While your bridesmaids might tell you that they're truly honored to be in your wedding, at the end of it all – after the wedding shopping and frantic phone calls and 4 AM text message chains and countless emails – they're left with a depleted bank account, a wealth of memories, and ... a tote bag.

Really?

Brides, there's no harm in getting creative with the bridal party gift. After all, your besties DID shell out a lot of money for that dress.

Here are 9 ideas for badass gifts your wedding party will actually appreciate.

We all know the cliché about bridesmaids' dresses being horrible on purpose:

As if shaky calligraphy wasn't bad enough, now there's a whole slew of clichéd font choices dominating the wedding scene—basically combinations of whimsical script and quirky doodles that you might find in the credits of a Michael Cera movie.

On May 23rd, 2012, Isaac Lamb became the single most-hated guy in the world (by other would-be grooms) when he posted the now-infamous Live Lip-Dub Proposal that has since been viewed almost 30 MILLION TIMES. Set to Bruno Mars' Marry You, Isaac enlisted the help of 60+ friends and family to make this a sweet, funny, and ultimately touching proposal... and of course, a viral sensation.

You may have seen this occurrence at a theme park or at a concert... tourists waving sticks that kind of look like those grabbers you see on infomercials.