Personalized Wedding Gift Knowledge Base
Any ideas for a personalized wedding gift? My best friend is getting married next month and the thought of giving her cash doesn't really interest me. I would like to give her something more personal...I already got her champagne glasses (personally etched with ribbons and flowers to sit at her sweetheart table during the reception) but now I need something for the actual big day...
I need help with a wedding gift for my bride...? We are to wed on January 27th. We met through eHarmony. According to this wedding planner we have been using, we are supposed to give each other a personal gift for the wedding. Now, I have no limit to the list of things I can give her as a present, but I dont think they are good enough. More like things for Christmas or a Birthday. I am hoping for some ideas for some more personalized gifts. I dont want you to tell me exactly what to get, just some ideas, maybe some websites. I want to be able to choose ya know? I just need some help getting off the ground. Thanks! Ok, just wanted to add that I dont really think that jewelery is appropriate. The ring I've bought is amazing (And definately way out of my normal budget heh). I want something that is more of a heart warming, personal nature than something sparkly and pretty.
Wedding Gift Websites! HELP!? I have two really good friends that are getting married in November. I want to get them a gorgeous, personalized gift. Something that is classy and has their names on them, with the marriage date. Does anyone know a website that I can go to and find something along those lines? I would appreciate it greatly. (And not to be rude, but please, don't tell me to go to yahoo.com and search "wedding gifts". Ive been sitting here for two hours doing that... and no luck with exactly what I'm searching for!)
Scrapbook as a wedding gift, and obtaining photos? I was thinking of making a scrapbook as a wedding gift to her and her fiancee. However, I have almost no pictures of either of them since I'm really not a shutterbug. I will be one of her bridesmaids...would it be against etiquette or is it ok for me to ask the bride and groom's families for pictures of both of them while they were younger (through the years kind of thing...), as well as friends? Keep in mind that I haven't met their families. I love to personalize things, which is why I wanted to try my hand at scrapbooking.
Wedding shower gift ideas, I need your opinions...? I am in a good friend's wedding this winter and I need some opinions on gifts for the shower and wedding. I want it to be a little more personal than buying some towels or a toaster, so should I... A: Put together a "me" gift for the bride (mani/pedi gift certificate, candles, bath/pamper stuff) for the shower and then give a nice personalized wedding frame or album for the wedding day... B: Get a nice personalized wedding frame or album for the shower and just give a card with money in it for the wedding day? Haha, well she did all the registering. He went once and picked out ridiculous things they don't need so she took over. Why is everyone so against a beautiful picture frame for a wedding picture? It's something I would personally love, and I know she would too.
wedding gift for couple who met in college? i am a bridesmaid in my friends wedding next weekend! she and her fiance met at college (i also attended this school). i wanted to get them a gift that would tie in the school and the wedding but havent been able to find anything. does anyone have any suggestions for a good gift or place where i can have something personalized?
Where can I get a personalized "message in the sand" gift for someone? I recently saw online a great gift idea...it was two people's names drawn in the sand in a nice frame. I'd like to give this to someone as a wedding gift, but now I can't find it! Does anyone know where I can find anything like this? I don't have a big budget either...so price options would also be helpful ( : Thanks!
Where to get personalized shot glasses as gift? All the ones I've seen are for bulk orders like wedding favors; I just want a few personalized glasses for my girl friend's 21st birthday. Please help!!! Unless you have something better..? I want something 21 related and also keepsake.
I need a wedding shower gift idea to be given from group? Ok we are having this suprise wedding shower. Almost all the people there are going to be high school or middle school kids. I need an idea for a gift that can be given from the group. Small, they all already gave "real" gifts at her formal shower. I want something we can personalize, like all sign our names but we will only have 10 minutes to get this ready before she arrives. Thanks!!!!
Inexpensive wedding gift for my sister? My older sister is getting married soon, and since I am a stereotypical broke college student I don't have a whole lot of money to spend on a wedding gift. I already got her something from her gift registry, however I want to do something special and personalized. Any ideas for under $40 or so?
What to give with gift for girls in wedding party? I've decided that I'm going to get personalized beach bags in different colors. The girls in my wedding LOVE the beach and anything beachy. I thought about getting matching towels...but I can't find matching ones at a reasonable price. The ones i've found are more expensive than the bags were! Also, my wedding is in the winter so finding regular beach towels and accessories are hard to find now. What else would be good to give to the girls. I was thinking maybe flipflops and water bottle that match the bags? Other ideas would be a huge help! Thanks!!
what, if anything, do you bring as a gift to a wedding party/bbq...? when the invite states 'only your presence, not presents, is required!' i would feel strange arriving empty-handed. this is a casual affair, couple wed last weekend in another state, big party they are throwing this weekend so all friends and family can celebrate. wine? gift card? personalized item? nothing? a card?
Wedding gift help with wording? We received monetary gifts from over 95% of our guests at our wedding. We need something to write that is short and sweet but makes them feel special. We bought personalized postcards as thank you notes so we do not have a lot of space to write. The money is not being used towards anything soon... so I dont want to say the money is being used towards.. blah blah blah. Honestly we have no clue what we are going to use the money toward yet. as to the postcards. our photographer made them out of a collage of our pictures. They are amazing!
Please help with wedding gift thank you cards.? I have a really great saying to put into the thank yous. It goes as: Dear _______, We were so happy you were there to share our day with us! Family and friends are what made our wedding day so special. Thank you so much for your generous gift. We're looking forward to starting our new life together and your gift will certainly help us do so. Love, Mr. and Mrs. ____________ Is it okay to type and fill in the blanks then paste them into the thank you cards? I have about 100 thank you cards to send out and I really don't have the time/patience to sit down and write it out over and over. Do you have to personally write what each person gave you? I don't want to upset anyone by not personalizing them. Thanks for the help!
Why aren't personalized stories more popular? Not the hardboard books for preschoolers and younger kids, I mean for teens, adults, everybody. I searched the web and found not only few websites about these items, but those who search for them are almost nonexistent. And yet, when I talk to people around town, they love the idea of short stories for kids, teens and adults, especially romantic personalized adventures to give as wedding gifts. Why the difference between web attitude and real world attitude toward this gift idea?
Are these decent wedding and wedding shower gifts for my friend? I'm thinking of getting an engraved picture frame for the wedding but feel that I'm going to need something else to go w/ it, it just seems too small a gift. Maybe a personalized blanket or matching key rings I don't know.... They're still going to live with the groom's mother for an indefinite amount of time so I don't see the point of getting them things for the kitchen or things for their own house. For the shower I was thinking of getting a bunch of items together to make a wedding day kit. Such as a mini sewing kit, nail polish, file, lip gloss, hair pins, things that might be needed or forgotten on that day but I can't think of what else to put in it, any ideas? Or is that gift idea too weird. I'm so lost on this kinda stuff. EEK! Sorry no registry. I'm so use to having those to rely on, it's so ez. She's really hard to shop for since I have a really tight budget right now and they both have really expensive taste and are a tad superficial. Lol, outside of mooching her mother-in-law she's a really a good person.
what wedding gift do you buy for a sis in law you know.....? will not last more than 6 months with this woman beater, i hate to buy them anything personalized, i rather get her somthing she can only take with her, any suggestions? thank you :) thanks for all the advise but this is my hubbys sister and i hardly know her, so i really can't tell her crap, it's just not my place, she listens to no one! she's got several almost grown kids and one that is 3, i feel bad for the lil one.
Wedding Gift Ideas? I have a close friend getting married in 3 weeks and I'm completely lost on gift ideas...I want to spend around $100 on her but what should I buy!! She's not a wine drinkier so getting personalized wine glasses are out of the question...any ideas???
wedding gift for brother... help!? My brother got married at the jp back in april but they are having a ceremony at the end of this month... im wanting to get them something personalized w/their date on it but what date do i put on it... i was thinking about a nice picture frame or something... help please i have an idea of what i want to get them but am unsure of what date to put on it... im sure they would want to put the pic of them all dressed up in the frame if that is what i choose... but which date?!?!?
Can you think of a great, personalized unique 27th anniversary gift idea? Every year for my parents anniversary I get them something personalized. I have gotten their wedding picture framed in a custom crystal frame, and some other things. I don't like just going to Hallmark and buying something generic. I have checked out the websites like gifts.com, or personalcreations.com but I am not seeing anything that is thrilling me. My backup idea will be taking them out to dinner, but I prefer an actual gift. I don't like mushy things with love poems bc my parents aren't very romantic, lol. I usually like taking a picture of them and using it for something..but I am open to ideas! Do you have any good ideas?
Would you be angry if you didn't get a thank you note for a wedding gift? In the Weddings section, a bride-to-be asked if it was rude to send a generic photo card in lieu of personalized, handwritten thank you notes. So I posted a question in Etiquette asking whether you, as a wedding guest, would be angry at receiving a photo instead of a thank you. I was shocked at how many answerers criticized ME for expecting a thank you -- that I was the selfish one. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqO9xK.T6pZpEwcPUCfvNLDsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080804171626AArJzHy Is my way of thinking hopelessly obsolete? God help us all. ZOINKS! Look at this one that just posted: "I think this would fit in the category of "get-a-life" on your part. Modern women don't always have time to adhere to antiquated rules. Hence, email invites." Well. Butter my butt and call me a biscuit. She showed me what for. I feel compelled to add that I think it's especially obnoxious to send a photo instead of a personalized thank you. Seriously - what kind of egomaniac thinks a picture of himself/herself is an appropriate substitute for an expression of gratitude? Can you imagine if this trend caught on in other situations? E.g. after a job interview -- I'm not going to bother to thank you for taking the time to meet with me and tell me about your company; but here's a picture of me in a business suit instead. Or after a baby shower -- I can't be bothered to say thank you, but here is a picture of me; see how radiant I am at 8 months? ((shakes head in disgust))
Wedding Gift Idea, please help!? Okay, as one of the gifts for my parents, I am putting together a scrapbook of pictures of me and them from all ages. I found a website that I can have a scrapbook personalized... but I'm trying to figure out what I should have put on the front.. There are three places that can have wording: The front center The front, bottom right corner The back, centered on the bottom I figured on the back I would put "I Love You" and the date On the front in the bottom corner, I thought about putting "Love Always, (my name)" like how you would sign a letter... But I dont know what to put on the front center, as like a title. "Mom and Dad, I Love You" just seems to simple. Any ideas??? Oh and maybe I didnt make it clear. I am the one getting married, this is a gift for my parents
Wedding present for my mom and her fiance? i want to get my mom and her fiance something for their wedding i was thinking of putting a bunch of his and her gifts and make a personalized gift basket but i dont know what to put in it and i cant buy alchol. please post things to put in the basket or other gift ideas
Where can i get a personalized ADULT book from? NON-porn type! Giving it to a bride and groom for as a wedding gift in a few months The same kind they have for babies and children. But for adults. How they met, fell in love, todays the day they marry @ (insert place here). Just a regular story thats not porn related. I've found one so far, but i don't like that particular one and i can't find any others
The Best wedding party gifts you have received from the Bride and Groom? I am trying to figure out what to get my wedding party..I know you can get the boring jewlery or make-up compact..but I was wanting to do something different..I was thinking personalized bags with their names on them and different things that each girl would like..any other ideas..Let me know what the best gift you have received from a wedding...favors...gifts..anything let me know!!!:)
Nice wedding phrase for gift? I'm getting my friend a photo album for her bridal shower since she is a photographer. I'm allowed to personalize it on 2 lines. On the first line I put her and her fiance's names and on the 2nd line I would like to put some sort of love/wedding saying. I thought of 'Forever and Always' and 'Together Forever'. Any other suggestions??? BTW: I would just put their wedding date but they haven't officially settled on a specific date yet. Also I'm only allowed 22 characters including spaces.
SHMILY One Year Wedding Anniversary Gift? Dec 30th will be my husband and my 1st wedding anniversary. Since our wedding every month on the 30th he has left me a SHMILY message somewhere for me to find. SHMILY is See How Much I Love You. For our anniversary (along with a new guitar) I want to make him a SHMILY box and leave it on his desk at the church (he's a youth minister and works sundays). Some ideas I have are : snickers bar - because you always know how make me laugh a pack of gum - for all the times you have stuck beside me puzzle piece - without you I'm not whole. Any other ideas? I really want to make it special and personalize it, but I'm really out of ideas for it. PLEASE HELP!
I am looking for an personalized David Beckham autograph? I have a neice named Lauren who is 10 years old. She is David Beckhams #1 fan. She is also a fantastic soccer player and looks up to him with such passion for the game. I am getting married in June 2008 and Lauren is one of my girls in the wedding. I would love to get her a personalized signed pic of David Beckham as a Thank you gift for being in the wedding. Does anyone know how I can do this? Thanks for your input. Jenn
Does a cardboard puzzle count as a Wood Anniversary Gift? My fifth year wedding anniversary is coming up and I want to have a personalized puzzle made with our wedding picture and a few more personalizations. The thing is...wooden puzzles are so much more expensive. Do you think a cardboard puzzle would count?
Any ideas for a special gift for my husband for our 1st Christmas married that's not super-expensive? I want to get him something special that he can use/"cherish" for years to come. I already gave him a personalized pocketknife engraved with a message for his wedding gift, & I also gave him a silver eagle pendant on a chain because we're proud of the fact that he's an Eagle Scout. I don't REALLY want to do jewelry, cuff links,etc. because he's not really into that stuff. I was thinking maybe a quality leather wallet with his initials on it? Or maybe a signet ring with our last initial on it (though there's the jewelry element again)? Please help--I want to give him something personal & special for our 1st Christmas!
Is this phrased properly for a married couple? I am personalizing a wedding gift for friends that are getting married next weekend and I just want to make sure that this is right. I have it: Mr. and Mrs. John and Jane Doe sine I want both of their names included It's just for a picture frame, it's not necessarily formal Thanks so much!!! I originally had it John and Jane Doe, but I really wanted to put in the Mrs. since I think she'd get a kick out of it.
Did you go overboard with the wedding extras? I discovered the craft stores a little late. I am not a crafter by any means and never thought to look there for wedding stuff. Now I want to get all kinds of things.... but it would be going overboard! So I can't. My mom ordered personalized shot glasses as wedding favors. We still have to figure out if/how to dress them up. I have little swan boat thingys that we could dress up and use as favors. I saw some inexpensive toasting glasses through Oriental Trading. They are so cheap it's tempting to get them. My mom wants to get personalized napkins! I think I got tons of gifts for my attendants. I have tons of decorations, but no centerpieces. Everytime I see some cute favor, I want to get it. I also ordered some wedding activity pads and plastic wedding cups from Oriental trading for the kids, so they don't get bored. I got a recipe book with blank cards at my shower. I would love to have people somehow share their favorite recipes with us to put in the book. Since someone asked.... No, I am not an alcoholic. I probably average about one alcoholic beverage a year! But I do know some people collect shot glasses from places they visit, etc. because it's a rather inexpensive "souveneir". Also, shot glasses, depending on the shape and size can double as a votive holder. Maybe I'll put votive candles in them so people don't get the wrong idea.....
A present for my moms wedding? i want to get my mom and her fiance something for their wedding i was thinking of putting a bunch of his and her gifts and make a personalized gift basket but i dont know what to put in it and i cant buy alchol. please post things to put in the basket or other gift ideas
Wedding Present for my mom? i want to get my mom and her fiance something for their wedding i was thinking of putting a bunch of his and her gifts and make a personalized gift basket but i dont know what to put in it and i cant buy alchol. please post things to put in the basket or other gift ideas
Which Wedding Magazine or website !!!!? What up people, Im a dude that has a dilemma in choosing the best way to advertise my art. I think it will be a good wedding gift to him, her or to the attendants! I paint mini heart paintings with personalized messages on the artwork! Can anyone please help me by suggesting any magazines that are popular among wedding planners or websites! Thanks for the help ! Latif
Do you give a favor to each individual person at the wedding, or to couples? I am trying to decide what to do for favors, and I wanted to do a mix of favors. I was thinking about getting the mint tins that can be personalized as well as something else (not sure what just yet). Do I need to have one of everything for each person or do I give favors as a gift for couples since it would be more than just one item? Thanks!
Does anyone know where I can buy a personalized "Love is..." door mat? My parents have this adorable mat that says "Love is... Hisname & Hername." It is from the "Love is..." product line that has the cute naked man and woman. They also have some glasses that say "Love is... giving and forgiving." and other sayings like that. I really want to get the doormat for a wedding gift.
Wedding guests: how PO'd would you be if the couple sent a photo instead of a personalized thank you? You pick out a lovely gift from the couple's registry, travel to the wedding, and you wish them well. A month later, you receive a picture of the couple in the mail, with a generic thank you pre-printed in a fancy font. There is no personal message mentioning you or the particular gift you gave them. Would you be angry? Wow, "Bookish." You know all about what I enjoy and don't enjoy? Ever occur to you that this might be a hypothetical question based on something I saw in the Weddings section? Talk about someone spoiling for a fight...
Unique, attendant gifts -- personalized? I am looking to see if anyone has any cool, but unique gift ideas for attendants for our wedding. We do not want to do the beer mug, shot glass, stein, ect. it just seems over done -- any "NEW" ideas out there? Price Range is under $100 per person There really is no "guy" vs. Girl side... I am having my brother as my "man of honor" and other male friends stand up on my side I have checked the knot .. just want something outside the box of "normal"
My ring barer's mother is starting all kinds of drama with me wedding party.? Making up things i would never say.Dragging my entire wedding party into it. Calls me yelling and screaming. I am afraid that my wedding party is beleving her and i just want 1 special day. I don't know if i am going to have anyone in my wedding party come at all. I can't talk to her b/c all she does is yells at me. She wasn't like this before the wedding. Now there is 15 days before my wedding and i don't know what to do. My fieance told me to tell her not to come and try to find someone elts to be the ring barer. If i do that how do i ..all she does is yells and screams at me. I am having anxiety attacks because of everything thats going on and have lost 10 lbs in a week (and i mam not trying to loose weight) Also what do i do with all the personalized gifts i got for the ring barer? Help somebody....
I am looking for inexpensive bridesmaids gift ideas.? I am in a wedding in a couple of weeks and was wondering if anyone has ideas for inexpensive bridesmaids gifts. One of the other girls already got us personalized photo frames, so that is out. Thank you! I am a bridesmaid, not the bride! The MOH was the one who got each of us a photo frame and I was just wondering if I need to get the others gifts, as well. Sorry, I should have been more specific!
Personalized Favors, Groomsmen gifts, and out of town guests? Looking for a unique yet fun wedding favor for the guests with our names and dates. I have looked at can coozies and candles, but am looking for something a bit different if I can find it!!! Please help. Also I am looking for a very unique gift for the groomsmen and best man...I want them to have very nice gifts to thank them. Last-I need to know what I should put in a bag/basket in the hotel rooms of our out of town guests. FYI-not too expensive for the favors please. Thanks
How can you word a thank you/apoligy letter? I asked my bridesmaid out of the wedding and now I feel bad. She did help a little with the wedding by helping me organize and stuff so I want to say thank you and I also want to apoligize for asking her out. To explain a little I asked her out cause she doesn't have any time to see me and she didn't go to my bridal shower or bachelorette party. Her only reason for not going is because she didn't want to be the one who "stuck out" I was offended and hurt and I let her know how I felt. I told her I didn't need someone like that in my wedding. All this through e-mail on top of it all. Only because she doesn't return my calls and I never see her. I would have talked to her about it but like I said, I never see her. But, I did get her a personalized gift and I am planning on giving it to her and I don't know how to word the card with thanking and saying I am genuinly sorry. I did want her in the wedding but she would make plans with me and I would wait for her to blow me off.
Wedding Welcome Basket/Bag?!?!?!?!? We want to make welcome gift/baskets/bags something for our guests that are traveling to our destination wedding. I want to have at last one thing in them that is personalized with our wedding names/date, and some kind of cute wedding thing, but I don't know what else to put in them? Any good ideas? We are getting married in Clearwater Beach, Florida--we are having our wedding on the beach and having the tropical/snd/palm tree type theme! Thanks!
What should I buy my friend for her wedding?? She bought me a personalized 8X10 picture frame from things remembered. I had to cost quite a bit because it had our names and wedding date on it. Now she is getting married. Her gift really meant a lot to me. I want to buy something that will mean a lot to her. Any ideas?? We aren't really close friends....just friends. And she has been living with her man for 10 years so they already have house things.
Wedding party gifts...? I am getting married in June and need some suggestions. We are giving our groomsmen baskets full of goodies. Like a flask, bottle of alcohol, magazine, lotto tickets, snacks, beer and a koozie. Any more suggestions? Also I need suggestions for bridesmaid gifts like with the same concept. I already got them jewelry and any other ideas would be helpful. I also need junior groomsmen gifts. I got my junior bridesmaids beach bags with personalized beach towels, flip-flops, sunglasses and some suntan lotion. I got my flower girl a purse and I am going to fill it up with girly stuff like lip gloss and nail polish. I also got all the girls engraved pocket mirrors. So basically I need ideas for bridesmaids, junior groomsmen, and ringbearer. Anything at all would be helpful. Thanks in advance!
UPDATE to Where to get personalized "themed" books? To simplify my question/your response from my previous ?. I'm looking to find an "adult themed" site where i can get personalized books from. I'm only finding baby/child themes or straight PORN..lol. The book is for a bride and groom but a personalized account of their wedding day to give to them as my gift. The link below is EXACTLY what i'm talking about. i just don't like THIS particular one and was wondering if there were more out there because i can't seem to find any others. The link will show that it has the bride and grooms name, name of church, etc which is what i want but again, i'm just not fond of THAT one and it seems to be the only one of it's kind out there. http://mycreateabook.com/text/text528.html Thanks in advance
Future Wedding? I am thinking about how to make my wedding very personalized, meaning incorperating a lot of the things I and my boyfriend love. I for instance love cotton candy and I thought of renting a couple cotton candy machines and operators there to hand out cotton candy at the reception in the color of my wedding, which would be blue. But I want to do more than that... I love anything that sparkles and I plan on having a cake with layers of rhinestones on each layer, and rhinestone monogram letters on top of the cake. What is something unique I can do with table settings and name cards for my quest and gifts for them??? Here is what I would like to do with my wedding cake http://www.couturecakejewelry.com/crystal_bands.html And the thing with the cotton candy is I have be to many many weddings where they have chocolate fountains with fruit and pretzles and I think its a really cute idea.... I also found these camera to put on each table... http://weddingshop.theknot.com/weddingwarehouse/ProductPage.aspx?scId=OnSaleKWS(KnotShop)&pId=P1845(KnotShop)&cId=&cTypF=OS
gift ideas for bridesmaids? Hello! I am having 3 bridal attendants - my sister and 2 cousins. They are all in their 20s and younger than me. None of them are really into jewelry or very "girlie" things so as a gift I'm thinking of getting them personalized tote bags (nice ones) with little gifts inside - so far I have DVDs of a wedding themed comedy and a framed photo of the 4 of us laughing at my bridal shower. Any suggestions for additional little gifts? Things that are fun and useful and will fit in a tote bag. Thanks for your help! Thank you all for your answers!!
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