my best friend is getting married and i don't know...

Re: my best friend is getting married and i don't know...

• saxy414

  

  April 2010 edited April 2010

  I think the best way would be just to tell her how you feel.  You could take her out to dinner the week before the wedding as a de-stresser, and have a nice heart-to-heart about how much she means to you--you don't need to make any gigantic production out of it. 
  
  An idea I have if you really want to give her something--one thing I did (but it was for our high school graduation, not her wedding) was make a scrapbook for my best friend.  I had a page or two for each year of school and a page or two for trips we'd taken together or special occasions with lots of pictures of us and our friends.
  
  But go with the advice everyone gives for BMs--if you think like it's her birthday, she'll appreciate it much more. 

  

  **Planning**Married**

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• CTGirl30

  

  April 2010

  Give her a spa day for the two of you - I'm getting married in May also and the last month is when it gets to be the craziest. I can tell you I would love a day at the spa to get a massage, take a fitness class, soak in the hot tub....if she's into that sort of thing that might be something to consider.

  The Bump ate my signature. DD - Apr 2011 DS - expected June 2013

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• mbcdefg member

  

  April 2010

  Could you pay for something as a surprise, if it's not out of your budget? Maybe sneak the rehearsal dinner bill before she can see it and pay for it. Or find out what florist she's using and go make the full payment or a partial payment.
   
  If she really wants something for the wedding or honeymoon but can't afford it (photobooth, bagpiper, a certain pair of shoes, an excursion or a fancy dinner), maybe you could arrange that as a surprise for her.
  
  I think the suggestion for the pre-wedding massage or spa treatment is a good one. The dinner and the scrapbook are also nice ideas.

  
  

  Have you been asked to give a toast at the reception? Could you work something special into that, like a short photo slideshow? If she has a friend or relative who can't make it to the wedding, could you somehow arrange to bring them in and surprise her?

  

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• bucky22

  

  April 2010

  FInd out where she is honeymooning, and splurge for a day-trip/adventure/dinner that she and her husband might not do for themselves.  Whether its a massage day, scuba lessons, or fancy dinner on the beach, its definitely something she'll never forget....
  
  

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