In serious need of wedding gift ideas?
Q.I'm new to this group, I've spent days on-line, and weeks in shopping malls, to no avail. I'm getting married on July 11th, and myself and my husband-to-be are supposed to exchange gifts. The criteria is something special that will last forever, that we can both look at every day and remember our love for each other. He supposedly has the perfect gift for me, but I'm sooo stumped. I can't think of anything, I want it to be really special. Hopefully some of you can give me some helpful advice/hints/ideas. I'm desperate, we met in a kind of unique situation so i don't know if I should base it on that. We are both military, and met while TDY to the country of Kuwait. Please help me!!!!!
A.You've set some lofty goals during an already emotional time. We opted to choose something together on our honeymoon, and we also agreed that we didn't need the stress of trying to achieve "perfection" in a gift exchange. Here are some ideas that have been mentioned previously on the group: -A bottle of vintage wine and two goblets with a message "not to be opened until our 50th anniversary" -A classic book, personalized with a special message -A family heirloom from your family welcoming your spouse -A favorite photo framed. Decorate the mat with ticket stubs, pressed flowers and other mementos of your relationship -A gift certificate for the local Humane Society. You can pick out your pet together when you return from your honeymoon -A lamp for the office with a card attached: "You are the light of my life" -A music box/ jewelry box -A personal journal you've kept during the engagement -A photo for the office (or the office drawer if it's racy! ;-) -A piece of art/furniture for your new home -A special gift from a trip you took earlier in your relationship (example: Irish crystal from a vacation, coral from the Bahamas) -A very sappy, personal, heartfelt letter delivered as you say goodbye the night before the wedding -A watch with romantic inscription -Jewelry (pearls, watches, something that lasts), -Nothing (after all, you'll have each other) -Nothing before the wedding; choose a significant something for your new home while on your honeymoon -Something related to hobbies or interests: autographed baseball cards, sports jerseys, the latest CD-ROM game -Something sentimental for the two of you -Your wedding vows or a favorite love poem framed (calligraphy or crossstitch) -Sweetheart of a Man:"When my wife and I got married, I was thinking about traditional gifts (ie. pearls, etc) but realized that because I am a student I do not have enough money for quality jewelry. Because I love her too much to get her something low quality, I decided to give her a nice jewelry box to hold the things that I will give her throughout our marriage. The great thing with this is that I have no fear that it will go out of style, and no fear that it will get lost or stolen."
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