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Hi Bees! So my wedding is almost five months out! (ahh!) I figured most people bought their groom a gift on their wedding day, but, I truly have no idea. So, if you did, what did you get? 
I'm not married yet, but we do plan to get each other gifts. I'm going to do a boudoir (sp?) photo shoot for him as his gift.
We didn't get each other gifts. We figured we're spending enough on the wedding already, and his gift was getting to marry me!
We weren't supposed to get each other gifts, but I bought him a watch which winds when he moves. It's see through and totally awesome. However, I really wanted to get him a really expensive watch from a jewelry store.
our budget is pretty tapped out due to the wedding, so i think we'll just exchange cards and something small. i'll be giving him cufflinks.
Yes and no. We said no gifts because I mean we ARE having a huge wedding! Hehe.
But I could not resist booking him a round of golf in Ireland during our HM. So it was a pseudo wedding/birthday gift for him since his birthday was a week after we got back from HM.
I haven't bought it yet, but I found cufflinks on Etsy for $20 that I'm going to get him. We're watching through a bunch of Star Trek episodes, so it's perfect for our geeky selves :).
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Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue cologne and xbox controller cuff links. He loved both =)
We said over and over again that we weren't getting each other gifts, but I really wanted to get him something that when he used it, he would think about our wedding day and how happy we were/are. I got him a Cartier money clip (he drools over their watches but I wasn't about to drop $10,000!). He got me pearl earrings from Tiffany's. We both "acted" mad that the other person got a gift even though we agreed not to, but we were secretly both super excited!!
I bought him a new car! It sounds super extravagant, and it is, but we had three cars and traded two of them in for a new one, so it's not like I had to pay fully price for a new car. I paid the difference and it's his wedding present.
I haven't bought it yet, but I'm planning on getting him a nice watch to wear for when we go out.
I was going to say that DH got spoiled but then I saw @Miss Olive and changed my mind ;) LOL!
DH got a big (vintage wooden) crate of goodies: A photo album of my boudoir shoot, cologne, new socks (with the "in case of cold feet" wrapper I made for them), a nice bottle of scotch and cigars for him and his GM to enjoy, a couple of fancy chips/pita and dips, some 70's vintage collector Penthouse stirsticks that their clothes dissolve when they go in liquid (pretty funny!), a funny checklist of "Things you must do to make me happy", and a note from me.
My gift for FI is kind of weird. I'm planning on getting him a dirt bike. It's something that he has wanted since he was a kid but was never able to have. Even at 25 he still drools over them. When we're able to make large purchases, there are always better things that we could do with the money so I have a feeling the poor guy would probably never get his dirt bike if I didn't get it for him. I'm hoping to find a nice used one (I'll be enlisting FFILs help) for a few thousand.
hubby hadn't heard of the tradition of buying each other gifts, and when we talked about it he couldn't understand spending anymore money than we already were, and i agreed. i was starting grad school 1 month after the wedding, so our household budget was already being tightened since my stipend is less than my prior salary was.
@sorrycharlie: We don't plan on it. I don't know where the expectation came from. We will probably exchange cards on that day.
I think FI and I will write letters to one another after the rehearsal dinner. On our wedding day, we'll have a bridesmaid or groomsman deliver the letters to each of us. The first time we'll speak or see one another will be when I walk down the aisle, so the letter will definitely build more anticipation!
He's wanting some of those finger shoes and I keep saying "HECK NO!", but he'll most likely be getting them!
I got him half of a wedding. That was about it. We didn't feel the need to get each other gifts on top of all of the other wedding-related expectations and expenses.
My wedding is still a ways away....but I just read about this idea and can't wait to do it! The morning of our wedding my FI and I are going to write each other a letter [mainly about how we feel being just hours away from becoming husband and wife, all kinds of mushy gushy stuff basically] and then we will seal them and put them in a box with our favorite bottle of wine. On our one year anniversary we will open the box and enjoy a romantic evening with our wine and letters. :] As far as monitary gifts, we haven't discussed it yet...but I'm sure we will exchange something.
I got DH some cologne, cufflinks, and a nice hand-written note from me!
I am thinking of doing a budoir photoshoot and getting him a fun pair of socks (complete with the "in case of cold feet" wrapping!). We agreed that gifts aren't necessary, but he does so much for me all the time... I want to give him something a little different, something that I wouldn't normally do.
I gave him a nice new chessboard, but it was a gift for both of us.
I am doing a boudoir photo shoot, socks, and we are writing each other a letter that day!
Yes! We both gave each other boats without planning it. I bought him an antique canoe that was our getaway vehicle, and he built me a rowing shell. It was hard to keep both of them a secret while house-hunting because all of a sudden we had these special storage needs....
I think it's nice to give him a little 'thinking of you' token before the wedding, especially if you don't see him at all that day until you walk down the aisle. The socks in case of cold feet are such a cute idea!
I am trying to get FI an autograph from his idol athlete.....he met him last year, so they have a pic together, now sending the photo matte away and trying to get it signed and have asked for any weddign advices/well wishes so it's got the wedding tied to it.
Boudoir shots, cigars and some other small things in a keepsake box :)
@bakerella: Man alive! Where did you find those stir sticks? I must have some...
We're exchanging gifts, but taking the stress out. Rather than having to plan yet another aspect of the wedding, we're going to a paint-your-own pottery place sometime before the wedding and making each other ring dishes. We'll keep them a surprise, so we'll each get to open something sweet from the other person, but hopefully there won't be any worrying or extra planning involved.
OMG!!! The xbox controller cufflinks are PERFECT for my hubby, thank you thank you for this great idea. He is going to flip on out wedding day :)
After paying for the wedding, rehearsal dinner, and honeymoon ourselves... we decided on no gifts. It was great because it was one less thing to worry about!
Put me down in the camp of giving him the album from my boudoir shoot.
I didnt have much money so I just had his ring engraved with something special as a surprise and I had a grooms cake made. He was really excited!
Yes I got him cufflinks that had 4 leaf clovers pressed into them off of Etsy and I got him a Citizen Ecodrive watch which was way less expensive off of Overstock.com
@UpstateCait: my FI has ALWAY ALWAYS wanted a dirt bike. though not in my budget at the moment that is a great idea!
what great ideas!! we both sorta agreed on not getting each other anything (he thinks its crazy). I asked him what he'd like, and he said, "why would you buy me a gift? I get to marry you!" While sweet..I still would love to get him something I know for sure he'd faint if I got a motorcycle or dirtbike but unfortunatelyy we are just broke. LOL. I'm going to have to get super creative. I thought about boudoir, but I'm not sure that there are any great deals around here - RI area. If anyone knows of any, let me know!
@PitBulLover: He would probably love a watch. That's a really good idea!
@s_h_e_l_b_s: I think I'm going to have his ring engraved as well - we saw PS: I love you together on Christmas a few years ago, and we watch it together often..it's become somewhat of a weird little insider, he always sends me texts, "PS. I love you" so I might do that - is that too cheesy? haha!
I'd LOVE to do the socks, but he has SUCH sweaty feet..oh man. he could kill buffalo with them.
@bakerella - LOVE the "cold feet" socks!!! Totally cute idea!
My hubby has a beautiful cherry red Mercedes that he cherishes, so I just HAD to get him Mercedes cufflinks! He loved them so much that he was showing them off all evening! Silly guy!
We're going to be biking to a few wineries- so I'm either going to get him a beach cruiser (he's wanted one for a while but I always kinda chuckle imagining it!) or I'll get us a tandem bike. We love riding but one of us is always leaving the other in the dust so I think the tandem would be a good idea!
@bakerella: I looove all your ideas! Especially the cold feet socks! Where did you find the stir sticks and checklist?
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