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porkchopanddoughnut

My cousin is a pianist and will be playing the piano at my wedding. He is also arranging the music for me (especially since I know nothing about musical arrangements and I'm not picky). My question is, what do I do for him? He has already mentioned that he is not expecting to be paid. Should I get him a gift? If so, what kind of gift do I get? He is doing me a huge favor by doing this, and saving me a lot of money, so I would like to do something, I just don't know what.

nda_roxybabe

Is patty coming?

goheels05

snort

jasmineh7777

I love your sn.

What about a gift card? Do you know if he likes any restaurants, book stores, etc?

opalsky007

I'd say a gift card for his favorite hobby, or tickets to a show or sporting event. Something you know he'd love that he wouldn't normally treat himself to.

georgia_bride09

I would get him a gift card to somewhere you know he enjoys, maybe his favorite resturant or a bookstore (if he reads). Even if he isn't expecting a gift, it's still anice gesture since he's doing so much for you.

georgia_bride09

Jasmine, jinx.

LesPaul

A dear friend of ours played piano throughout the ceremony and reception.  He volunteered to do it, saying he would like to as his gift to us.  We bought him a keg of beer as a thank-you anyway.

L-Bride

Yep, I have major screen name jealousy right now. I wonder if Doug and Patty mayonnaise ever grew up and got married.

I agree with PP about a gift card.

KentuckyKate

I have one cousin playing the violin and one cousin singing a solo.  We got them both  pocket watches.

swtasa

I agree with everyone else, on their ideas and the screen name which is pretty awesome :-) I would like to say "yay gift cards" because they're awesome especially if you're unsure what to get someone. They can buy their own stuff, or there are sites for trade if it's decided they don't need one for that store.

And it's very cool your cousin is doing that for you.

L-Bride

An itunes gift card could be appropriate too.

porkchopanddoughnut

Thanks guys! The suggestions are a big help!

And my SN is porkchopanddoughnut. My nickname is Porkchop and his is Doughnut. It only displays a certain number of characters, so it looks like porkchopanddoug. But we do like that show!

L-Bride

Nah, your name is porkchopanddoug.

toepfer

This is my first post on any message board here, and not to butt in, but...
coming from a professional musician, and while a gift card would certainly be appreciated, musicians tend to like money as gifts (mostly because we don't have a lot of it!!)  I'm sure he will appreciate whatever you give him though, especially because he won't be expecting it.