What do I get my husband on the day we get married?

Question

I have read we are suppose to exchange a special gift. I was thinking a hand written letter along with a photo book of our "dating" years.... Please help with AWESOME ideas!

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Answer 1

How about something he could wear at the wedding? My husband gave me his great grandmother's pearls to wear. It was totally unexpected and completed cherished (my something old)! I know it's different for a man, but I bet if you had something like that it would make him feel great. Do you have a grandfather's watch or handkerchief? That would be good if you did.. or something like that. I think the letter and photo book are great ideas too.

Answer 2

I didn't exchange anything with my husband. It was something I read also and we talked about whether we wanted to do anything and decided against it since we were already pretty stressed out with the other wedding plans.

However since you asked for suggestions...I know a couple where the wife gave her husband an "anniversary box" She got a cute box/chest (I suggest Ross or Marshalls, they have some neat stuff if you sort through it) and each year on their anniversary they would put something in it that represented the year or something they did that they loved. Its kind of a memory box too. Thats an idea. Or my other friend got her husband a nice frame with one of their engagement photos in it so he could put it in his office. Or better yet, if you have a little cash to spend...pick up his favorite bottle of wine to have on the honeymoon. Or if he likes cigars, get him a nice cigar. Depending on where you are going you could buy him a massage to help him relax or get him a pass to a golf course or something that he can use after. The gift itself doesn't have to be very sentimental because if you write a great letter to go with it that will do the trick.

But honestly, don't freak out about what you are suppose to do. Remember that this is YOUR wedding. Do what you want regardless of what magazines or "experts" tell you. You will enjoy it more and it will be yours in the end. We broke so many traditions at our wedding but had so much fun. People are shocked when I tell them that my husband and I saw eachother before the ceremony. But so what. It didn't bother us and so it shouldn't bother them. At the end of the day we were still married, thats all that really matters.

If you absolutly feel that you really need to exchange a gift with your husband, then by all means, do it! but if you are iffy on it or just run out of time, don't sweat it! Thats what anniversarys are for! Good luck and congrats!

Answer 3

A scrapbook really??? Okay instead of treating him like woman think of what will be on his mind all day. SEX!! I would write him a little note describing what you are going to do to him when you get him alone and have someone in the wedding party give it to him right before the wedding starts. Then throughout the rest of the wedding whenever you get a chance whisper a reminder in his ear. Maybe go panty free that day and let him know just as you sit down for dinner. The excitment of knowing what to expect will drive him nuts!!!

Answer 4

Good question. Something I was wondering about as well. The photo book sounds really good. I'd make it into a scrapbook though. If you have anything else from your dating years, other than just pics, you can put them in there as well. Along with some captions.

Answer 5

Think a letter explaining your love is nice and a photo book is a good idea, but you have already given him the best gift and the one he hopefully will appreciate the most, and that is you. Congrats, hope you have as many happy years as myself (over 25)

Answer 6

That sounds very nice. My neighbor did a year long scrapbook of her kids for her husband while he was in Iraq. And he loved it, he shows it off whenever someone comes over.
The last time my husband was in Iraq, I did almost the same thing, but I did a slide show of all of our pics, even of our daguhter's ultasound since the day he left. I put to songs into it, gave it a name McCollum Family Portrait, and put end titles and the end of it. Like who us in the pics if their was anyone exta in the pics with us. I emailed it to him, and he told me that when he opened it, and watched it he started to cry, then people started to look over at him. They got kinda jealous,lol.
But for our wedding I gave him a really nice, pricey watch. When I gve it to him, I explained that my love like time, neverending. And that as long as time is alive my love for him will be alive as well, even in death. We have been married for going on for 4 years, and together for about 5.5yrs. And he still lights up my heart when he wakls into a room.
I think that your gift if perfect. The monetray value in a gift is not as great as the meaning behind it.
P.S. If you do not know how to scrapbook, there are scrapbooking stores that can help you, and they will even let you use their equipment for free, you just pay for the materials that you use.
Congrats!!!!!

Answer 7

Since you have a computer, take those photos, scan them and find some music that you both remember and like. Then make a dvd of your "Book" to music and put it in the dvd player at the reception hall.

When everyone is ready, show him AND the world, how you feel by playing it for him.

Answer 8

Have your wedding bands engraved on the inside with a special message.

Answer 9

Something unique that other people did not give him.

That could be a painting, thinking of a small painting of something he loves, maybe his pet... or most often good will be himself :)

Send a picture of what you want to http://www.paintyourlife.com/ and they make the painting.

Karl

Answer 10

if you do a book go to shutterfly.com and they can make it for you with the sayings thst you want, and your pictures are the pages its ADORABLE! Good Luck!