I need an opinion on these mother's gifts please...?

I want to buy mini scrapbooks and work on them after the wedding, so both mothers wouldnt actually get their %26quot;thank you gift%26quot; until way after the wedding.....should I do that or wait for christmas and do it has a christmas gift?





PS- My mother in law to be has done a lot of work with my dress and homemade veil and she and the FIL paid for flowers as well. So I dont know if thats an appropriate gift or not.





PSS- We are on major budgets..

I need an opinion on these mother%26#039;s gifts please...?
What if you get them nice frames or something right away for a photo from the wedding. Give the scrapbooks as a Christmas gift instead. I think the scrapbook idea is great! I%26#039;m sure if you already do some scrapbooking, you%26#039;ll know how expensive they can end up being, so keep an eye on that! ;o)
Reply:I LOVE this idea, but they may be like %26quot;wha??%26quot; and be a bit disappointed when they get the information about their gifts. I think saving those gifts for Christmas would be a fantastic idea, that way you can take your time and really put alot of effort into the gifts, you may rush because you feel badly about them not having their gift yet, you know? The parent gifts dont have to be extravagant or expensive. We gave our moms and dads each an 8x10 frame for our %26quot;official%26quot; picture along with a really nice thank you note. They were greatly appreciated by both parents. Do you have a store called Home Goods by you? If so go there for frames, they are a discount store, (owned by the store Marshalls, its actually Marshalls without the clothes) I find great deals on beautiful frames there all the time. In fact I just got a $25 frame for 6.99 the other day for an engagement party, the frame was gorgeous it was wrought iron with black inlays and australian crystals, I almost hated to give it away, if it would have fit my decor I would have kept it.





Hope this helps!
Reply:I think that would be a marvelous idea. It would show how much you appreciated all their help, and also show how much you care for them. Most people don%26#039;t expect thank you%26#039;s until at least a month or so after a wedding anyway. There has to be that %26quot;settling in%26quot; time and also the %26quot;honeymoon%26quot; time. Go for it!
Reply:I%26#039;m not trying to be negative, but giving a picture of yoruself is not an appropiate gift. I definetly wouldn%26#039;t give it as a Christmas gift.





My suggestion is to invite them for brunch or dinner and give them the scrapbooks (great idea!) and a bouquet of flowers with a nice thank you card on it. They will appretiate it.





Good luck
Reply:Hmmm. Although I love the idea, I think it might be more appropriate to give them a small thank you gift now, and save the scrapbooks for Christmas.
Reply:To give photo albums to your family is common practice. If done professionally it could take 6 months to receive. I would just give the scrap book as a gift from the wedding, not tie it to any other holiday.





You may want to give a special thank you card for all the work, soon after the wedding.
Reply:I think that%26#039;s a great idea. Maybe you can put a picture of the album cover in a card or put the actual empty album in a box for each of them with a note telling them that their gift is coming, but can%26#039;t be made yet.



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