Fun NewlyWed Question Of The Week....

Well, we may be a bit too slow for a question of the day, but how about the week (or weekend now!).

What is one thing you got as a gift or had done TO you that you WOULD or WOULD NOT do to another bride...???

Ok, here is mine.

What I wouldn't do:
I got the basket of candles. It was really cute at the shower, but I lost the poem, don't know what each candle means, it's a HUGE basket and it's taking up space. Although it was really cute, I wouldn't do it again. (And I did it for my MOH's shower!).

What I would do:
I also got the whole poem where you get the soap and asprin and joy and all that. Now...I would do that (or something even funnier) cause I've USED those products (I got so many things of laundry liquid!)

For my shower, I got the 'Bride's Tree', which is 12 Christmas ornaments that each mean something different. It is believed that a couple's Christmas tree
needs these twelve specific ornaments for happiness
in their life journey together. It was by far my most favorite gift!!!
I have done it for one of my engaged friends so far and she absolutely loved it too!!!! I think its a special, thoughtful gift to give and receive!!

it will be fun to have u here lesse

one thing that i wouldn't do....say i left my checkbook home. this was done by a family member. have u sen the check

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Posted by ladybug78

For my shower, I got the 'Bride's Tree', which is 12 Christmas ornaments that each mean something different. It is believed that a couple's Christmas tree
needs these twelve specific ornaments for happiness
in their life journey together. It was by far my most favorite gift!!!
I have done it for one of my engaged friends so far and she absolutely loved it too!!!! I think its a special, thoughtful gift to give and receive!!

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Oh can you tell me more about this and what they mean---would love to do this for others!

one of our guests handstitched our invite and framed it. If I had any talent, I'd do that for someone else.

What I wouldn't do: Our BM from hell gave us a decorated photo album. But, the album is dark tan and she put white silk flowers on it and then on the inside used these gold bubble sticker letters and wrote 'Sue and Johnny's wedding' but, as she was putting the stickers on the pages, the red nail polish from her nails made red rub marks all over the page

My Favorites: My MOH asked everyone at my shower to bring a recipe AND an ingredient for the recipe (spice, marinade, etc) then she put all of the recipes in a book and all of the spices in a decorative basket with the person's name and the recipe it was for. It was great because I've often not made a dish if I don't have an unusual ingredient.

Also at my shower, she handed out blank cards and asked everyone ther to write us a first anniversary card. She then collected them and will mail them to me right before our anniversary in July.

My least favorite:
The bounced check from my cousin. Bad enough he didn't give a gift but on top of the charge of feeding him he charged me an additional $20 bounced check fee... what an A Z Z Oh, and when I called him on it... if you know the other crap he's pulled you would do it too... he said he sent another one... WHAT by Pony Express?

my sister had 50 little cards in a small box and she asked everyone at my shower to fill one out with nice thoughts for us. Then she randomly put them into envelopes and labeled them for the years 2005-2055...so that each year on our anniversary, we have a little card with some nice thoughts on it to open up!
I thought it was such a sweet idea - I loved it!

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Posted by palebride

my sister had 50 little cards in a small box and she asked everyone at my shower to fill one out with nice thoughts for us. Then she randomly put them into envelopes and labeled them for the years 2005-2055...so that each year on our anniversary, we have a little card with some nice thoughts on it to open up!
I thought it was such a sweet idea - I loved it!

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what a cute idea

I WOULD NOT buy a couple a present that is/was not on their registry

I have so many ugly picture frames now !!!


I WOULD
(and have already) sent copies of my digital pictures that I took at other's weddings so that they have pics by the time they come back form their honeymoon

My DH's aunt took tons of pics and ordered them from Snapfish and had them mailed directly to us. We had pictures to show off to co-workers and friends as soon as we got back from Aruba.

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Posted by JPC1125

I WOULD NOT buy a couple a present that is/was not on their registry

I have so many ugly picture frames now !!!


I WOULD
(and have already) sent copies of my digital pictures that I took at other's weddings so that they have pics by the time they come back form their honeymoon

My DH's aunt took tons of pics and ordered them from Snapfish and had them mailed directly to us. We had pictures to show off to co-workers and friends as soon as we got back from Aruba.

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I second that. Hellooo. We registered for a reason people. It's a dummy-proof way to give us the perfect gift.

I have so many pics from peoples digital camera's that they either emailed me thru snapfish of made copies of cd's. You can never have enough pics.

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Posted by ladybug78

For my shower, I got the 'Bride's Tree', which is 12 Christmas ornaments that each mean something different. It is believed that a couple's Christmas tree
needs these twelve specific ornaments for happiness
in their life journey together. It was by far my most favorite gift!!!
I have done it for one of my engaged friends so far and she absolutely loved it too!!!! I think its a special, thoughtful gift to give and receive!!

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I got this too and love it!

i got this 'figurine' for my shower it was two doves holding a banner and they were sitting on a pillow.
the banner said 'today i will marry my best friend'
it was lenox. from my aunt. i had to act like i liked it when i opened it at my shower.
it was just ugly!!!!

Would do: Take polaroids of the wedding and send the bride and groom off with an instant mini photo album of their day.

Wouldn't do: ***** and moan about it being my birthday that the couple is getting married on. I'm birthday queen, and I love being the center of attention, but there are levels to good taste.

Um, I would NOT give the bride lingerie when she specifically asked that no one get that for her. And if she DID want it, I'd get a gift receipt and ask her what size she wears.

I have to second the person who said when buying gifts get something from the registry.

But I will also add to that thought, if you are not getting a registry gift, at least give something from a national store and not your local crafty gift shop. You might think that the thing is fantastic, but I don't and I don't live in Massachusetts either. We received a menorah that looks like you light the persons fingers on fire with candles. It is really ugly.

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Posted by jeanla4c

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Posted by ladybug78

For my shower, I got the 'Bride's Tree', which is 12 Christmas ornaments that each mean something different. It is believed that a couple's Christmas tree
needs these twelve specific ornaments for happiness
in their life journey together. It was by far my most favorite gift!!!
I have done it for one of my engaged friends so far and she absolutely loved it too!!!! I think its a special, thoughtful gift to give and receive!!

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Oh can you tell me more about this and what they mean---would love to do this for others!

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Bride’s Christmas Tree
A lovely tradition from Germany is the “Bride's Tree”.
It is believed that a couple's Christmas tree
needs twelve specific ornaments for happiness
in their life journey together.
The twelve ornaments & what they symbolize are:

Fish ~ Represents Christ's blessing
Teapot ~ Represents hospitality
Bird ~ Symbolizes joy & happiness
Angel ~ Symbol of God’s guidance
Rabbit ~ Reflects hope & peace with nature
Fruit ~ Symbolizes generosity & plenty
Heart ~ Symbol of true love & love in the home
Pine Cone ~ Represents fruitfulness, eternity, motherhood & fertility
Flowers ~ Symbol of good wishes & beauty in the home
Rose ~ Symbol of beauty & affection
House ~ Represents protection & family shelter
Santa ~ Symbol of goodwill, giving & sharing