i want to do something really special for my best mate... but what???

[tiredemma]

my very best friend in the whole world is getting married in april, we have been mates since we were 11 and she is very dear to me.
i want to do something special for her, do something she can always look back at with good memories of our friendship, but i dont have a clue what to do... time is running out!
can any of you think of what would you would do for your best mates, sorry for trying to "rob" ideas but im pathetic at things like this!!!

What about a "pampering" day at a local Health/Spa centre?

Could the 2 of you have a girly weekend somewhere exciting that neither of you has been to before? Is there enough time/money for that?

awww just wanted to say what a lovely friend you are!!

Tiredemma - I've been looking for you. Was it you who told me that you know someone who lets houses in Geat Barr and Kingstanding ????

Oh meant to say. Can't help with the anywhere to go thing but i could help with transport. My dad owns an New York Checker Taxi and a New York Police car, and people often hire them for special occasions, weddings, proms e.t.c. Even if you just wanted dropping off somewhere. Haven't a clue how much he charges but if i asked him then he wouldn't charge much. Let me know if you are intersted

When one of my best friends got married the rest of our gang (since schooldays) got together in secret, bringing all our school and Uni. photo's and made her a special photo album. Apart from having an utterly brilliant night together (much wine and laughter) we put together a fantastic album full of memories - we didn't just stick in pictures, we wrote in funny stories and anecdotes we remembered about her. Everyone remembered different things and we were all in hysterics - you know, the sort of funny stories that are only funny if you wre actually there

We presented her with it on her hen-night - and she was so moved, she was laughing and crying at the same time.

Only downside? It was doing the rounds at the wedding reception - and some of the stories in it were VERY rude (we sat there cringing as her 82 year old Auntie looked through it!)

marthamoo, great minds think alike

I thought of this as soon as I read Tiredemma's post, then scroll down to see you have suggested it lol

I think this would be a wonderful present for your friend on (or even before) her wedding day

janh- we are going to dublin for hen weekend at the end of feb so i cant really do another night away, but thanx 4 the idea.

marthamoo, that is the best idea!!!(and ill give u some credit aswell , hiddenspirit!!)
we have done loads of mad things and fortunatly have photos!- im going to get together with other mates and do this- wont let it do the rounds at the wedding though, some of our antics were positivly shocking!!!

I ma sure your noce histry teacher must be inthere somewhere!

Hang on Tiredemma, don't run away, have been looking for you.

Your dh makes cakes, beety...wow, I'm truly impressed.

tiredemma, you are welcome - I hope she likes it (she will!) You will have great fun putting it together

mucker, were you tiredemma and nutty's teacher then? You must be soooooo old

my dp? bake a cake? if you want the whole congregation to go down with some kind of poisoning!!
she doesnt have kids so i cant take them off her, im going to do a memory book for her with loads of mad memories in there.- like the time we got flashed at by some bloke and just pissed ourselves laughing at him cuz he had the smallest willy we had ever seen.!

ill to have a search mucker and see if i can find any pictures of my history teacher!!!

When I was 40, my best friend made a fabulous photo montage of our whole lives (we've been friends since we were 7), which was THE best present anyone has ever given me. I LOVE looking at it and remembering it all. It cost almost nothing to put together, but she had obviously gone to alot of trouble to do it, and that in itself made it special too.