Gift for your hubby to be

jnsaini

Hi Ladies

Just want to get your opinion on this, so I dont expect a wedding gift from my future hubby, are you ladies exchanging gifts with you future hubbies?If so what are you ladies thinking of getting or have gotten?
He is tight on money and has so much to do like several interviews and fly for these interviews, by the end of this yr for his upcoming job next yr.
But would it be wrong for me to get him a wedding gift, I love spoiling my loved ones.I got a movado watch in mind, I know he loves watches and wears them and really uses them, so its def. a practical gift he will use. But I dont want him to feel bad if he doesnt get me anything. Should I wait till our aniversary to give him or at the wedding, would that be more appropriate?

Jeff and Deepthi

I think if you give it to him at the wedding it won't be a problem. Don't say it's a wedding gift just something you wanted him to have. He may feel better about that. If he does feel bad just tell him that he gave you the gift of a husband, a home, a family.. Some thing like that maybe.

Hinaj

Well you know him best.....Do you think he would mind getting a gift but not have one for you?  If he would mind it, I would just maybe exchange cards for a wedding gift and you can give him your gift whenever you take a honeymoon or on a anniversary. 

I don't know if others have this, but in my family the brides parents give the groom a watch and a pen.  Since I know he does not like the regular watches and he loves Victorinox Swiss Army watches,  one and he loves Parker Pens.  Except that is technically not a gift from me...I know my parents want to give him a watch that is more eye-catching.  so I don't know if I should still buy him the watch as a wedding gift when he is getting a watch from my parents any way. 

I think he asked me what I wanted, but I really didn't have anything in mind and I forgot what he said he was going to get me.  I am going to guess jewelry, he has become big on giving me jewelry this past year. 

trueleo818

i bought my hubby a new house

mrs.khan

He's a very, very sentimental person (even more than I am!!), so I am giving him a very sentimental gift.  I've written him love letters in a beautiful leather journal over the span of our 2.5 years-and-counting engagement.  I've added pictures, poems, and other special things.  It's like a diary of our love story. I can't wait to see his face when he sees it.

Hinaj

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[QUOTE]He's a very, very sentimental person (even more than I am!!), so I am giving him a very sentimental gift.  I've written him love letters in a beautiful leather journal over the span of our 2.5 years-and-counting engagement.  I've added pictures, poems, and other special things.  It's like a diary of our love story. I can't wait to see his face when he sees it.
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Oh wow, that is so sweet Mrs. Khan!!! 

Naush.Fahdi

If you do end up getting your hubby a Movado, try finding an outlet store!
I got my hubby a $1000 watch for like $400 and it was beautiful.
He was never a watch person, but after I gave it to him he loved it and wears it everywhere


Sentimental gifts are sweet too, we have always been into scrapbooks, I hope to make one for our one year anniversary

Good luck!

Bhanu&Anuj

I'm gonna suggest card to my hubby to be

honestly at first i really wanted to exchange gifts (i used to watch TLC's wedding story back in the day and I always thought it was a romantic and special moment when the bride or groom opened their gift)...but now b/c paying for the wedding is coming up...i'm thinking we should just go with a very sweet card   it can still be a sweet and romantic moment with words!!

SonaliPop

I'm more of a sentimental gift girl. I made him a scrapbook with a twist. Since I write quite a bit, I penned a little paragraph or so about some significant dates or moments in our relationship to show what I was thinking and how I felt. I highlighted trips, our first date, and some really personal times we've shared together. He loved it...he got emotional. He looks at it all the time.

This one bride I read about in a magazine wrote a hand written letter every day for two weeks prior to the wedding. I think something like that is beautiful. I will be doing something along those lines.

trueleo818

FYI, i was just kidding. my hubby = my new puppy.

Bhanu&Anuj

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[QUOTE]This one bride I read about in a magazine wrote a hand written letter every day for two weeks prior to the wedding. I think something like that is beautiful. I will be doing something along those lines.
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ohh i like!

raangoli

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[QUOTE]This one bride I read about in a magazine wrote a hand written letter every day for two weeks prior to the wedding. I think something like that is beautiful. I will be doing something along those lines.
Posted by SonaliPop[/QUOTE]

I like this, too!

@Bhanu - I was going with card, too, all for the same reasons :)

mbuhpathi

Maybe you can agree on exchanging small gifts for sentimental value rather than a monetary value?