Groomsmen gifting runs into a specific problem: the default options exist mostly so that nobody has to be sentimental in front of the group. The flask, the cufflinks, the engraved wallet, the whisky stones. All of them are fine and none of them is about anything.
The photographs are the way around that, because a picture of the six of you at nineteen is not a sentimental object — it is just funny, and it survives being handed over in a room of men who are pretending not to be moved.
Six that work
1. Prints of the group. Thirty from ₹270. Hostel, first job, the trip nobody has pictures of on a phone any more. Print packs →
2. A card deck each. 27 cards at ₹999. Passes around a table, which is where this group will actually be. Photo Card Deck →
3. A short magazine each. Eight pages at ₹499, the group’s history rather than the wedding’s.
4. One thing for the group, not five. A single album at ₹1,299 that lives wherever they meet. Only worth it for a group that has a “wherever they meet”.
5. Something with a use. If it must be practical, make the practical thing generic and put the personal part in a print pack beside it.
6. Nothing, and pay for the round. Not a joke. A group that has been carrying the logistics for a week will take that over an object.
Why identical beats individual
Six different gifts turns into an unintentional ranking. Six identical ones does not, and it also halves the work: one design, printed however many times.
If something must be individual, keep it to a line of handwriting rather than a different object.
What it costs, five people
| Per person | Five people | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| ₹270 | ₹1,350 | A print pack each |
| ₹499 | ₹2,495 | An 8-page magazine each |
| ₹999 | ₹4,995 | A 27-card deck each |
Flat ₹70 delivery on the order.
When to hand them over
The morning of, or at sangeet. On the wedding day itself nothing stays where it is put and half the group is doing a job. Sangeet and mehendi gift ideas →
What groomsmen give the groom
The other direction, and it is the one that gets skipped. The same logic applies in reverse — a pooled gift from five people buys one substantial thing rather than five small ones, and there is a guide for exactly that. One book, many contributors → · What to gift your brother on his wedding day →
Timing
5 to 14 days from order to doorstep, 5 to 12 to Delhi NCR, dispatched every Monday. Order against the morning you are giving, and deliver to a home rather than a hotel.
Frequently asked
How much do you spend on groomsmen gifts? ₹270 to about ₹1,000 a head is the normal range in India. Five or six people makes the per-head figure the one that matters.
Should all the groomsmen get the same gift? Yes. Different gifts become an accidental ranking, and identical ones are simpler to order.
When do you give groomsmen their gifts? The morning of the wedding, or at sangeet the night before. Not during the wedding itself.
Are flasks and cufflinks a bad choice? They are safe rather than bad. They exist so nobody has to say anything, which is also why they are forgotten.
Can groomsmen pool for one gift for the groom? Yes, and it is usually the better move — one substantial object rather than five small ones.
Part of our guide to wedding and engagement gifting. See also: bridesmaid gift ideas and sangeet and mehendi gifts.
For the wedding party: Print packs from ₹270 · Photo Card Deck from ₹999