Wedding gifts, between husband and wife...??

lindsayfall · July 2010

I remember reading somewhere that after the ceremony, the newlyweds usually steal a quiet moment and exchange gifts, is this always the case, if so, what type of gifts?
Thanks.

future-mrs · July 2010

Some do, some don't. Personal choice. Some women choose to do boudoir photos for their FI or cuff links...something of that nature.

InfamousQBert · July 2010

i think it's just a personal choice, not like a major tradition. my understanding is that it should be something really personal, but not necessarily expensive. i was thinking of doing ours that morning. we're staying in the hotel the night before the wedding, so we don't get caught up trying to clean house or something that day. so a little breakfast in bed pre-honeymoon kind of moment will be nice, i think.

pulga131 · July 2010

We were paying for the honeymoon ourselves and felt like the rings and honeymoon were our gifts to each other. It's a personal choice as others have said.

acmj11 · July 2010

I don't think we're doing it. We just discussed it the other day. With all the other expenses, we didn't see the point.

KPLIMEGRN · July 2010

We are both going to be wearing cowboy/girl boots for the wedding so we decided that getting eachother a really nice pair of boots would count as our gifts.

spechtholdn · July 2010

I agree... it really is personal choice. I am suprising my FI with a cigar roller at our reception. It will not only go with our theme but he saw it on a wedding show I was watching one time and loved it. He still talks about it. He is buying me a strand of pearls to wear them for our wedding so I will be counting that as his gift for me. If you discuss it and want to do it then go for it, but you dont have to plan for both of you to get a gift either. If you think your FH will love something then you can also just surprise him without expecting anything in return. Im sure he would love anything you did or got for him.

mysticl · July 2010

We aren't doing gifts. Getting married is out gift to each other. Not the wedding though we are paying for it ourselves but the vowing to spend the rest of our lives together.

golden1215 · July 2010

FI & I are getting tattoos together after the wedding as our gift(s)

harley17 · July 2010

My fiance and I are paying for absolutely everything when it comes to our wedding so we opted out of giving each other gifts. Its a matter of preference and if you want to spend that money on a special gift or save it for your honeymoon. I agree with taking a moment just the two of you after the ceremony.

amwilli5 · July 2010

It doesn't have to be expensive or anything. Just something between the 2 of you. I know that since FI has been out of NC and in VT that he's wanted a soda that you can't get up here. So I arranged for my boss to pick some up when he went south. So I've wrapped it and I'm having it put in the room he's getting ready in. It cost me a total of 4.99 and he's going to love it.

mysticl · July 2010

amwilli, that is a really sweet idea.

panda10 · July 2010

We're writing letters to each other and exchanging them that day. We really didn't see the point in gifts other than our wedding bands.

MollySm · July 2010

Statemanager - that is a fabulous present!

We're not doing them. We're spending so much on the wedding (not that it's SO much, but for us it is), so we're not having a honeymoon or getting presents for each other. I think it would be nice if we could afford it, but I also think trying to think of the perfect thing would add stress we don't need right now.

Trishes · July 2010

We're not giving each other gifts. However, I've been attendant in a couple of weddings where the groom had one of his GM's deliver a present to the bride before the wedding, and the bride sent her present for the groom back with the GM. I thought that was cute.

LoriBa · August 2014

You could have your wedding dress and the suit sketched and framed. Great gift exchange and then take it to the reception to show it off.

manateehugger · August 2014

@LoriBa this post is over four years old!! Please find newer threads to chime in instead of digging up old ones.

southernbelle0915 · August 2014

@knotporscha - zombie alert

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