There are 4 activities within this month: our wedding anniversary, wife's birthday, my granddaughter birthday and my son's upcoming wedding.
2006-08-14 13:54:34 · 3 answers · asked by dodadz 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
My husband and I stopped giving each other gifts for birthdays and anniversarys years ago because with raising kids - we were short and the gift would be something that was on Visa or Mastercard and that isn't good for anyone.
Give each other a special night, just the two of you, a movie with microwave popcorn in the bedroom. Or a nice drive and promise when the kids are all gone, there will be more time and a little more money for each other.
Granddaughter's birthday, depends on her age, but it shouldn't be too expensive. I don't know how strapped you are. Maybe you could make her dolly bed out of scrap wood. My dad did that for me as a kid and I loved it. Your wife would make a little dolly blanket. Or a special night with you and her grandma at your house with just the 3 of you watching a disney movie and eating brownies and ice cream. She would love that.
Your son's wedding. Well I know first hand how expensive that can be and you may have to tell him - you love him but there are no funds. Afterall it is the marriage and not the wedding that is important.
My daugther got married a year ago--In our church (no charge for members), nothing special, but she was thrilled. Your church may have a basement you can use for free for the reception or another church and make it a big old potluck. Bake several package cakes and stick them together and frost a huge one layer cake. Make if fun and group oriented and get her parents involves in the making to.
Believe me I wanted to be able to give her the big white gorgeous wedding but it would have broken the bank. She understood and is very happy now.
2006-08-14 14:10:23 · answer #1 · answered by chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Granddaughter and wedding first speaking as a wife mother and grandmother I would wait to celebrate my birthday and anniversary until we were more suitable to handle it as my b-day and ann. are two days apart I have looked at my husband and told him at least twice in our ten years of being together lets wait until next month because something was going on at that moment a single rose and a card with a rain check to a weekend getaway for the next month was what i received and those get aways were so special because we were not feeling guilty or in your case stressing wedding plans- but hey the brides family pays for the wedding GOOD LUCK
2006-08-20 03:37:20 · answer #2 · answered by Fawn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a 2nd job, or just be creative and find cheap stuff to do in your city. Look up free things that your city offers like outdoor concerts?
2006-08-14 21:00:46 · answer #3 · answered by admyr75 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋