shower hostess gifts...

nugget0411

i had never heard of this but at the same time seems obvious because i'm so greatful they would do this for me!!

what do you buy for the hostess??

wine? gift cards? actual present?

NO IDEA!

TIA ladies!

ManiacMcGee

I got a gift card to a restaurant for $50 when I hosted on recently.

I gave my mom and sister fancy wine for hosting my family party (plus flowers for my mom).

I'm planning on giving a spa gift certificate for the girlfriend hosting mine. 

alara0727

I got my mom a license plate that says "mimi" on it in the baby's colors - she loved it!

ambercg33

I had one at work only.  So the next day i brought the two girls flowers and a card. I spent about $25 on them each.  I thought that was enough.

If it was my mother or best friend, i might have done more..wine or something.

ellaNu630

The hostesses in my family don't expect to receive a present, and usually get offended if you give them something. So I got around it as follows:

Best Friend: Treated her to a nice dinner at a restaurant she's been wanting to try but her funds have been too low to treat herself.

Mom: MH and I are building a frame for my parent's bedroom out of reclaimed wood. She had mentioned that she wanted one anyway, so we figured that it's a little more personal if we make it for her. I'm also getting her and my dad I love Granma/Granpa mugs, they lovvveee cheesy little things like that. 

billyandsara

The week of my shower Bath and Body works was running a sale on their big candles and both of my hosts love candles so I got them big three wick ones with cute holders that go around the jar.

mes26

My 2 friends hosted my "friend" shower - so I got them each a gift certificate to get a manicure at my favorite place.

Lyssa_sissa

I got picture frames from Hobby lobby for mine.  I had 6 for both showers so I needed something fairly inexpensive.

yesthisiskim

My SIL threw mine and she's a big wine-o so I got her her fave red and white wines and a red and white wine glass with her name engraved in it from Things Remembered.

brettemily

For my sisters and mom, I got them different pieces of jewelry from T.J. Maxx that I knew they would like. For my friends/MIL shower, I got my MIL some grandmother goodies from Hallmark because it is her first grandchild and a gift certificate to her favorite restaurant, my two friends I got them both Old Navy gift cards and then one got one of those painted wine glasses that says Thank You on it, she collects those, and the other I got a friends figurine from that Willow Tree line they sell at Hallmark, Cracker Barrel, places like that. It really is up to you how personal you want to get with it. I am obsessed with buying people the "perfect gifts", so I went a little over board.