheque will arrive via UPS so you can sign for it.\nWhat should you register for? Here are some ideas:\n\n    * A down-payment for a house or apartment\n    * A pure-bred puppy\n    * Dollars towards your honeymoon\n    * A new computer or software\n    * Car lease installments\n    * Gourmet cooking classes\n    * Museum memberships\n    * Ski-lift tickets\n    * Ballroom dancing lessons\n    * Photography or pottery classes\n    * A weekend getaway\n    * Maid service\n    * Spa treatments for two\n    * An artwork or an antique\n    * Film stock to make a movie\n    * A tree for your front yard\n    * An air conditioner\n    * A paint job\n    * Two plane tickets to Paris (in other words, anything)
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Try buying a less expensive gift off the registry. That way it is thoughtful, useful and sensible. You can find out where they are registered by asking around to other guests you know who may be closer to her. Generally I think $50.00 is a minimum gift but it is based on your conscience and ability really.
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I guess not go. Since the idea of the shower is to collect gifts, shower being short for  "shower the bride with gifts". It might end up hurting your feelings if you showed up empty handed.\nIs there not something you could do, like promising a favor, dog sit for a vacation, wash her car, mow their yard, something you could give that costs little or nothing? Is there someone close to the bride you would feel comfortable talking it over with her? Does the bride know about your financial status?  Find out if she intends to open gifts at the shower, if not, go, and slip a card with your promise to help out to her at the end of the party.
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I'D SAY MOST PEOPLE GIVE $50.00-$100.00 ON AVERAGE..BUT MOSTLY IT'S WHATEVER YOU CAN AFFORD TO GIVE...I THINK THE BRIDE AND GROOM ARE PROBABLY JUST HAPPY YOU SHOWED UP AT THE WEDDING SO ANY GIFT WILL MAKE THEM FEEL BLESSED I'M SURE...IT'S ALWAYS THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS ANYWAYS...
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There is no guideline.  You give a gift that (a) is something you can afford, and (b) is appropriate, given your relationship to and knowledge of the preferences of the couple.
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Well now that depends on who it is from... \n\nIf it's from a close relative or friend, I would expect they know something about me that I like.. so a gift, even if it's from a dollar store, if it's a caring gesture, could mean more than diamonds.\n\nIf that nice thought is represented in a gift card so I can pick out what I want.. then it depends on what they THINK I like...a gift card to get my nails done for me is cool.. but if it's to Micky D's... then they have the WRONG picture of who I am, so giving a gift at all is inappropriate.\n\nCASH?... That's a hard one... that would during times of co-workers that took a collection that have no idea what you would want, or what you already have, but want to give you a bit of spending cash to further whatever the occasion is.. such as a housewarming.. or baby shower.. but it has to be given with the most thoughtful card or flowers to show that they cared enough to give a little something nice.. and the cash is a bonus.