How to Save Money on Gifts for Your Wedding Party

Commemorating your special day does not end with the wedding and honeymoon. The people that stand by you during this special day should also have something special, other than their memories, to remember this time. You can save money on gifts for your wedding party while still providing them with a quality memento by using a little creativity. Remember that this gift should express the unique personalities of the bride and groom as well as saying “thank you.”

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Yellow Pages
• Computer with Internet service
• Notepad specifically reserved for notes in this detail
• Catalogs

1. Decide before hand how much you are willing to spend for these gifts and how many you will need. You can save money on gifts for your wedding party by purchasing the same thing for each of the groups involved by ordering the same thing in bulk. It will cost more to order separate items for everyone.

2. Personalize your gifts. Do you want to personalize your gifts for each member of your wedding party? Personalization can be done by having the gift engraved, embroidered of color coordinate to each individual’s preferences. These added touches may be included with the purchase of many items or they could add additional cost to each.

3. Comparison shop. After you have made these decisions you can begin to comparison shop. Many gifts shops, online and off may carry the same items at widely varying cost. Also remember to compare not only different facilities but physical stores in comparison with online stores.

4. Order your gifts. When ordering, many stores may charge extra for shipping cost. Even the physical store that you chose to purchase from may add this cost if you order something that has to be sent out for personalization or because they do not have enough in stock of the desired style or color.

5. Determine whether your gifts will be wrapped. You will want to have your purchases gift wrapped. Ask if your provider includes this service. Even online stores may offer gift wrapping or the supplies to do it yourself, at no added cost.

Tips & Warnings

• Whether your provider offers personalization for free or you pay for the customization you will want to see an example of the end result for quality purposes.
• A few suggestions: Personalized Women's Cosmetic Bag Engraved Beaded Silver Jewelry Box Engraved Valet Wallet Silver Engraved Cuff links
• In the best of circumstances, it can take up to a month for your order to be filled. Give your provider at least 6 weeks to fill your order so that you have them long before you need them.