Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Groomsmen's Gifts

The fiance has a dilemma. The groomsmen's gifts are proving to be more challenging that either of us bargained for. Our groomsmen have all been in their fair share of weddings and, therefore, we have ruled out the following gifts:

  • the traditional engraved beer mug, money clip, pen, or flask
  • cologne, watch, or cuff links
  • a round of golf the day of the wedding there isn't enough time that morning since pictures will start around 11am.

(photo via: weddingbee)

Obviously he could give/gift his groomsmen the socks and tie we would like them to wear for the actual wedding. However, I think that he would like to give them something else....that they might actually use after the wedding.

My thoughts:

  • a baseball cap from their favorite sporting team
  • a cigar(s) and a bottle of their favorite liquor
  • a travel shaving kit stocked full of manly toiletries

Ummm that's all I got. Help us. Please.

21 comments:

  1. TiffanyM522June 17, 2008 at 8:36 AM

    http://www.groomsonlinegifts.com/pefisi.html

    My sister did these for her wedding, they were a hit!

    You can find bar signs like this too.

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  2. Etiquettely CorrectJune 17, 2008 at 9:40 AM

    My fiance is giving his groomsmen a putting set. Its in a nice box and he thinks they'll take it to their offices!

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  3. ErinJune 17, 2008 at 10:00 AM

    My fiance was just the best man in a wedding and the gift he received was two tickets to multiple Phillies (baseball) games that were intended for him and his friend (the groom) to go to.

    Maybe, he could get really good tickets to some sporting event for all of them?

    Just an idea.

    -E

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  4. JessJune 17, 2008 at 10:47 AM

    My fiance was in the same situation...all his guys have every "groomsmen" gift imaginable. Here is what we ended up finding...

    http://www.jessicaswedding.com/jessicas/product5.aspx?SID=1&Product_ID=1981

    He's going to put in a 6 pack of their favorite beer too.

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  5. CandicelynJune 17, 2008 at 11:02 AM

    Ohh, I like the beer cooler above with a case of beer!

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  6. AnonymousJune 17, 2008 at 12:24 PM

    I know my fiance and his buddies enjoy a good bottle of Jack Daniels and cigars every now and again, so I think that would be a perfectly good gift! Besides, you're already giving them the socks and ties, like you said.

    Guys don't like cute little monogrammed things like girls do... most likely it would end up in a closet somewhere or worse, in the trash...

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  7. LindaJune 17, 2008 at 12:36 PM

    I'm not a fan of the matching gifts. We'll be getting them each something different.
    One of the bees got her groomsmen XBox 360 which is a damn nice gift.
    How about tickets to a game?

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  8. laura @ so alaurableJune 17, 2008 at 7:17 PM

    We're doing electronic valet chargers. I really like the idea of game tickets.

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  9. The Southbay NewlywedsJune 17, 2008 at 8:10 PM

    My friend gave her GMs branders? Did i spell that right?! You can brand your steak on the grill! it was a completely unique grill and they each got their initials.. the guys were loving it! A very MAN type of gift!

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  10. UnknownJune 18, 2008 at 3:19 AM

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  11. JMB2008June 18, 2008 at 2:05 PM

    My Fiance is doing bobble heads for each of the guys...is it something they can use, no, but its fun and I know the guys will love it...
    http://www.whoopassenterprises.com/

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  12. Art A.July 14, 2008 at 12:37 PM

    I found this site that has exactly what your looking for. Its a travel tote that has a shave kit, shoe kit, cigar accessories and grooming kit all in one. Here is a link to the item.
    MemorableGifts.com


    You can also look up other groomsmen gift ideas on their site.

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  13. hdmoviesJanuary 17, 2010 at 2:28 PM

    I got everyone in my wedding party a pair of wedding cufflinks from www.weddingcufflinks.net/
    They loved them

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  14. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2010 at 6:55 PM

    I got my groomsmen Engraved Beer Boots, like the kind in the movie Beerfest. I thought they were modern, personalized, and NOT BORING! The company was Beerfest Boots or type in
    http://www.BeerFestBoots.com. They did a really nice job sandblasting them, and the glasses were heavy as hell. My groomsmen loved em and now we all bring them to our Sunday football guys day.

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  15. UnknownJune 30, 2010 at 3:40 PM

    I got all my groomsmen Yankee cufflinks from www.groomstars.com, they made them from pieces of the original stadium. That site has tons of ideas for the groomsmen and best man

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  18. UnknownJune 10, 2013 at 11:42 AM

    We ended up getting our groomsmen a caricature and they loved it. You can see it online if you go to http://www.groovygroomsmengifts.com/products/best-groomsmens-gifts-caricature, ours is the one one with the groom wearing the white jacket.

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  19. BaghulJune 24, 2013 at 8:51 PM

    Last month we ended up getting flasks for the whole groomsmen party! It was a blast, you guys need to check these flasks out:

    http://www.dreamflasks.com/gifts-for-groomsmen-s/1854.htm

    Kash Money

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