KittenMoon Posted April 26, 2006 Posted April 26, 2006 A couple of my best friends are getting married. I'm not 100% sure what to get them. I would like to spend $75-100 tops. They only live in an apt, and they have a lot of junk. I don't want to get them anything not useful, purely decorative, or one of those things they only use once a year. Their registries are very sparce, and have been nearly picked clean already (they only listed a few dozen items and they have about a hundred people coming to the wedding) so I'm not getting anything off the registry. Right now I'm thinking a really nice blanket, or a couple of medium quality blankets. When you got married, what were your fav gifts you received? Or what have you realized since are really useful and thoughful gifts?
a4a Posted April 26, 2006 Posted April 26, 2006 Well the best and most thoughtful gift we got was our wedding invitation framed. But it was a handmade invitation with a picture of us on it ( him on his horse bending down to kiss me) .... Not a cookie cutter type. That is on the top with the second page with the date card below it. Our second best gift was our farm name carved into a slate piece. Both were very personal and involved things that are the most important to us. So if you take it from that angle (think of what is important to the couple) you should be able to come up with some really great original ideas.
Guest Posted April 26, 2006 Posted April 26, 2006 How about a really nice bottle of wine and a gift certificate to a hot restaurant in town? I agree with catgirl, Gift certificates are always a safe bet...
Blind Illusion Posted April 27, 2006 Posted April 27, 2006 The wedding invitation is a great idea and keepsake. I got one of those at my shower from my cousin. Gift certificates are always great too. Especially at the store they are registered. One thing I got for my bridal shower that I loved was a wicker picnic basket with plastic stemware and a bottle of champagne. I liked it because it was so different. Maybe it wasn't the most useful thing though. It's something you probably wouldn't buy for yuourself though. We did use it a few times, even with the kids until my son broke it somehow:) Here's a strange thing I got, never wanted but one of my guests insisted on me having: A slow cooker. I use that thing much more often than I ever imagined.
glittergurl Posted April 27, 2006 Posted April 27, 2006 Oh, I suck at wedding gifts! lol When my husband and I got married, we asked our family not to buy anything. One reason was that we already owned a furnished house, so we really didn't need anything. And the second reason was that our wedding was about making our relationship official. I've always had a bit of thing against material crap interfering with that. BUT, I have to say; later on, my aunt gave me something that really means a lot to me: she embroided a whole canvas with me and my husband's initials interlaced, and our wedding date. She added so many little details that all symbolize something very special. She got it framed and gave it to me, and I hung it above our bed. Not only is it beautiful, but it's the most thoughtful and timeless gift. You could give them something similar. It doesn't have to be as detailed, but it's something I'm sure any married couple would appreciate.
Blind Illusion Posted April 27, 2006 Posted April 27, 2006 Oh yes, I got a wok too. Never thought I'd use it but I do.
jerbear Posted April 27, 2006 Posted April 27, 2006 Of the ones that I asked, money or gift certificates to their stores.
quankanne Posted April 27, 2006 Posted April 27, 2006 we eloped, so there really were no shower gifts or wedding gifts. But the most cherished is the tablecloth my mother crocheted when I was a high school freshman – we joked that it would be my wedding gift, even though I had no plans what so ever to joined the ranks of the dearly wedded, I was gonna be a single professional chick. I've yet to use it (no real dining table until last year) and am forward to having it out on a permanent basis. that said, if you cannot give the practical gift because someone else has already done so (slow cooker, kitchen stuff, bath sheets, etc), give something personalized that reflects their taste. Like the framed wedding invitation or the special needle-point piece. My favorite thing to do is to shoot a ton of photos of the wedding and reception, pick one out that is best representative of the whole day and get it enlarged, then framed. I give the couple that and copies of the shots I took, and so far, three of the brides have liked the enlargement so much that it's one of the photos they keep on display in their homes ... and they've been married awhile!
Marquis-de-Carabas Posted May 4, 2006 Posted May 4, 2006 A friend of ours is getting married in two weeks. My hubby and I were talking about what to get them when I said, "A toaster!" which made us both laugh. You see, when we got married, we were hoping someone would get us a toaster. We had all kinds of things already, being as we both had set up households. But our toaster was on its last legs, and didn't fit bagels in it. We opened up all the gifts, no toaster. We went out and bought one. If I had to pick a gift that we did receive, I would pick the quilt that my Mother-In-Law sewed for us. It is on our bed now. It's green and has ducks on it. My husband and I made an agreement before we got married that our bedroom would never be decorated in anything 'feminie'. The ducks make a great comprimise.
Sassy Posted May 4, 2006 Posted May 4, 2006 I agree with Jerbear money is nice after spending alot on a wedding!
magda Posted May 4, 2006 Posted May 4, 2006 Yeah, the money was the best. Other than that I guess I most liked the kitchen appliances we had registered for.
Art_Critic Posted May 4, 2006 Posted May 4, 2006 ****Warning ** Clown Humor Coming ****** Looking back on my wedding in retrospect the gift that I never got that I wish I had was a divorce Or at least a gift certificate for the attoney retainer..
Sassy Posted May 4, 2006 Posted May 4, 2006 ****Warning ** Clown Humor Coming ****** Looking back on my wedding in retrospect the gift that I never got that I wish I had was a divorce Or at least a gift certificate for the attoney retainer.. :lmao:
jerbear Posted May 4, 2006 Posted May 4, 2006 ****Warning ** Clown Humor Coming ****** Looking back on my wedding in retrospect the gift that I never got that I wish I had was a divorce Or at least a gift certificate for the attoney retainer.. funny!!! :lmao: Sounds like a business opportunity, attorney gift certificates for all legal needs! Last name changes, marriage licenses, prenups, 1st home purchase, child estates, divorces, death...
carmaenforcer Posted May 4, 2006 Posted May 4, 2006 We got $600 bucks on a gift card from my Wife's best freidns Dad and we used it to get our first Digital Camera and some really nice pots and pans. Good stuff...
TUDOR Posted May 4, 2006 Posted May 4, 2006 We had a friend get us our wedding invatation transfered on to a piece of granite. The granite was rough cut around the edges and similar in size to the invitation. No idea how they did it but its pretty cool and a good display piece.
Sassy Posted May 4, 2006 Posted May 4, 2006 We had a friend get us our wedding invatation transfered on to a piece of granite. The granite was rough cut around the edges and similar in size to the invitation. No idea how they did it but its pretty cool and a good display piece. What an awesome gift to get!!
Scott S Posted May 4, 2006 Posted May 4, 2006 A wok .I still have it. We did too. One of those Wally Nash ones in the infomercials. I still use it regularly. Make sure the exhaust fan over the stove is on "HI" before throwing the Thai, Laotian, or Szechuan peppers into it, though. _________________________________________ What if they stopped throwing rice at weddings, and threw potatoes instead?
Author KittenMoon Posted May 9, 2006 Author Posted May 9, 2006 I think I am going to get my friends this: http://www.thingsremembered.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_552613_-1_1 SHe's taking his name, so I'll get it engraved, and we know they are going to have oodles of kids (well, three actually, as we've instructed them to do) so it works. What do y'all think?
glittergurl Posted May 10, 2006 Posted May 10, 2006 Ohh, that is soooo nice! My mom has one like that. I like how she put the pictures of each family member like they're supposed to be in our family tree
Vega Posted May 10, 2006 Posted May 10, 2006 My favorite was a long weekend. My mother stayed at our apartment and took care of the fish and the dog (and cleaned too) so we could go away for a long weekend without worrying about paying for a kennel or a house sitter. She gave us a picnic basket with with 'travel foods' (stuff that doesn't need to be kept cold) so we could eat on the way or in the hotel and that had a voucher for gas, three nights at a hotel, and some of those little disposable cameras, and a gift certificate at a nice restaurant where we were going so we could have a nice dinner. Most important was the time away without worry. I think it cost a little more than $100 though because of the hotel nights - but it was a great gift and one we both could share equally and always remember. Another gift was a beautiful crystal picture frame that had our names etched into the frame - I think it was Mikasa that they took to a crystal engraver. They didn't put the date on it so we could use it for any photo we wanted or change the pictures over the years -- which we have done, but it always has a picture of us in it. Another gift that was cool, but which ended up in a box, was a time-capsule. A newspaper front-page was the background, a photo of a gas station with the prices at the time, a cash register receipt showing bread, milk, cheese, and a few other things I don't remembe now - but the prices were low!, A couple of labels off of popular/fad products of the time, a calendar page, a billboard list of the top songs, a movie listing, and things like that. It's in a shadow box of sorts - not real big, but nothing I can put in a book or something. Its neat to bring out sometimes. I think there were ticket stubs to a concert in there too, and a TV Guide and because we got married in an election year there was a newspaper ballot showing the candidates. Oh! and a place for a wedding photo to be added.
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