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Are Wedding Party Gifts a Surprise?

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Hello!

I just discovered that my fiance has been telling his groomsmen ideas for their groomsmen gifts.  Aren't they supposed to be a surprise?!  I told him to "shush" when I heard him spilling the beans.  I thought they weren't supposed to know about the gifts.  And then I thought, are they really suppose to be a surprise?  He is thinking on getting them all sunglasses.

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Re: Are Wedding Party Gifts a Surprise?

  • manateehuggermanateehugger member
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    Do you mean that it's supposed to be a surprise that they get a gift? In that case - no. How would it possible be a surprise. Nearly every wedding does attendant gifts. 

    Or that what the gift is should be a surprise? I don't think it really matters - most guys don't care about gifts and surprises like women do. Will they all like the sunglasses? Make sure you shop for these guys like it's their individual birthdays. 
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  • MairePoppyMairePoppy mod
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    IMO, it's strange to tell anyone what you're going to buy them for a gift, for any occasion, unless it's a big ticket item that they might like to pick out. Also, if the sunglasses are an item that he's purchasing for a photo op at your wedding, it doesn't count as a gift. 
                       
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  • manateehuggermanateehugger member
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    scribe95 said:
    Sunglasses? That is kind of an odd gift. Sunglasses - especially the shape that works best for your face - seems like a personal item to pick out.
    Yeah I agree with this as well. I'm hoping they are Oakleys or something (with a gift receipt) at least, otherwise I think the sunglasses aren't the best idea. 
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  • AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    I can barely pick out sunglasses to look good on my own face, let alone someone else's. 


    What did you think would happen if you walked up to a group of internet strangers and told them to get shoehorned by their lady doc?~StageManager14
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  • manateehuggermanateehugger member
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    @AddieL73 I have the same problem haha. I've only ever found one pair that I think actually looked ok on my face. They met a sad end when I accidentally put them in the front pocket of my suitcase on a flight to Denver. 

    They're now discontinued - I almost cried. 
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  • AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    That figures!
    What did you think would happen if you walked up to a group of internet strangers and told them to get shoehorned by their lady doc?~StageManager14
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  • Kate61487Kate61487 member
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    MairePoppy said:
    IMO, it's strange to tell anyone what you're going to buy them for a gift, for any occasion, unless it's a big ticket item that they might like to pick out. Also, if the sunglasses are an item that he's purchasing for a photo op at your wedding, it doesn't count as a gift. 

    I agree with this - I don't think it needs to be a surprise, per say, but gifts by nature are surprises. 

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