Wedding Gift For Parents
sachishah
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Comments (48)Hmm, I am not "first owner" of anything too old. A French Press I've had since about 1980, is the oldest thing I suppose. As far as "previously owned" stuff, I use a slicer that my father-in-law used when he was a butcher shortly after WW2. It is about 18" long, slim flexible carbon steel, gets very sharp, I think of him when I take it out....See MoreGift from Parent Question
Comments (7)Well, actually, I was thinking of a new item that would become the platter, birthday plate, or whatever, that THEY would use over and over. Like, maybe a really nice, well balanced, beautiful glass pitcher for water/lemonade (try it out full of water, before you buy, to be sure it's really comfortable to use; we were given two, and one was crystal and SO heavy to lift, plus tippy bcs the bottom was too tiny; the other is still in use often, and will be until I die). The secret is that it's beautiful AND it's really comfortable to use. I know that the aunt who bought it for me paid attention to the sleek, contemporary choices I'd made on my registry, and did NOT buy me a floral, ornate cut-crystal one, which wouldn't have struck such a chord for me. I'd say crystal is probably OK, lead-wise, for a water pitcher, but I know I stopped using crystal for anything when i was pregnant, and when my kids were little. I don't worry about it so much (though I wouldn't store wine or serve lemonade in a crystal pitcher) But i like gellchom's idea of passing on something that's sort of an heirloom to you folks now; my mom gave me the depression-glass plate we always used for cakes, and I'm so pleased to have it. A cake plate might the another sort of thing that would get used on special occasions. (Maybe not, for some folks, though) But any lovely serving dish will get used a lot. Here is a link that might be useful: a really great cross-section of water pitchers...See MoreWhat wedding gifts (if any) did you get from parents/inlaws?
Comments (4)We eloped and there were no parents to give us gifts. My parents were dead, and his parents did not even bother to raise him. We have two married children. We gave our daughter a large wedding, and I think that was it. His parents gave them a lovely rehearsal dinner and an island honeymoon. We gave our son his wedding and a check to use to buy a house some day instead of a honeymoon. Originally, the check was for the honeymoon they decided against as they priced houses in the area....See MoreWedding Gifts: Give both wedding & shower gift?
Comments (5)if you weren't invited to the shower, you don't need to give them a shower gift. If you DID go to a shower, you would give both, as you know. If you wish you had been invited to the shower, you *could* give them a shower gift, but I wonder if that might make them feel bad for not inviting you--in which case, don't label it a shower gift. But the wedding gift alone is just fine--and I bet they'll like it, LOL! it'll certainly fit w/ their decorating scheme....See MoreSybilix
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