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Am Best Man - Do I Buy Groom A Gift??

  • 28-08-2007 9:18pm
    #1
    Our Fella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭


    Evening,

    Am best man at wedding in about 2 weeks.

    As normal and being a guest i will be buying the couple a gift for their big day -- Ideas needed for this, am thinking a nice Weber BBQ but not sure.

    Also what is the protocol in relation to buying a "Thank You" gift from me to the Groom...is it done or not done???? Ideas Also!!

    Help needed and appreciated.


    OF


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  • #2
    Time Magazine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,452 ✭✭✭Time Magazine


    I was best man for my brother a few years ago so I gave them a generous (or as generous as I could at 17...) monetary gift. A gift for the two of them is probably enough, but it might be nice to get something meaningful for the groom.

    Best of luck with the speech ;).


  • #3
    danyosan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭danyosan


    Our Fella wrote:
    Evening,

    Am best man at wedding in about 2 weeks.

    As normal and being a guest i will be buying the couple a gift for their big day -- Ideas needed for this, am thinking a nice Weber BBQ but not sure.

    Also what is the protocol in relation to buying a "Thank You" gift from me to the Groom...is it done or not done???? Ideas Also!!

    Help needed and appreciated.


    OF

    I got married a month ago and didnt get anything special from my best man, although I bought him and all the groomsmen a little gift as a thank you.
    You are doing him a favour by being his best man, dont see why you'd give him a gift, other way round in my opnion.


  • #4
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,263 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    danyosan wrote:
    I got married a month ago and didnt get anything special from my best man, although I bought him and all the groomsmen a little gift as a thank you.
    You are doing him a favour by being his best man, dont see why you'd give him a gift, other way round in my opnion.

    Absolutely - the best man has a lot to do (didn't realise how much till I saw my best man running around all night), that's why the groom buys him a gift.


  • #5
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    You get a gift , but you also give wedding present as per normal


  • #6
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,263 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Zambia232 wrote:
    You get a gift , but you also give wedding present as per normal

    You're right, just meant that you don't give another "Thank You" present


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  • #7
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    eoin_s wrote:
    You're right, just meant that you don't give another "Thank You" present

    True , as if your anyway decent you work for it.

    I know my three where legends I have half a mind to buy them more


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