Wedding gift for husband - what did you do?

[Phwooooar]

Just looking for inspiration for a gift - maybe something out of the ordinary? What did you get?

@MrsMostyToasty me too. It's been worn so many times, definitely better value per wear than my dress 🤣

We got married in New York and he's a watch lover. Bottom of Rockefeller Center is a jewellery shop and he saw an original Heuer watch (before they merged with Tag), he loved it, so that was my gift to him.

We bought each other our wedding rings as our gift.

What did you get?

Nothing. Sorry, not much help.

I emailed all his favourite sports people/football club/tv chefs/tv personalities and asked for signed photos and letters. I had about 40 replies!! I created a photo album with them all in and he absolutely loved it.

Nothing.

I bought him his wedding day cufflinks and had them engraved with the date and time - No forgetting our anniversary haha not that he would but still.
I got him novelty socks matching his suit with the date and something about cold feet
A t shirt for the next morning, which he actually wore, saying Under new management.
He got me my wedding day earrings and necklace plus bride, groom and wife charms for my pandora.

Nothing. He got me .

Another who didn't 'buy a gift' for dh when we got married.
Never heard of it being a thing before I read of it on MN some years ago.

I guess you could save the rings we gve each other were our gifts to each other.

Since when were bride and groom supposed to buy each other a gift ?

@timeforanewstart

Since when were bride and groom supposed to buy each other a gift ?

Dunno - but it's been around on frequent use since at least the 1950s (when marriages re-normalised after the privation she of war and rationing) and it's certainly been recorded well before that

In all the time we were planning our wedding, my husband wanted to wear a particular pair of trainers and I said no. Absolutely not. Casual wedding, but not that casual.

I bought him a gift for every year we were together before we got married (a long time!) Some silly, some meaningful, and labelled them with a list - some I can remember off the top of my head - photo album with photos of us over the years and lots of blank spaces (to fill with new memories) my favourite aftershave, socks (cold feet joke), his favourite rum (in case he needed Dutch courage) and the last one was the trainers.

After our wedding ceremony we disappeared off to have 10 minutes to ourselves before getting on with photos and meals and stuff whilst guests mingled and scoffed canapes. We're in a store cupboard (who knew thats where that door went?! Think we went out the wrong one) and he thanks me for the gifts and says he has something for me. He reaches into his shirt pocket and pulls out ....

A cereal bar. He thought I might be hungry 🤣

I never knew we were supposed to buy gifts, how daft!

I did a boudoir shoot. I enjoyed the whole process of it way more than I thought I would.

A private number plate of his name and a large railway clock that still has pride of place in our kitchen

He got me Diamond earrings which I wear every day

@Nails at 57 I’m too old for a boudoir photo shoot 🤣. Lovely thought though

I got him a pocket watch engraved with the date and the GPS co-ordinates where we got married.

[quote Phwooooar]@Nails at 57 I’m too old for a boudoir photo shoot 🤣. Lovely thought though[/quote]
You really aren’t! They have airbrushing, it’s great!

I didn't even know that was a thing. Oops

We got married last month and I got him a selection of posh breakfast foods. Nice bread, smoked salmon, tea, jam etc. Breakfast is his absolute favourite meal and I knew he would be rushing around a lot in the morning so wanted to make sure he had some nice stuff in. I also got him some cosy flannel pyjama bottoms to wear around the hotel suite and on our honeymoon (we had a very cosy wintery honeymoon) and he loved them so much he's worn them every day since.

He didn't get me anything but I was quite insistent that he didn't need to, as he'd worked so hard to save for most of the wedding. I really wanted to get him something to show him how much I appreciated it!

@Corona that's a lovely gesture.

I'm similar to you in that it's more of an appreciative gesture and paying for it all

I had bought DH his dream watch during our engagement. I thought that was a fair exchange for the beautiful engagement ring he proposed to me with.

I got the back of the watch face engraved ahead of the wedding so he saw that for the first time on the morning. Our initials, wedding date and a saying that meant something to us. He knew about this though not the exact saying which I think really touched him. I also bought him cuff links. He knew I was getting him some but not the type.

He got me earrings and a bracelet to wear on our wedding day. But I had pre selected these as my something new!

We have each other cards to open alongside these. I think these messages probably meant more than the gifts.