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Pre-wedding Christmas gifts for father of bride?

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    RunningHusky    January 5, 2013  

    Hi everyone!  I'm the MOH for my sister's wedding in March.  Our parents aren't (can't) pay for the wedding, and their personal expenses for the wedding will be burdensome enough.  (It's a destination wedding.) 

    For Christmas gifts, it's really easy to get my mom and sisters gift certificates for nails/spa treatments to use pre-wedding.  But I'm stuck as to what to get my dad!

    Cuff links came to mind first.  This is the first wedding of his FOUR daughters, so they'll def. get some use!  However, I'd prob. get the cheapest ones out there, because I know he could care less about fancy cufflinks.  What else could I get?

    Investing in a tux or something for all four weddings would def. be wise, but I can't afford that. 

    Any ideas for a father of the bride gift that is inbetween the two costs?  What all does a man NEED for a wedding? 

     

     

     

     
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    www.overstock.com  has tuxes from around $100

    They have suits in the same price range.

    A new shirt, cufflinks and a tie if he already has a suit he plans to wear.

    Does he have a camera? All Dads want pictures of their girls.

     
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    RunningHusky    January 5, 2013  

    Wow, I didn't know you could get a tux so cheap! 

     

    What do y'all think?  Is investing in a tux smart for a Dad of four?  Or will he be better off renting different tuxes/suits for each wedding?  (Is father of the bride supposed to match the groom and groomsmen?) 

     

    Any other ideas, bees?  What do men need for a wedding besides the tux/suit, shirt, tie, etc?

     
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    manako    May 27, 2012   upstate NY

    @RunningHusky: If you're having a problem affording the tux, you girl's can't go in together on it? I agree that cufflinks are a good option. You could get him a gift certificate to a a barber so he can have some pampering on the day of. 

     

     
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    justelope    December 30, 2011  

    aw, the idea of the daughters splitting the tux sounds cute!

     

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