i am in the same process as well…
Ans1: if v r from guyz side then we have to give dresses to immediate relative, or give money to make dresses of their own choice not friends.
Ans2: During wedding the bride side give suits n dresses to groom family n relatives but after wedding nothing(thank god bechare brides parents)
Ans 3: It depends clothes n dresses r must for all immediate family n relatives, if the groom has a sister, mother or grandmothers then smthg in gold( bangles, earing or gold sets)
Ans 4: For bride it is the dress all the jewellery shoes bags n makeup parlor booking for walima
No dresses for friends or cousins. I dont have a bhabi (no brothers) and my dadi lives in Pakistan.
To the groom’s immediate family, we have given clothing to each member. Watches and colognes for the brothers and father of the groom. Gold to the groom’s mother.