Brad's mom gave us a rock.

labro · May 2015

@luckya23 I think it should be "The Laddys".

luckya23 · May 2015

I think so too! That apostrophe would drive me crazy for eternity, so I'm just making sure I'm correct to not embarrass myself by hanging it up.

ShesSoCold · May 2015

luckya23 said:
I need opinions on this other random gift. It's a door knocker with "our" last name on it, although I'm not changing my name. So say "our" last name is Laddy. This is definitely wrong, right?
THE LADDY'S

UGH YESSS SO WRONG.

I hate the incorrecly used apostrophe SO BAD.

julieanne912 · May 2015

labro said:

julieanne912 said:
This thread should also serve as a PSA as to why it's always a good idea to register, even if you don't think you need anything. Because, otherwise people will buy you rocks and seashell tea sets (although I'm sure people will still buy them despite there being a registry).

Lol! I registered. At three stores, no less. With a pretty wide variety of price points. If anything, it encouraged people to buy things similar to, but not actually on our registry. I don't think registering or not does much to fix the rando gift issue. Some people are going to gift you what they want, registry or no. I will say, one of my most favorite gifts was off-registry....but some of my least favorite were off-registry too.
ETA: For some reason my eyes didn't read your last sentence, so basically, yeah, what you said. Except do what you want re: a registry. It doesn't really change what people will gift in my experience.

Oh for sure... I just think if you don't register, it makes it really hard on people! And then they buy you what they would like vs something your style. Also, I know my aunt didn't register for her third wedding (rightfully so), and she ended up with like 12 crystal picture frames.

[Deleted User] · May 2015

labro said:
@luckya23 I think it should be "The Laddys".

Yep. The apostrophe is definitely wrong. I would HATE that!!! FH and I are both grammar snobs, so that would never ever get hung up. Especially since that won't be my last name. You can always use that as the reason you don't use it, not the poor grammar.

redheadbride15 · May 2015

My FMIL likes to give one of 3 types of gifts: monogrammed items, whatever she can find with the name of the college FI attended written on it, or poorly made kitch from craft fairs.

FI and I went and stayed with his brother and SIL a few months ago and it was the first time I had been to their house. I noticed that they had things EVERYWHERE that were monogrammed with the names of the two of them and their daughter - like mugs, tea towels, refrigerator magnets, picture frames, etc. It seemed a little AW to me but this was the first time I had met them so I was trying not to be too judgy-judgy. FMIL came over for dinner one of the nights that we were there. FI's SIL later admitted to me that they brought all of those things out of the garage just because they knew FMIL was coming to visit. I laughed and admitted back to her that I was relieved and that my respect for her taste had just increased enormously.

Anyway, we'll just have to see what FMIL gets us for the wedding... we'll find out next weekend! I'm almost 100% positive it will end up in a drawer.

beachyone15 · May 2015

julieanne912 said:

labro said:

julieanne912 said:
This thread should also serve as a PSA as to why it's always a good idea to register, even if you don't think you need anything. Because, otherwise people will buy you rocks and seashell tea sets (although I'm sure people will still buy them despite there being a registry).

Lol! I registered. At three stores, no less. With a pretty wide variety of price points. If anything, it encouraged people to buy things similar to, but not actually on our registry. I don't think registering or not does much to fix the rando gift issue. Some people are going to gift you what they want, registry or no. I will say, one of my most favorite gifts was off-registry....but some of my least favorite were off-registry too.
ETA: For some reason my eyes didn't read your last sentence, so basically, yeah, what you said. Except do what you want re: a registry. It doesn't really change what people will gift in my experience.
Oh for sure... I just think if you don't register, it makes it really hard on people! And then they buy you what they would like vs something your style. Also, I know my aunt didn't register for her third wedding (rightfully so), and she ended up with like 12 crystal picture frames.

HA! Some friends of ours recently got married and everything on their registry was super expensive. H and I struggled to find anything under $50. She ended up getting a lot of picture frames for her shower. Always a good idea to have a $ range of items on your registry folks!

FiancB · May 2015

Remember my sister? The one who put her little boy in the weird boy-band-esque poncho thing? Her taste in gifts is similar.

Months before the wedding, she said she found us the PERFECT gift. Ooh, intriguing!

We go to open it after the wedding, and... it's saddlebags? Really low quality sort of canvassy ones? They aren't for horses, so we thought oh they must be for bicycles so we tried that but they were way too big. I think they're actually for motorcycles. Which we don't have and have never used in our lives.

Also a rhinestone sticker in sort of a fleur-de-lis pattern, but not. There was something else weird but I forget what it is. She also sent a copy of "The GOOD Marriage", some sort of self-help book, but that might have been earlier.

So. That's apparently the perfect gift according to my sister. Crappy motorcycle saddlebags and some stickers and a book on how to turn your shitty marriage into a GOOD one. She most likely found these things, along with the weird poncho shirt, at the salvation army.

Also a friend of H's gave us $10. He laughed because this friend is just kind of clueless about how these things work. It's not because he couldn't/didn't want to give more, he just doesn't get that one usually gives a bit more at a wedding than a children's birthday party.

PamBeesly524 · May 2015

I didn't get anything too too crazy, but one aunt gave us a cutting board in the shape of the state she lives in. Not the state we live in, but her state. I think she thought it was a square and grabbed it. FI and I laugh about it now but it was suuuuper awkward to open and show everyone.

AlexaF2014 · May 2015

Most of our wedding/shower gifts were off the registry and completely normal. H's friends gave us board games as wedding gifts, which was really awesome because we used to D&D together. We've played one of the games, Pandemic, a few times and it's lot of fun. The other two were Dungeons and Dragon-themed Clue and World of Warcraft-theme Trivial Pursuit... those have not been opened yet

Kahlyla · May 2015

luckya23 said:
I need opinions on this other random gift. It's a door knocker with "our" last name on it, although I'm not changing my name. So say "our" last name is Laddy. This is definitely wrong, right?
THE LADDY'S

The Laddy's what? Kilt? Sheep?

anjemon · May 2015

I don't think we got anything super weird or terrible. H's cousin gave us a big silver frame with our names and wedding date engraved on the glass. It's not exactly my taste, but it's not bad looking. And it might look nice once we get pretty wedding pictures. That's about the worst I can do.

[Deleted User] · May 2015

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VulgarGirl · May 2015

pinkrevenge said:

luckya23 said:
I need opinions on this other random gift. It's a door knocker with "our" last name on it, although I'm not changing my name. So say "our" last name is Laddy. This is definitely wrong, right?
THE LADDY'S

I wouldn't use it. Where's my name?
It's a pet peeve of mine that we've been married 2.5 years and I'm still getting mail for a woman who doesn't exist. We didn't shout our decision from the rooftops, but I would think the lack of last name shit at the wedding and me not changing a single thing I'm known by, facebook, business cards, or blog, would be a pretty strong hint?

You still got that vagina right? Well then...clearly you changed your name.

Someone asked me how we decided who changed their name in our relationship. Um, Wifey wanted to change her name. I did not. Decsion made. So...communication is how.

charcoalandblush · May 2015

AlexaF2014 said:
Most of our wedding/shower gifts were off the registry and completely normal. H's friends gave us board games as wedding gifts, which was really awesome because we used to D&D together. We've played one of the games, Pandemic, a few times and it's lot of fun. The other two were Dungeons and Dragon-themed Clue and World of Warcraft-theme Trivial Pursuit... those have not been opened yet

YAS I AM COMPLETELY OBSESSED WITH PANDEMIC.

charcoalandblush · May 2015

All of my gifts have been completely normal so far. And 95% from the registry or gift cards.

The weirdest was probably my MOH. At my shower, she gave me a handbag. It's a really gorgeous handbag. But it was a weird wedding shower gift.

VulgarGirl · May 2015

Oh odd gift we got, hmm someone gave us a bunch of candy. Just like random bags of candy in a gift bag. The card said "To the sweet life", I was down with it.

Oh and we got a bible. From...someone. We don't know who. Cause they were no name/card with it. Just left on the gift table all wrapped up.

luckya23 · May 2015

pinkrevenge said:

luckya23 said:
I need opinions on this other random gift. It's a door knocker with "our" last name on it, although I'm not changing my name. So say "our" last name is Laddy. This is definitely wrong, right?
THE LADDY'S

I wouldn't use it. Where's my name?
It's a pet peeve of mine that we've been married 2.5 years and I'm still getting mail for a woman who doesn't exist. We didn't shout our decision from the rooftops, but I would think the lack of last name shit at the wedding and me not changing a single thing I'm known by, facebook, business cards, or blog, would be a pretty strong hint?

Not to mention I bought the house before I met FI! lol

anjemon · May 2015

charcoalandblush said:

AlexaF2014 said:
Most of our wedding/shower gifts were off the registry and completely normal. H's friends gave us board games as wedding gifts, which was really awesome because we used to D&D together. We've played one of the games, Pandemic, a few times and it's lot of fun. The other two were Dungeons and Dragon-themed Clue and World of Warcraft-theme Trivial Pursuit... those have not been opened yet

YAS I AM COMPLETELY OBSESSED WITH PANDEMIC.

We got Pandemic too! We're playing it on Friday with the friends that gave it to us

I'm excited because we haven't gotten a change to play yet.

We got a lot of board games for the wedding. But they were all on our registry. We like playing together and we like playing with friends. We figure it was a more fun thing that people could get us, and they definitely went fast.

loveislouder · May 2015

ShesSoCold said:

luckya23 said:
I need opinions on this other random gift. It's a door knocker with "our" last name on it, although I'm not changing my name. So say "our" last name is Laddy. This is definitely wrong, right?
THE LADDY'S

UGH YESSS SO WRONG.

I hate the incorrecly used apostrophe SO BAD.

Unless it was supposed to be like... this is "The Laddy's" place, you know? Otherwise yeah., it is awful.

VulgarGirl · May 2015

loveislouder said:

ShesSoCold said:

luckya23 said:
I need opinions on this other random gift. It's a door knocker with "our" last name on it, although I'm not changing my name. So say "our" last name is Laddy. This is definitely wrong, right?
THE LADDY'S

UGH YESSS SO WRONG.

I hate the incorrecly used apostrophe SO BAD.
Unless it was supposed to be like... this is "The Laddy's" place, you know? Otherwise yeah., it is awful.

Wouldn't that be Laddys' if there was more then one Laddy living in the place?

kvruns · May 2015

MagicInk said:
Oh odd gift we got, hmm someone gave us a bunch of candy. Just like random bags of candy in a gift bag. The card said "To the sweet life", I was down with it.

Oh and we got a bible. From...someone. We don't know who. Cause they were no name/card with it. Just left on the gift table all wrapped up.

I'd be all over bags of candy! seems more like a shower gift than wedding but I'd be packing that in my carryon for the airport and fatkidding out on the plane

ShesSoCold · May 2015

Not a bad gift, but kind of odd.

My MIL waited until after all the other gifts has been opened at the shower and then walked up to me and handed me an envelope and a jewelry box. It was a pair of earrings H's dad had given to her on their first anniversary. Her little card said that after their divorce, she decided she would save the earrings for H's future wife (or if she ever had a daughter). MIL & FIL had a short marriage and a nasty divorce and they still talk endless shit about each other. The earrings are nice enough but I can't see myself ever wearing them. I kind of think it's kind of odd that she said she saved them for H's wife when H was like less than five when they got divorced.

G&Jim14 · May 2015

For our wedding we got a very lovely... something. It is a decorative cut glass cylinder that is about 14" tall. The sides are straight, no contouring or anything. It seems a little small in diameter to be a champagne bucket and it has no handles. It seems a bit large to be a vase, it would easily hold 3 or 4 regular sized bouquets of flowers.

What's more, the card said it was from "Dr. and Mrs. H". We did not invite a Dr. and Mrs. H to our wedding. We were so extremely confused by this gift for several weeks until MIL asked if we'd sent a thank you to the lady who works in her shop (apparently Mrs. H). I can't remember if DH went with champagne bucket, vase or just gift in the thank you note....

ShesSoCold · May 2015

Oh! I just remembered another really random, but really sweet gift we got.

The day before our wedding, we had this huge party for my mom. My aunt's friend, who I had never met, came up to me and gave me a Bears ice bucket and those cutesy Mr. and Mrs. forks. She was the nicest lady and I was really happy that she included her address in the card.

TNDancer · May 2015

thisismynickname said:

Anywho, boy am I glad I got nothing wacky for the wedding. My friend did gift me a pretty set of lingerie for my bachelorette, and DH thought it was ugly when I paraded out in it on our honeymoon. Oops!

What? Did he never learn how to properly react to a sexy lady in lingerie??

loveislouder · May 2015

MagicInk said:

loveislouder said:

ShesSoCold said:

luckya23 said:
I need opinions on this other random gift. It's a door knocker with "our" last name on it, although I'm not changing my name. So say "our" last name is Laddy. This is definitely wrong, right?
THE LADDY'S

UGH YESSS SO WRONG.

I hate the incorrecly used apostrophe SO BAD.
Unless it was supposed to be like... this is "The Laddy's" place, you know? Otherwise yeah., it is awful.
Wouldn't that be Laddys' if there was more then one Laddy living in the place?

Too much grammar for my little head lol you're probably right

ShesSoCold · May 2015

loveislouder said:

MagicInk said:

loveislouder said:

ShesSoCold said:

luckya23 said:
I need opinions on this other random gift. It's a door knocker with "our" last name on it, although I'm not changing my name. So say "our" last name is Laddy. This is definitely wrong, right?
THE LADDY'S

UGH YESSS SO WRONG.

I hate the incorrecly used apostrophe SO BAD.
Unless it was supposed to be like... this is "The Laddy's" place, you know? Otherwise yeah., it is awful.
Wouldn't that be Laddys' if there was more then one Laddy living in the place?
Too much grammar for my little head lol you're probably right

Only if all these Laddys own something.

ETA: I didn't read far enough up the quote tree. I'm saying the exact same things you guys are. Sorry. I'm malnourished today.

novella1186 · May 2015

Oh I just thought of another super random gift-- from my sister lol.

She gave us one of those room divider screen things. It's kind of like this:

But with a scene of the Amalfi Coast, where we went for our honeymoon.

It just strikes me as a bit odd because something like that is 100% not my style, and it doesn't seem like the style of gift she would give at all. At all. And she knows I have a super tiny house with no space for anything. What the hell room would I divide with that thing? You can't divide a super tiny room into two teensy tiny rooms. Or I guess you can but why would you?

It's currently at my parents' house (that's where she brought it to, and I couldn't fit it in my car to bring home.) No idea what to do with it.

VulgarGirl · May 2015

Hey! Maybe Brad's mom thought you should throw the rock at Brad's head!

Brad's mom gave us a rock.

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