I'm new at this y'all.
Married peeps, please put your 2 cents in and help a gal out!
I have NO IDEA what to get Mister Wonderful as a wedding gift.
From what I have read on other blogs, it seems that the wedding gift to each other are usually pretty "big" gifts.
Big can mean expensive, big can mean not your typical, "oh here honey-- I bought you some shaving cream and razors while I was at the store type gift!"
Mister Wonderful has a few watches already so that's out.
We already have a dog
(thanks though for the input idea Mrs. Monologues lol he'd flip if I brought up wanting another one!)
Ideas?
I'm probably the only person like this...but we really didn't each other anything.
ReplyDeleteMaybe get him a watch, cologne, tickets to a sporting event... I'm not really sure what he likes. Just some ideas.
certificate for a massage? or like an adventure kind of thing like zip-lining? oh or maybe like a certificate to take a class today (cooking or something of the like). good luck!
ReplyDeleteThis is probably not the most thoughtful gift, but I bought my husband and really nice watch (he loves watches & collects them) and had it engraved on the back. It was really hard! Maybe think of the things he's into and how you could make something he would love really special =)
ReplyDeleteYou could go with a pair of cufflinks - if you wanted to splurge Tiffany & Co has some great options. Or since you are doing a destination wedding you could have a set made (via Etsy) with a map of the location in them.
ReplyDeleteI got Hubs a TAG watch with his initials & our wedding date engraved on the inside.
Can't wait to read this because I have no idea either!!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to read this because I have no idea either!!
ReplyDeleteOh man, this didn't even cross my mind! Of course, it's about all we'll be able to do to pull of a wedding AND a honeymoon! I would loooove to get Josh this black Nixon he's had his eye for years. What about a nice pair of sunglasses? A monogrammed money clip? Man, it's hard to help when you don't know the guy, haha.
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I decided against gifts for one another. We both got one another a card and he left roses in the house after he had left to stay at his mom's the night before our wedding. It was a sweet surprise. Our feelings were our wedding was our gift to one another. A few days after we did go out and purchase smart phones for one another. It was a pleasant surprise. An in the moment kind of thing and something we did together. Good luck finding something fun!
ReplyDeleteI bought my husband a surround sound system for his wedding gift. I knew that was something he'd wanted, and I also knew I would get use out of it, too (even though that wasn't the main reason I bought it).
ReplyDeleteI didn't want to put the whole system in a box and give it to him ON wedding day, so I printed a picture of it, and put it in a BIG box with balloons and a note that said it would be waiting at home :)
I typically think it's normal to spend over $300 for a good gift, and I am pretty frugal. Hope you find something great! :)
Okay, so I wasn't aware of the wedding day gifts for each other, until someone mentioned it the month leading up to our wedding. So, because I thought my now husband was going to make a big deal out of this, I decided to do the same. Now, I didn't go all out and buy expensive gifts, but I tried to make each one meaningful.
ReplyDeleteI had two bridesmaids and a matron of honor. While the husband and I were in separate rooms getting ready for the big ceremony, I had my first bridesmaid deliver a small gift (I think it was his favorite candy or whatever) with a sweet card. A little bit later I had my second bridesmaid deliver another small gift (a cd he had been wanting really bad) and another card. Finally, a little before the ceremony, I had my matron of honor deliver my wedding ring and another card that talked about what a big deal this was for us and how I was so glad it was him blah blah blah...
I liked that I spaced it out over time and that each one meant something and was delivered by a different person.
And his gifts for me? There were none. He didn't follow through with it and it took about 4 years of marriage before he actually got good at buying the right gifts for me. (And not FryDaddy machines.) Haha!
My husband is super into "semi-homemade" gifts with meaning.
ReplyDeleteI found a vintage map, marked everywhere we've been together, and placed it into a nice shadowbox. He stores it in his office and said it's his favorite gift I've ever gotten him.
Here's a similar idea (since I don't have any pics of it on my blog): http://www.younghouselove.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/vintage-framed-map-pin-board-frame-art-travel-project-how-to-diy-cheap.jpg
Happy Wedding!
I LOVE Regina's idea! We didn't do gifts to each other...we spent enough on the wedding and everything. I say do something small and meaningful like Regina's idea, or raeofhope's idea. Or if you're up to it, do a boudoir shoot and make him a calendar or something :)
ReplyDeleteWe didn't do gifts - we were on a tight budget for the wedding and wanted to do excursions and what-not on our honeymoon so we saved for that.
ReplyDeleteI know a lot of ladies do boudoir photo books...you could consider something like that with a pro photog??
What about cufflinks?
ReplyDeleteI gave my husband a travel humidor since he loves cigars!
What about cufflinks?
ReplyDeleteI gave my husband a travel humidor since he loves cigars!
Monogrammed cufflinks from Tiffany's
ReplyDeleteA gift certificate for a massage or excusrion on your honeymoon
Monogrammed leather brief case
Bible with his name on it and your wedding date
I got my hubby a real cedar wood humidor with his initials and a design on it and I got him a little hanky from Etsy with a sentimental quote on it and our wedding date :)
I think sunglasses would be a good idea. Or maybe a photo book with photos of the two of you together. Have you thought of doing boudior pics? A friend of mine surprised her husband to be the morning of the wedding with boudior photos of her...and he just about died! Another idea would be to surprise him with some kind of special activity or outing on your honeymoon.
ReplyDeleteI have an idea....dont get him ANYTHING!
ReplyDeleteok but seriously, I have never heard of getting your husband a wedding gift?? isn't marrying him gift enough? ;)
My husband and I decided not to do gifts because we splurged on the wedding, but friends of mine have done the following:
ReplyDeleteLV Travel bag (jet setters)
Von Zipper sun glasses
Briefcase (lawyer)
Golf clubs & round of golf for the couple
Stereo headphones (music-y couple)
Basket of cute things (like tylenol for when I give you a headache etc.)
Camera to capture memories
Just find something that fits you two as a couple! That's when it means the most.
My friend got her husband a gift certificate to drive a race car, and I had another friend get her husband some excursion on their honeymoon? Maybe something more like an experience would be better since it seems like "stuff" might not be the way to go?
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I also did not do formal gifts, because, as like a previous poster wrote - the wedding is expensive!
ReplyDeleteInstead, the night before the wedding, we each wrote a note to each other and had the maid of honor/best man deliver it to the opposite the next day. So, just before the wedding as I was getting ready, I took a few minutes to myself to read the letter he wrote me. It really was sweet to capture those thoughts before the big day, and now, we get to keep those thoughts in our scrapbook! He was especially cute and doodled stick figures of us, and our two cats, plus our recently passed away kitty in heaven (with a little halo!) :) Our little family!
I got my husband cuff links
ReplyDeleteWe didn't do gifts either. I'm of the school of thought that wedding gifts and push presents are a little silly. Actually getting to spend your life with someone and going on a fun honeymoon together or having that new baby in your life are a gift in and of itself. But, if you have the extra money laying around -- go for it.
ReplyDeleteTough! You said he has watches.. hmmm..What about a new grill or something manly like that? Or some really cool gift while in Hawaii? Like a golf game at the nicest place you can find nearby (if he likes that kind of thing). You could be poolside while he golfs. :) Eric and I did that in Maui one day. Hmm. I like the cufflinks idea. Does he wear suits? What about having a suit tailored for him. now those are pricey, depending on the material, etc. I dunno... just some ideas..
ReplyDeleteMy husband is a high school football coach in the same town he grew up in (but not the same school). Obviously, football is a huge part of his life. I contacted the coach at the school he went to in high school and was able to get his old high school football jersey. Luckily, bc husband is working in the same district he grew up in, he is friendly with his old head coach and so he was willing to give me the jersey sort of as a favor. Husband was really surprised that I had gone out of my way to get him something very special and meaningful.
ReplyDeleteI have also gotten him an autographed jersey of his all time fav football player and had it framed very nicely. He really liked this gift as well as it took time and effort and thoughtfulness.
I think the thing is to try and figure out what means something to him and get him whatever relates to that.
We both agreed that giving gifts on our wedding day was not what we wanted our day or memories to be about. Our wedding day was about our commitment to each other and time spent with family and friends. Plus, don't the wedding rings count for anything anymore?! :)
ReplyDeletei ordered a pair of personalized cufflinks from etsy for my husband. i sent in the maps, and the seller made them. one cufflink was the address of our first date, and the other cufflink was the address of the church where we were married. i thought it would be sentimental and something he could pass down:) if you'd like to do that, just email me and i'll give you the seller's name.
ReplyDeleteI got my Hubby a flask and a money clip, and had them both engraved with our wedding date :)
ReplyDeletei gave the hubs boudoir photos in an album, it was a hit
ReplyDeleteHave you thought about finding a photo of the two of you and having it framed? Or maybe a money clip that's engraved?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jax - get him some cool manly stuff. Grilling, etc. Something so that his best man would have to say "dude, your wife is awesome!"
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what to get him either! I wanted it to be something that he could have as a keepsake, but I'm stumped. I want to do the boudoir pics, but don't know if time, money, and body with all work together to make it happen! Good luck thinking of something!
ReplyDeleteI made my husband a photo book on Shutterfly with a lot of pictures we have taken over the years together. I also wrote our love story throughout it! He loved it and it is so personal!
ReplyDeleteI'm in the same predicament trying I think of a wedding gift for my future husband...my two ideas are...a guitar with an engraved message on it, or a small engraved piece of jewelry to go on this cross necklace he wears everyday from his granddad. It's tough trying to come up with ideas! A watch is out for me, so that's all I've come up with. I've also thought about surprising him by engraving his wedding band as well.
ReplyDeleteglad you posted about this :) im not sure if we are going to do gifts... i might go the cuff link route...
ReplyDeleteWeeeelll, I actually can't remember what we got each other, but we always put a LOT of thought into our gifts. We don't necessarily spend a ton of $$ on every gift, but we do spend time and effort on them. I'm sure that he will love anything you give him :)
ReplyDeleteHow about tickets to see his favorite artist live? You can both enjoy that!
ReplyDeleteI know this is like.. a year too late, but I came across it while trying to google something- but just in case anyone else comes across it I thought I'd go ahead and comment.
ReplyDeleteWe're getting married in a couple weeks, so this is fresh on my mind. For my husband's gift, I did a boudoir photoshoot in all the lingerie I got for my personal shower. The photographer is putting it all together in a really lovely black photo album, with a note to him in the front.