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We are exchanging gifts the night before the wedding (day before may be too nuts). I think the one for me will be a necklace...for him? No idea yet as apparently he already has what I'd thought to get. Hoping inspiration will kick in.
We're exchanging gifts the day of. I'm pretty sure mine will be jewelery and I'm tossing between a really nice watch and a PS3 for him!
We're exchanging gifts although I'm a bit sketchy on the timeline. I got him some nice navy monogrammed cufflinks - then he changed from a navy to a grey suit so there went that present! He reckons he's gonna give me a puppy, but I don't think that'll be til well after the wedding.
neither of us are like OMG we have to do gifts, but for me, he's upgrading my center diamond in my e-ring about a month before, and Im thinking of getting him a nice bulova watch or something to that effect, I think he knows though what I want to get him...oops didn't keep it much of a surprise!
We did gifts the night before at the rehearsal dinner (at my parents' house).
I got him custom cufflinks from Etsy.com and a new dressier watch with an engraving. His gift to me was to hire a genealogist to trace my family back in Ireland. (I love the show 'Who Do You Think You Are' and all that kind of stuff) We just got the report and met the researcher last week - it was very cool. :0)
I might send him a little card or note or something but I doubt he is planning anything. My fiance doesnt really know about little details of weddings (he's such a guy) but he is very good at suprising me when I don't expect it
@AnamCara - that is such a thoughtful gift - what a guy!
We were in the middle of paying off credit cards and with all of the other wedding expenses, we decided not to exchange gifts and honestly, we were both fine with that. Our birthdays were two months after the wedding and we gave eachother gifts then. I have several friends and family members that DID exchange wedding gifts with their spouses. I think it's just up to the couple and either way you decide to go is fine.
I think we would if we had the money but we're so stretched with the wedding and all, I think its better if we forgo this idea :)
We're exchanging gifts although we still have to set a budget. I know he wants a Tag watch and I told him I want tahitian pearls.
I bought him an iPad :)
Honestly, I don't really feel like I need a present...
but the wedding money saving has been hard on us both
and I know he could use a nice
"We did it" present just for being a trooper
We bought each other wedding gifts, but we won't be exchanging them on the day of the wedding (though I might send him a letter). I bought him a Homemedics back massager thing (it wasn't cheap and he REALLY wanted it) and he bought me scuba diving lessons so I can get my certification.
We're just going to exchange personal notes before the wedding. We're not seeing each other before the ceremony so it will be nice to have exchanged some thoughts before we share the day with everyone else. :o) Neither of us is big on gifts, so the notes are perfect.
we are just going to do cards. we thought about it and decided we'd rather put more money towards the honeymoon.
We haven't discussed this yet as the wedding is a year off. But, I imagine we'd exchange at least a card and possibly a small gift. I think we'll be spending enough money on that one day, and it's enough just to be marrying my love!
I sort of imagine my gift being a love letter I write to FI. But, I'd hire a calligrapher to copy it out on parchment (or some vintage looking paper), seal it with a wax stamp, and have someone else deliver it to him while he's getting ready.
We didn't, and we didn't miss it. We had a morning wedding, so maybe if we got married in the evening I would be seriously wanting to hear from him in a card or something, but it was perfect without gifts.
I would love to - but FI had never heard of it before and as the clock ticks it's probably the lowest priority for me. It would be nice to receive one... and give one... but I'm secretly glad it could be one less thing I have to figure out (and I'm a total gift giver!!)
Nope. I don't really understand the tradition. Plus, we are both really hard to shop for so we're not really gift-givers. We'll treat each other to a nice dinner on each others' birthdays or whatever.
I want to get him something, because I know he sacrificed and worked hard to save up for my e-ring... And then he planned the perfect proposal on top of that! So I'd like to get him something pre-wedding that I know he'd like.
I'd rather not do a formal gift exchange, though, just because he already got me something (e-ring), and I don't think it's fair for me to get something else.
I got him a nice Citizen watch and he got me a silver and sapphire tennis bracelet (yes Ive seen it!!) and he wil be wearing the watch on the day of!! I wil send my BMs over to his place to give it to him!
Yes, we are. I love the idea of us opening our gifts and cards the day of when we haven't seen eachother all day and we are so excited. Plus, it is a great tension tamer - the fact that when you are anxious - you get a note and sweet gift to remind you of eachother's love.
Nope....we didn't.....I mean we were leaving for Hawaii that Monday after we got married....that was gift enough!!!
Honestly, I had never heard of this either, before I started reading wedding blogs -- and not just this one. All the rest, when they post "real weddings," there's always a touching shot of the bride opening jewelry from the groom. Not sure where this started!
I really wanted to and I worked it into the budget, but we are also in the middle of remodeling our house and everything seems to be going overbudget so unfortunately I don't think we will be able to. I might get him something small and hope I at least get flowers or something that morning.
He's getting the 48" LED TV he's been talking about and drooling over since he laid eyes on them at Costco. I'm buying it with one of his Groomsmen who'll be storing it until the weekend of the wedding. He and the other Groomsmen will install it in the living room on wedding weekend and will take a photograph in the house of them watching it (feet up, beer in hand). The photo will be sent to me, then I will forward to him just as he is about to walk down the aisle.
I have no idea if he is getting me anything. FI doesn't really ask for much but when he does it is usually the big ticket items. Sigh...
We haven't really talked about it but probably not. Between the wedding, honeymoon, a California trip we just went on (2 months before the wedding) and the fact that our birthdays are both within a couple months after the wedding, I think we are all "gifted out".
We are going on a 2 week honeymoon in Maui, which is quite pricey, so we capped our gifts to each other at $5. I have no idea what he is getting me, but I am giving him the song that he has "always dreamed of" having for his first dance as our first dance.
I originally hated it and also didn't like that he wanted it before we even met, but he will have no idea. It took MONTHS for us to come up with the "perfect" first dance, so he will be floored when he hears his song play.
I think giving each other a special gift the day of the wedding is really important. I got FI a pearl handled damascus knife he has always wanted. It is something he'll always have, and best of all, I was able to keep it a surprise! (Which is really hard for me.) I don't think he has a gift for me, but I hope he'll come up with a keepsake piece of jewelry- he is a jeweler, so it probably won't be a problem.
My FI and I recently talked about it, and I think we are going to treat outselves to an expensive gift after the wedding that we can enjoy together. I've been a major tightwad whilst planning the wedding, and where he's a spendaholic, I'll probably let him choose so he can get it out of his system before we go a'saving for the next thing! hehe ;)
I would be fine with skipping it, but Mr. Cardigan is all excited about it and says he has known what he wants to get me for a wedding gift since before he even proposed. And so now I have to come up with some awesome gift for him too. Talk about pressure!
I don't know if he's getting me anything on the wedding day (probably not, as he is clueless about wedding stuff) but I am going to have a "flip" delivered to him on the day of, with a video of me saying how much I love him and how excited I am for us to be married. Then we can take it on the honeymoon :)
NotFroofy didn't get me a present on our wedding day--even though it was also my birthday. However, it was still the best birthday I ever had.
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I've read on this board that many couples exchange gifts on their wedding day. I've never heard of this and asked a couple of married friends if they did this and they all said no. Perhaps it's a regional thing. Do you plan to get your groom a gift on your wedding day? Will he give you one?