Wedding Times

Jewelry sets make great gifts for your bridesmaids for many reasons. They’re beautiful to begin with and your bridesmaids will love the gift you’ve gotten them that they can enjoy and wear for many, many years to come. They also benefit you because traditionally they are given at the rehearsal dinner and they are for the bridesmaids to wear at the wedding with their dresses. This way you can make sure that all the jewelry matches and that all of your bridesmaids look great! Some brides are concerned that getting their bridesmaids jewelry sets will add costs to quickly add up and while this is true with anything, especially jewelry, there are ways that you can still give your girls these perfect gifts without going broke!

The Modest Budget

Just because you don’t have a small fortune to spend on your bridesmaids gifts doesn’t mean that you can’t still get them beautiful jewelry sets. As with all things, you simply need to get creative. If you’re having your wedding in a church, you could buy jewelry sets with silver or gold cross necklaces and matching earrings. These are generally inexpensive and would fit the theme of the wedding very well. If you’re having a beach or summer wedding, you could give your bridesmaids jewelry sets of necklaces and bracelets made from seashells or coral. These will blend in beautifully, add to the theme, and look absolutely gorgeous!

The Moderate Budget

If you have a bit more room in your budget, you may want to consider birthstone jewelry sets for your bridesmaids. You can still make sure they all match by placing the stone in the same setting but this also makes for an extra-personal gift for your bridesmaids that they will cherish for years to come.

Rhinestone jewelry sets are another popular choice for bridesmaids’ gifts. These lend all the sparkle and elegance of diamonds without you having to spend more on them than your wedding!

The High-End Budget

The most traditional, and the most expensive, bridesmaids’ gifts are pearl jewelry sets. These go well with any dress and can be worn by anyone.

Don’t go overboard with the jewelry sets you give your bridesmaids. You do definitely want to show them your thankful by giving them something but they are also just as pleased and honored to be a part of your wedding. Plus, they definitely don’t want you to go into debt over what they wear as their jewelry for that day.

Whatever your budget, it’s also a nice idea to get the bridesmaids’ jewelry engraved, even if it’s just their small initials on the back of the necklace. This is a nice way to still make the gift personal to that specific bridesmaid. If the design you’ve chosen doesn’t allow for this, wrap a small note in with the gift telling her how thankful you are to have her as part of your big day!