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How to Choose Groomsman Gifts

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By CCrock
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So you are approaching the big day and you want to thank your best men for their help and support but don't know what would make a good groomsman gift? Here are some ideas for picking out the best groomsmen gifts that won't break your wedding budget!

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  1. Step 1

    Are your groomsmen also your drinking buddies? Then what better gift then a glass beer mug? You can decide if you want to have the beer mug etched with each groomsman's initials.

  2. Step 2

    Another option similar to the one above is to give your groomsmen a cool looking flask! Flasks make great groomsmen gifts! A personalized or engraved flask can be more pricey so decide if you think that having their initials would be worth the extra cost or if they would find it cheesy, if so just pick out a flask that they would like. Although engraved groomsmen gifts are a no fail way to go.

  3. Step 3

    Money Clips are another popular groomsmen gift idea. You can either get a personalized money clip or consider getting a money clip featuring their favorite sports team...or your favorite sports team if you are rivals for fun and humor.

  4. Step 4

    When selecting groomsmen gifts, it helps to consider the personalities of your friends and their interests. it is most common to give everyone the same thing, but if you want to be more personal, you can get specific gifts for each person, like an NFL clip for the Football Junkie, A Flask for the Alcoholic (term used jokingly), a nice lighter for the cigar connoisseur and a cool knife for the Hunter/Fisherman. If you do this, try to keep all gifts within the same price range.

  5. Step 5

    If none of those typical groomsman gifts are your style, consider other unique gifts like tickets for all of you to attend a sporting event or concert, gift cards to the casino (do those exist?), or whatever some other experience you can all share together. Some people would rather give the gift of an awesome memorable experience than a classic trinket.

Tips & Warnings
  • I don't think cufflinks are a great groomsmen gift as I have never known any guy that wears them.

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betterbody said

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on 10/19/2009 5 *s and a recommend for the great ideas. I think the awesome experience in place of the trinket is perfect.

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on 9/15/2009 I like your groomsmen gifts ideas! Never would have thought of this and your tip is SO true! 5*

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