[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/were-purchasing-clothing-from-india-for-the-wedding-party-do-we-still-need-to-buy-them-gifts\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/were-purchasing-clothing-from-india-for-the-wedding-party-do-we-still-need-to-buy-them-gifts\/","headline":"We’re Purchasing Clothing from India for the Wedding Party \u2014 Do We Still Need to Buy Them Gifts?","name":"We’re Purchasing Clothing from India for the Wedding Party \u2014 Do We Still Need to Buy Them Gifts?","description":"Q My fianc\u00e9 and I are getting married in a few weeks. I’m Indian, and we wanted Indian clothes for the ceremony. I went to...","datePublished":"2012-11-13","dateModified":"2021-06-30","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/kirsten\/#Person","name":"Kirsten Ott Palladino","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/kirsten\/","identifier":789,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/976931d3a7979cc2fa35b3cc231dcae43d918e04819805bcb68e3c11a00eebae?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/976931d3a7979cc2fa35b3cc231dcae43d918e04819805bcb68e3c11a00eebae?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kirsten-palladino-bride.jpg","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kirsten-palladino-bride.jpg","height":401,"width":458},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/were-purchasing-clothing-from-india-for-the-wedding-party-do-we-still-need-to-buy-them-gifts\/","about":["Ask Kirsten"],"wordCount":352,"keywords":[" spring wedding","attire","experts","gay wedding","gifts","same-sex wedding"],"articleBody":" Q My fianc\u00e9 and I are getting married in a few weeks. I’m Indian, and we wanted Indian clothes for the ceremony. I went to India with my mom this past winter, and we purchased clothes for all our attendants for the ceremony. Do we still need to get our wedding party gifts, especially those who haven’t really been involved much?A It\u2019s both beautiful and meaningful that you and your mother traveled to India together and purchased your wedding party\u2019s attire there. What a personal touch to the day. I\u2019m certain your attendants will be very touched that they don\u2019t have to pay for the clothing, too. However, it doesn\u2019t save you from giving them a small token of your appreciation, because you are giving them something they are required to wear, albeit gorgeous handmade clothes from India. You don\u2019t have to spend a lot on the wedding party gifts\u2014especially for the people who haven\u2019t been very involved. But these friends and family members are sacrificing their time for you, and etiquette dictates that you give them a thank you gift that doesn\u2019t have anything to do with the wedding (which is why the clothing isn\u2019t enough). That gift doesn\u2019t have to cost much, if anything. It could be a framed photo of you and\/or your fianc\u00e9 with each person or something you\u2019ve made, such as a small painting, a poem about friendship in your own handwriting on nice paper or a potted plant. The message of the gift is more important than the dollar value, and it should say, \u201cI appreciate you in my life and for standing up for me on my wedding day.\u201dKirsten Ott Palladino is the co-founder and editor in chief of Equally Wed, the nation\u2019s leading gay and lesbian wedding and honeymoon magazine. Follow her on Twitter. Connect with her on Facebook. Write her with your same-sex wedding questions. If she can’t answer it, she’ll find another expert who can!"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"We’re Purchasing Clothing from India for the Wedding Party \u2014 Do We Still Need to Buy Them Gifts?","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/were-purchasing-clothing-from-india-for-the-wedding-party-do-we-still-need-to-buy-them-gifts\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]