Has anyone else heard of the Groom giving the bride a piece of jewelry at the rehearsal dinner?
OK- don’t get me wrong I am not trying to get another gift… it’s not about the jewerly or being greedy… so don’t get your panties in a twist!!
It’s a simple question- Does the groom traditional give a nice piece of jewerly to the bride at the rehearsal dinner for her to wear at the wedding??
My FI swears I am scamming for more jewerly but seriously EVER wedding I have been the groom has given his bride a nice peice of jewerly to wear for the wedding- the something new. And I have been in about 4 wedding…. Most of the gifts were diamond necklaces… I am not saying he gotta spring for that- I was just making the point it was nice, not a piece of costume jewelry.
This all came up because he ask me if I was planning to wear this very nice necklace that he gave me for Christmas when we get married- I said yes and figured I suggest he get me the earrings to match if for a wedding gift. The necklace is very unique and hard to match up so I figured that would a nice gift.
I just want to know if anyone else has heard or done this?? Or are all of my friends greedy little hoe bags!! LOL
Just kidding!
Thanks for all your answers!!
18 Responses to “Has anyone else heard of the Groom giving the bride a piece of jewelry at the rehearsal dinner?”
actually I have seen the bride and groom get each other wedding gifts. So if you’re pushing for something, you better have something to give in return.
I did (gave my wife a necklace)
Yes, I have heard it, and my husband did give me a gift during the rehearsal, instead of the ring exchange he put a beautiful pearl necklace around my neck, to be used as my something new.
I have heard of them getting each other a wedding gift, not sure if it is specifically jewelry. Do some research on wedding traditions for the groom. Pearls are a nice gesture and much less than a diamond necklace.
I have never seen this I have been to alot of these occasions,usually the bride gives her maids a necklace for the wedding day and gifts are also given to groomsmen.You as the bride get gifts at showers and after the wedding itself,but lucky for the girls you have seen with the guys they love giving them a bit of bling for their special day.
I just got married last month and my husband gave me a beautiful necklace, but he gave it to me after our reception. I already had a necklace picked out for my dress.
my dad gave my step mom a bracelet with seashell pattern and now she has the whol eset, ring, toe ring, necklace, brackelet, anklet, earings
I have heard of the giving and receiving of wedding gifts - but not at the rehearsal dinner. That should be a personal thing between the two of you.
And as far as jewelry for the wedding I would think that you already had that planed out to match your grown.
Yes - my husband gave me a beautiful necklace to wear the day of our wedding at our rehearsal dinner. It was wonderful
I think its one of those personal choice things. If you already have a very nice necklace to wear, that has sentimental meaning to you, and your FI has asked if you are going to wear it, then that’s probably enough.
I think these days some couples do follow traditions, others make different choices. I think its not uncommon for the couple to discuss what they might give each other as a wedding present, if they even decide to exchange wedding presents. I think its quite common to buy each other’s wedding rings, or maybe to put money towards the honeymoon.
There’s all kind of ways it can be done, and the important thing is to find what suits you two and feels right.
Yes, I’ve heard of the bride and groom giving each other wedding presents and it’s usually something nice, like jewelry. But I also have friends that just gave each other cards or a sweet letter. The morning of my wedding the best man brought me earrings from my husband and I gave my husband a nice watch.
My husband is Turkish. In Turkiye, gold and jewelry is always given…at any time of the wedding day. He gave me a beautiful gold bracelet during the reception. Everyone applauds.
The bride and groom get each other a gift that is usually exchanged on the wedding day. The groom will send the best man over with the bride’s gift and the maid of honor will bring the groom his gift (you know, because you’re not supposed to see each other). And it is usually jewelry for the bride. But, you have to get him a gift, too. I just got married 2 weeks ago and we decided to skip this tradition, but it’s up to you guys what you do. I’m just not that into jewelry and we just figured we’d have more spending money for the honeymoon.
Never heard of it…sounds odd to me since you are already getting a wedding ring and already got an engagement ring. My something new was my dress. I guess some people do it, but I wouldnt expect it.
i think this is a matter of personal opinion and also it matters how much $$ he is spending on your engagement ring, weddign band, honeymoon, etc… already. he may not be able to afford another expensive piece of jewelry at the moment. i don’t think that he should be expected to get you another piece of jewelry and if he does get you a gift of any type it shoudl be given to you in private not in front of people.. maybe after the rehersal when no one else is around (the last time you will see eachother before the wedding) or if it isn’t jewelry to wear at the wedding then he should give it to you after the wedding on teh way to the honeymoon or somthing like that
actually it is a common event, but it is not always jewlery.
yes. usually the bride and groom exchange gifts at the rehersal dinner…….
The bride and groom often exchange gifts, but I haven’t heard specifically of at the rehersal dinner or that it is always jewelry for the wedding. But jewelry is just a good gift for a lot of women, and something that you can wear to the wedding makes it special. My husband gave me a bracelet that I wore in the wedding, although he gave it to me several days before the wedding. I gave him a nice belt that he wore in the wedding, as well as a gemstone globe (he likes globes).