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CarrieLeigh84
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Wedding Stuff (NTTCALR)
CarrieLeigh84
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I want to get a wedding present for BF, but I am at a loss. What do I get him? Can I ask what you guys did?
Stillbirth at 23w6d on Sept, 22, 2008
M/C at 5 weeks June 14, 2010
My miracle, James Frederick born May 2, 2011 via C-section
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Re: Wedding Stuff (NTTCALR)
I did the watch thing too haha.
However, does he have hobbies? DH got me a hot pink electric guitar instead of a necklace or something and that was AWESOME!
Oooh! He doesn't wear jewelry because his hands are strange and swell up sometimes. It was a battle to find a band that he felt comfortable in. I do like the watch idea, but he'd never wear it
I love the poem idea!
And his hobbies? Cars, trucks, trucks, cars
Is there anything sentimental to him? Or something that represents your relationship? Of course anything you present to him is going to be cherished for a lifetime.
I didn't DH anything he could keep. He loves butterflies (don't laugh) and they symbolize a new life from an old one (and many other things). At the end of our ceremony I presented a lauhala box to him. He opened it and about 25 or more butterflies were released. He was so surprised and the look on his face was priceless. One even hung out with us the entire evening on our centerpiece. It was really cool.
Took out pic... you know so psycho can't use it
I just did a card, but I felt like a complete ass when he got me a beautiful necklace and this little Coach wallet thing I wanted and he remembered. I wish I had gotten him an actual gift, you know?
What about a really nice keychain, engraved with a message? If he loves cars & trucks, well he always needs a set of keys
Dh and I got married in Autumn too and we had a poem called Love, Autumnal framed as a gift to ourselves (we didn't do individual gifts to each other.) We liked the poem because the jist of it is that love that happens in spring and summer is easy because nature is a alive and blooming and the sun is shining but love that happens in autumn is the truest of all loves because that is when nature is dying.
Love Autumnal
by Oliver Jenkins
My love will come in autumn-time
When leaves go spinning to the ground
And wistful stars in heaven chime
With the leaves' sound.
Then, we shall walk through dusty lanes
And pause beneath low-hanging boughs,
And there, while soft-hued beauty reigns
We'll make our vows.
Let others seek in spring for sighs
When love flames forth from every seed;
But love that blooms when nature dies
Is love indeed!
love it!
DH was a huge Dolphins fan growing up & idolized Dan Marino. So I got him a Dan Marino signed football!
Is there something you can do to his car--like get some graphics on it or something? (I don't know if he likes that stuff, or how much it costs, so this may not be a good idea after all!)
P.S. I totally agree--Kona, you're gorgeous! And I love the poem, too!
I got Josh a watch, too. He never wears it except for special occasions, but he really loved it.
Carrie, I think anything you pick will be awesome! XOXO
Not really a 'gift' but I had his ring engraved to surprise him... not terribly romantic. It said, Put me back on.
If you want to visit total sappy-ville. For our first married Valentine's Day I gave him a nice leather box with 365 notecards inside - one for each day of the year. I wrote one reason why I love him on each. Everything from the sweetly sentimental to "nice butt". I know... shamefully cheesy
This might work with any sentimental truck/car stuff... For his birthday I got his 1st marathon ribbon, a medal from another one, a photo of him crossing at the Marine Corp finish line, the micro chip from his tennis shoes, etc. and took it to a professional to assemble in one of those window box thingys.
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::dies:: that is just the best engraving ever!
DH wrote the words to the song performed at our wedding. I engrave his ring with that.
From the beginning we established who was the girl in the marriage.
Hahaha oh I love you, KP
Um.
I bought him a signed hockey puck.
(Sooooo romantic).
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We didn't do gifts!
Love everybody else's ideas, especially the "put me back on" ring!
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This is fantastic.
We didn't get each other anything.
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I love this idea!!
You could say "You are my True North"
I got him 3 gifts, with "open 1st/2nd/3rd" on each. The first was a watch (With a note that said "so you're on time") 2nd, dress socks (note: "in case you get cold feet") 3rd, a sterling flask and shot glass set with our wedding date engraved on it (note: "for if you get *really* cold feet!")
We bought a gift together - our bulldog bananas. Best gift either of us has ever gotten.
Good luck making your decision - so many good ideas here!
This may be the most awesome thing ever in the history of ever. I love that.
DH and I decided not to exchange gifts.