Bridesmaids gifts at bridal shower or at/after rehearsal dinner

I gave my girls their gifts the morning of the wedding while we were getting ready.

I have two gifts. So they are getting one at the shower and one at the rehearsal dinner along with the guys gift

I plan on giving mine when we have a rehearsal dinner type thing. We aren't doing the standard dinner the night before the wedding per se (doing a DW and there will be lots of flying) so we are having a get together before leaving to give the BMs/MoH and GMs their gifts (to avoid a lot of customs issues).

I plan to give mine at the rehearsal dinner.

We plan on giving gifts at the rehearsal dinner.

I'm planning on giving them the gifts at the rehearsal dinner. I don't think I'll have them all figured out/ready before the bridal shower.

People usually give the bridal shower hosts small gifts after their showers I think.

I’ve been thinking about this too. I think I’d like to do it in private. Two of my bridesmaids live nearby and I can always stop at their houses the morning before the wedding or something like that. One is my cousin and I think we’ll have some time with just our family (not the rest of the bridal party) before the wedding where I can give her gift. And I’ll probably gift my MOH her big gift after the shower, then give her something small the week before or after the wedding.

I vote for the rehearsal dinner. If they are hosting your shower and you want to get them a small hostess gift then that is nice and can be given that day but, keep the BM gifts for the rehearsal dinner or morning of the wedding (though I'd be afraid they may get forgotten at the venue/wherever you are getting ready).

I hosted a bridal luncheon the same day as the rehearsal dinner and gave my bridesmaids their gifts then! They then had the robes and hangers and things I wanted them to have for the wedding day, and they had the time to drop their gifts back at their hotel room!

I would have liked to do it at our rehearsal dinner. But FH already started handing the guys gifts out...4 months early. Oh well. He gets to do his thing with his guys. If I bring it up that he did it "wrong" he'll get defensive and say he didn't know and he hasn't done this before. It isn't worth upsetting him. He's just excited and couldn't wait.

I'll figure out my plan for my girls. Might do it that morning of the wedding. I don't know yet.

I've never heard of giving your gifts at the shower. We gave ours out at the rehearsal dinner, and that's always been given them as a bridesmaid.

I am doing the rehearsal

If they are hosting your shower you can give them a little gift for being the hostess(es). Their regular gift should be closer to the wedding. I plan to do it at or after the rehearsal dinner in private. I don't like making a big deal out of gift giving if everyone there isn't getting a gift.

We are giving the bridal party thrirf gifts at the rehearsal dinner.

I think I'm either going to do it at the rehearsal dinner or in the bridal suite while we're getting ready the morning of the wedding.

View Quoted Comment I like this idea! I was wondering when to give then their wedding jewelry because I don't really consider that a gift since it something I want them to wear!

Rehearsal dinner, there are props as well as gifts so I want them to have them before getting ready.

I got both of my girls subscription boxes so I just messaged them to let them know they would be getting their gift shipped to their house. I'll have a heartfelt card for each of them the night before.

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I think we are going to go this route. I plan on giving my gifts at the rehearsal dinner (along with my FH to the guys). My older sister, who is also one of my MOHs, wants to get the bridal party a gift and hand them out at the bridal shower.

Thanks all. It's good to hear what everyone else did or is doing!