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Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

stressedout247 Posted: Jul 12, 2004 08:18 PM+

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Posted: Jul 12, 2004 08:18 PM

Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

Hey Ladies!

Curious if anyone had any ideas for gifts for my Mom and Dad??

I would love to make them something or buy them something special.. ANy suggestions?

Thanks!
-Trish

JenniferLee111204 Posted: Jul 12, 2004 08:22 PM+

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Posted: Jul 12, 2004 08:22 PM

Re: Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

great post! i dont know what do get mine either!!

Jennifer

FoxHollowbride0617 Posted: Jul 12, 2004 08:26 PM+

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Posted: Jul 12, 2004 08:26 PM

Re: Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

FH and I are going to get the Child Wedding Portrait. It is actually sold on the store at this site. They take two of your childhood pictures and make a wedding portrait. I have seen a few brides on this site do it.

JenniferLee111204 Posted: Jul 12, 2004 08:34 PM+

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Posted: Jul 12, 2004 08:34 PM

Re: Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

that is so great!!

yeaaa!! i may steal that idea

stressedout247 Posted: Jul 12, 2004 08:35 PM+

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Posted: Jul 12, 2004 08:35 PM

Re: Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

Can someone help me find where they sell that??

Thanks!

Butterflybride Posted: Jul 12, 2004 08:38 PM+

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Posted: Jul 12, 2004 08:38 PM

Re: Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

I'm not exactly sure, but I'm definately going to get a special hanky for my mom, like this one:

FoxHollowbride0617 Posted: Jul 12, 2004 08:38 PM+

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Posted: Jul 12, 2004 08:38 PM

Re: Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

Got to the store on the site. I think the vendor is PY graphics. Go to the store and go under gifts for parents.

julz33 Posted: Jul 12, 2004 09:08 PM+

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Posted: Jul 12, 2004 09:08 PM

Re: Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

We are giving them a framed pic of one of our engagement pics. Definatley something else also but I haven't thought of it yet.

Vicky1706 Posted: Jul 13, 2004 10:42 AM+

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Posted: Jul 13, 2004 10:42 AM

Re: Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

I ordered my save the dates through PY graphics and they came out amazing!! They are a little pricey, there is a $150 fee just to do the artwork w/o even buying a pic but my magnets are awesome!! I will post a pic later. I got 100 save the date magents and one 8 x 10 and it cost over $400!!

I didn't want to spend that much but I couldn't resist!! It was worht it and I will just go a little less on my invites! I printed the order form right on their website and maile dit in with our pics. I know that NYLisa did it too! FM if you have any other questions!

Good luck!

sammi102 Posted: Jul 13, 2004 10:46 AM+

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Posted: Jul 13, 2004 10:46 AM

Re: Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

I think we're going to buy them the parents album

nylisa Posted: Jul 13, 2004 10:52 AM+

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Posted: Jul 13, 2004 10:52 AM

Re: Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

Besides parent albums and a DVD, we got our parents this

Wrote a poem for each set of parents and created a booklet with our baby pic on top

Also got my dad this frame. I am putting a pic of me and my dad in it from when I was young.

anjerandunder Posted: Jul 13, 2004 10:54 AM+

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Posted: Jul 13, 2004 10:54 AM

Re: Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

i was thinking maybe a little getaway for the two of them..they have been so helpful and i'm sure they are just as stressed as i am..so we can all use a vaca right?

drewsgirl Posted: Jul 13, 2004 11:05 AM+

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Posted: Jul 13, 2004 11:05 AM

Re: Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

if you want the child pic you can also use this company - a little cheaper its where i got mine. www.afavor4u.biz

ikasse02 Posted: Jul 13, 2004 11:12 AM+

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Posted: Jul 13, 2004 11:12 AM

Re: Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

So, we did a sentimental gift...

We snuck around the house and found pictures of our parents together that were not on display - his had a nice wedding pic, mine didn't so I found a nice one of them dating in the 60's.

We scanned them in and touched them up and put them in a nice 8 x 10' frame. And when we gave it to them said something about them being role models for us blah blah blah...

They really loved it! It reminded them of the fuzzy feelings when they were getting married.

And we got the mom's necklaces...

littlewilson Posted: Jul 13, 2004 11:14 AM+

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Posted: Jul 13, 2004 11:14 AM

Re: Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

We are giving the parents small albums of wedding pics and taking them out to dinner for a personal thank you (as well as saying 'thanks' about a million times!). I wanted to think of something else, but couldn't come up with anything good. I think it's a tough one!

SeptWed Posted: Jul 13, 2004 11:19 AM+

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Posted: Jul 13, 2004 11:19 AM

Re: Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

We are getting them each tickets to a broadway show and a gift certificate to their favorite restaurants in the city for a night out...they will need a break after this wedding. We thought it was nicer then giving them something dealling with the wedding. We will probably get them 8x10 picture frames with a picture of each of our familys once the wedding is over.

I also got both mom hankies with nice saying on them.

JR0703 Posted: Jul 13, 2004 12:31 PM+

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Posted: Jul 13, 2004 12:31 PM

Re: Any suggestions for gifts for the parents?

We got my father a Movado watch (which we got engraved) with a Father's Hanky and My mother we got her an antique 18K white gold diamond ring for her right hand and a mother's hanky. We also got them Tiffany's perfume and cologne. (The scent will also remind them of our day)

And these are things that they will have for the rest of their lives and remember our special day when they wear it. His parents aren't too sentimental and all they think about is themselves so we got them a 4 night 5 day getaway to Montauk.