Giving Green Gifts
November 4th, 2008 @ 10:35 am by Mrs. Pinot Noir
I love giving people gifts, and finding gifts to thank my favorite people was no different. Whenever I have the opportunity to buy a gift, I like to make eco-friendly choices. I think the best way to do this is to give “experiences” and “useable” items. These items don’t turn into clutter, then don’t get replaced, and they don’t end up in landfills. They are simply used and enjoyed.
Father PN
My dad loves coffee and he always buys Fair-Trade Certified, Organic, Shade-Grown coffee from his local co-op. The sound of the bean grinder and the smell of fresh coffee will forever remind me of my parents’ home. Our gift for my dad was a 4 month coffee subscription to Citizen Bean. Each month he will receive 1-lb of Fair Trade Certified, Organic Shade-Grown coffee in the mail. Citizen Bean only works with small batch roasters that are committed to sustainable practices. Even more, Citizen Bean gives a portion of each month’s sales to a charity selected by the featured roaster. I called Citizen Bean and spoke with the owner. He assured me that my dad wouldn’t receive any information until after the wedding. He even sent me the welcome card so that I could give it to my dad in person.
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Gifts for the Guys
October 24th, 2008 @ 1:45 pm by Miss Spring Roll
While I have been very cautious regarding the budget for our wedding, I refused to cut corners on the gifts for our bridal party and family. It is important to me to give each person a gift that they appreciate, and to make them feel appreciated as well. I must say that picking out the gifts for the groomsmen was as easy as pie.
Mr. Spring Roll wanted to give each guy a flask, so I purchased flasks with their initials from The Knot’s wedding shop.
Golfing Groomsmen
September 15th, 2008 @ 12:48 pm by Mrs. Avocado
We didn’t have the budget to give Mr. Avocado’s groomsmen anything that they would want to keep for a long time, so we started looking around for “experience gifts” instead. We wanted something more personal than gift cards, and it just so happens that our reception venue had the perfect solution!
As I am awkwardly demonstrating below, we will be treating our groomsmen to an hour of golfing in the virtual golf club at Hotel 1000! I think that my form in the photo below shows you why they will not be inviting the bride down for a round.
Gifts for the Groom’s Dudes (By Mr. Cherry Pie)
August 6th, 2008 @ 12:22 pm by Mrs. Cherry Pie
If you’re one of Mr. Cherry Pie’s groomsmen you probably should stop reading. That means you: Jason, Karl, Tom, Mark and Micah.
Right. Like there’s any chance they’re reading this right now… nevertheless! I (Mr. Cherry Pie, that is) got started on finding gifts for my groomsmen relatively late in the game. By late, I mean that Miss Cherry Pie had several projects in the works at least a month or more before I even considered what to get my groomsmen.
I suppose I could have just gotten them ties, but I think that matching ties would be a pretty mild “Thank You” in exchange for driving out to Montana and buying suits on my behalf, don’t you?
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Gifts for the Groomsmen
July 17th, 2008 @ 4:21 pm by Mrs. Toucan
While I pretty much bought all my attendants’ gifts early, Mr. Toucan, well… didn’t. He wanted to find something really good for them, but was having a really hard time finding what exactly that was…
Around mid-March, I decided to help Mr. Toucan out. My favorite t-shirt store, Threadless was having a “Spring Cleaning Sale,” and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to buy one of these shirts for each of the groomsmen (and also one for my groom!):
Video Games Ruined My Life T-shirt
As you can imagine, like Mr. Toucan, his dearest friends are pretty big gamers themselves. They all got a kick out of the t-shirts, and at $9 each, it was a definite score!
While We’re On the Subject…
July 3rd, 2008 @ 5:25 pm by Mrs. Hydrangea
I know I’ve been talking a lot about gifts, but it’s the one task I know I can check off the list early, so I’m trying to knock it all out.
Mr. H loved all of your input on the groomsmen gifts and it sparked some major ideas - right now we are really thinking about Weddingbee reader KJ’s idea of customized Converse shoes, which we’d have the boys change into between the ceremony and reception, and maybe a pair of funky socks to go along with the gift. But this is the idea for today; try me on Monday, and it could be entirely different!
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Mr. H Needs Your Help!
July 1st, 2008 @ 5:30 pm by Mrs. Hydrangea
Last night while Mr. H and I were eating dinner, the topic of groomsmen’s gifts came up. I’d been bugging Mr. H for months to try and come up with some ideas, so that we aren’t stuck buying everything last minute. With less than 100 days left until the wedding, it’s looking like it will be last minute after all. Here are a few ideas I came up with, all shot down by Mr. H:
1) Cuff links - While a very popular choice, if we bought them sterling silver cuff links with their initials engraved in them, it would be something they could keep forever, which I think is important.
(Image from JC Penney Jewelry)
Shavin’ The Best For Last
May 1st, 2008 @ 6:10 pm by Mrs. Cherry Pie
On the 7th of last month, Mr. Cherry Pie and I celebrated eight years together. Eight! EIGHT IS GRRREAT!
Ahem. Sorry ’bout that.
Because it was our last date-a-versary, I wanted to get him something special. I had planned to take him to a very spiffy restaurant near our apartment, but it was closed on Monday evening. I didn’t want to come home empty-handed even though we could just reschedule. So I went hunting about Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood to see what I could find on my lunch break.
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A Token Of Our Gratitude
March 17th, 2008 @ 6:26 pm by Mrs. Peppermint
One of the fun tasks we had leading up to the wedding, was deciding what to give the members of our wedding party. They truly had been such an important part of the day (not to mention our lives!), that we really wanted to thank them for everything.
Since we were the first of the group to get married, there were no expectations (good) and no precedent (bad). Nonetheless, I think we did a pretty good job of giving everyone a token of our gratitude…
Mr. Peppermint discovered Etsy a few weeks before the wedding and decided to get all his groomsmen cuff links. He scoured Etsy for days until he found ones that suited each guys personality.
Here’s a shot on the big day, showcasing the cuff links:
Groomsmen Gifts
September 3rd, 2007 @ 5:52 pm by Mrs. Onion
What to get the wedding party as a thank you is a difficult decision. I blogged early on about the gifts for our bridesmaids, and now wanted to give the men a turn. Our groomsmen are Mr. Onion’s best friend, father and brother.
