You want to get your bridesmaids a special gift to thank them for being at your wedding. Most of the time, this isn’t too difficult; As long as you choose something cute and personal, you know your friends will love it. Unless the bridesmaid is a tomboy, in which case you’ll have to get really creative to find her a gift that’s appropriate and fits her personality.
Tomboys don’t usually share the same interests as more girly girls. Where one of her bridesmaids might be thrilled to receive a monogrammed cosmetic bag, the tomboy doesn’t even wear makeup. Your girly bridesmaids will love personalized bridesmaid jewelry, but the tomboy doesn’t even have pierced ears. What’s a bride to do?
The first thing to keep in mind is that it is more important to give your bridesmaids gifts that they will really enjoy than it is to give them all the exact same item. You want to be fair about the cost of each gift, but it’s perfectly fine to give each of your bridesmaids something different. When you have friends with contrasting tastes or styles, this may be the only way to go.
For a bridesmaid who is more of a tomboy, you can start by thinking about her hobbies and interests when looking for the perfect gift. First of all, is she a self-declared tomboy? In fact, this will make it easier on you, because you don’t risk offending her if you give your other bridesmaids girly gifts and some less girly ones to her.
If your bridesmaid loves sports, this will give her many possibilities for a bridesmaid gift. You can give him tickets to see a sporting event. Or you can opt for something like a personalized NFL mug, which is often available wherever groomsmen gifts are sold. (But don’t give your tomboy friend the same thing the boyfriend plans to give her friends; that could really hurt her feelings.)
If you’re going to give personalized gifts to some of your other bridesmaids, you can do the same for your tomboy bridesmaid. For example, you may know that her bridesmaid would love a silver pendant engraved with her monogram. You can also give your other bridesmaid a personalized gift, such as a set of golf balls with her name on it. If you love tennis, how about a personalized racket cover? Once you start thinking about your bridesmaid’s interests, you can come up with all sorts of creative ideas.
Maybe he doesn’t like sports, but he loves going out to dinner. Excellent! A good gift idea for a bridesmaid would be a gift card to her favorite restaurant. However, this type of gift can seem a bit impersonal, so make sure you know it’s something your friend will be very happy to receive. To make a gift like this more special, you can go out to dinner with her after you get back from your honeymoon. There is no gift more meaningful than the gift of spending time with friends.
Having a bridesmaid with different interests than the rest of the wedding party can make it more difficult to find the perfect gift, but it’s definitely her unique personality that makes her such a fun friend. After all, if all your bridesmaids were exactly the same in every way, you would only need to have one of them as a friend. It is the individual qualities of each person that make them worth knowing.