Hostess Gift for Showers

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I'm wondering what an appropriate gift would be for the lovely ladies who are hosting my shower. Any thoughts? I have 2 showers, each with 2 hosts. For shower 1 there is the girl who is planning the shower and all the details and her SIL is letting us use her house as the location. For shower 2 there are 2 co-hosts, one of whom is hosting it at her home(and probably doing the bulk of the planning). I'm thinking maybe a nice flower arrangement for the two less involved hostesses but I'm stuck on what to get the two that are doing the bulk of the work. Any ideas? ST+m what did you do in the past?

[lbonga1]

The same friend of mine offered to host showers for both my first and second DDs. For the first shower, I got her a few things from Bath & Body Works, and for the second shower, I got her a bottle of wine. She's now expecting too, and she's due a few days before me. I'm going to make her a gift basket with a bath mat, a book or two, and a couple cute animal photos for her nursery that I found on Etsy and will frame them.

[Winnifred]

Thanks for posting this! My shower is this weekend and is being hosted by my mom, sister, MIL and SIL... so that's a lot of people and they are all SOOO different that it felt impossible to buy them all the same gift. After considering trying to find separate/meaningful gifts I just decided to pick up four bouquets of flowers on my way to the shower. I may decide to give them the flowers near the end of the shower, we'll see. And since my mom and sister put waay more work into this shower, I'm planning on giving each of them something alcoholic to enjoy as well. I think flowers and alcohol are pretty satisfactory gifts

lbonga1, that's nice that you now have an opportunity to give her a baby gift!

[mrsp121308]

I think the flower idea is sweet. I have hosted showers and have never actually gotten a gift from the person it was thrown for nor have I given the hostesses gifts for showers I've been thrown. I never knew this was thing?

[Winnifred]

mrsp121308, I don't think everyone gives a thank you gift to the hostess. But if they think about everything the hostess did to prepare for the event, all of the $$ spent, it seems to me that they definitely deserve a little something as a thank you. If I were the hostess I don't think I'd expect anything but I would feel that much more appreciated if someone went out of their way to say thanks. Just my opinion!

[hmr11913]

I had 2 showers with G.... one was hosted my my mom and SIL at my parents house and then one further south that my MIL hosted at her mothers house --- I didn't get gifts for anyone, I guess I had never even really thought about it. Nice gesture!

[lola]

I think it's typical in my area, but certainly nothing extravagant. I've only had one shower, for our wedding, and I gave the hostess a bartending set becuase she was building her home bar. But I think flowers are lovely! I've got one shower with ambiguous hosts (joint shower with my SIL, husband's "family" is throwing), so I'll have to figure out what to do there.

[Winnifred]

@kc295905, mmm!! A homemade fall treat is a great idea!!

Looking back, I definitely didn't give my mom or MIL a gift for either bridal shower they hosted for me. Since then, I've planned several parties for family members and I think I have a better idea of how much work goes into it! LOL.

I bought my mom and sister each a premixed margarita drink, I'm going to be sooo jealous when I have to give those away... They look so good.

[kaydee0402]

The one thrown by my sisters in Florida, nothing because we never give each other gifts for hostessing each other's showers.

The one thrown by my two best friends in Virginia, I got them a candle and various bath things from Bath and Body Works. But that's what my friends are into. You obviously should tailor it to fit the interests of your hostess