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August 2012 Weddings
Groom's gift
What are you ladies getting your groom? I have tossed around a few ideas from a watch to a video camera but haven't pulled the trigger on anything yet. I do know this isn't something everyone does but FI and I decided it's something we want to do. 
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Re: Groom's gift
His birthday is a week before our wedding (he has asked for a chainsaw)
So for the wedding I'm getting him a bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue and a funny note "You're gonna need this after today, you're stuck with me now!" Saving my sappy lines for the vows.
[QUOTE]I got my FI a watch he's been eyeing for a while now. Going to get in engraved with our wedding date. Also making a grooms survival kit - decided on giving him one gift back with a bunch of little gifts wrapped up & numbered for him to open in order - 1. In case you get cold feet (socks) 2. To calm your nerves (mini bottle of alcohol) 3. To keep you from drowning in emotion (lifesavers) 4. For your nervous stomach (tums) 5. For our first kiss (gum) 6. In case you forget the essentials (2 ring pops) 7. For your tears (tissue) 8. For the wedding night (lingerie) 9. For the honeymoon (not sure yet... something sexual I guess) And then the last box will be his watch with the note - "And this gift... 10. so you make it to the ceremony on time!"
Posted by nessaalwayz[/QUOTE]
I love this idea. I may have to add this to my gift.
I made a book of 101 things. Pictures of us, quotes, places to go together, reasons I love FI. A whole bunch of random things.
August 2012 - Married!
[QUOTE]I got my FI a watch he's been eyeing for a while now. Going to get in engraved with our wedding date. Also making a grooms survival kit - decided on giving him one gift back with a bunch of little gifts wrapped up & numbered for him to open in order - 1. In case you get cold feet (socks) 2. To calm your nerves (mini bottle of alcohol) 3. To keep you from drowning in emotion (lifesavers) 4. For your nervous stomach (tums) 5. For our first kiss (gum) 6. In case you forget the essentials (2 ring pops) 7. For your tears (tissue) 8. For the wedding night (lingerie) 9. For the honeymoon (not sure yet... something sexual I guess) And then the last box will be his watch with the note - "And this gift... 10. so you make it to the ceremony on time!"
Posted by nessaalwayz[/QUOTE]
I love your ideas! I wanna steal it! I gotta say, this sounds like something I woukd come up with, but I didn't.
I'm also gonna get him an iPad. He needs something with powerful computing power for his schoolwork that's also light and portable, and right now, Android is making me sad. Stepping over to the dark side with Apple, lol
[QUOTE]I'm really nervous about my gift for Fiance. We can't keep secrets or suprises so I know what he got me, a beautiful saphire and diamond bracelet, matching earrings and right hand ring for me to wear for the wedding (our wedding colors are shades of blue). I am a stay at home mom so he makes all the money and if I took a good chunk out he would notice and most likely see where and what I spend it on. He is also the hardest person in the world to shop for. He is trh type of person who will only buy himself something if he absolutley needs it and it is on serious sale, he is much a more a giver than a reciever. The only things he every truley loves are either fanatasy gifts that I could never afford or handmade heartfelt things. I have already made hima steeler's quilt and other items but for the wedding I was thinking of going back to an old promise. When we first started dating I got the urge to do a project, i sew and crochet and decided on crocheting) he came iwth me to the store and picked out a yarn for me to crochet him a scarf. Well for some reason every time I started it I didn't like the way it came out and would rip it apart and restart, eventually i just gave up and he has always busted my balls about it. I plan on giving him 2 boxes, the first would be the original scarf i was supposed to make him with a note that says something along the lines of "I know I don't always follow through on everything, but our marriage is something i will never give up on" then the second box would contain 4 more scarves I will have crocheted with a note that says "and I will exceed your expectations and blow your mind every step of the way or I'll go above and beyond for us always" I haven't exactl
y figured out the wording of the notes yet but thats the basic jist.
Posted by JNV825[/QUOTE]
You ladies have such good ideas! Your idea is so sweet and thoughtful. I also love the grooms survival kit above, I'll have to steal that idea! =)
[QUOTE]WE said it was something we weren't going to do, but FI can't turn down an opportunity to buy presents, so he got me something anyway. His birthday is a week before our wedding (he has asked for a chainsaw) So for the wedding I'm getting him a bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue and a funny note "You're gonna need this after today, you're stuck with me now!" Saving my sappy lines for the vows.
Posted by punkyalicia[/QUOTE]
<div>a chainsaw! that's funny! I love it!</div>
He is building me a desk as my gift (it was supposed to be a surprise but he let it slip, I knew I was getting a piece of furniture but the actual item was supposed to be a secret) so I need to step up my game!