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Could any brides to be please advise?

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Ineedamakeover · 02/07/2023 14:30

My Ds is getting married at the end of the year and I would like to give my future DIL a gift to welcome her to the family.

They both live abroad and have done since they’ve been together ,so although we have all met a dozen times or so and we video call them weekly I don’t feel I know what her likes and dislikes are regarding gifts.

I’ve noticed she wears minimal jewellery , always silver or white gold ie small diamond studs and delicate necklace. I know she likes high end cosmetics and had thought about buying the Gucci floral eyeshadow palette , so something she could enjoy using and then the compact can be kept and used as a trinket box in the future.

Do you think this would be suitable or not, would any 30 something brides to be be happy to receive this or would you think I’m crazy?

I also have a silver beaded bracelet, similar to the Gucci one, that I bought for my mum who died last year . Is it still tradition to give a gift of family jewellery? I have no idea!
Just to add , she’s a very relaxed , friendly person and we get on well, we’re all extremely happy she’s joining our family.

Any other suggestion would be most welcome, thanks.

Could any brides to be please advise?
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Ineedamakeover · 03/07/2023 16:24

I’m definitely going with the bracelet and then possibly something else.
Your replies have all been very helpful thanks again.

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OhLola04 · 03/07/2023 17:35

I think the bracelet is beautiful, I would add a bottle of engraved Jo malone. For my wedding I wore English pear and freesia perfume with JM body lotion in lime, basil and mandarin. I went into Jo malone and had a consultation with one of their experts and this was the most fresh, clean, romantic scent. I still have the engraved bottle.
You do sound really lovely, lucky DIL to have such a lovely MIL. I wish my ex MIL was like you!

Ineedamakeover · 03/07/2023 19:31

OhLola04 · 03/07/2023 17:35

I think the bracelet is beautiful, I would add a bottle of engraved Jo malone. For my wedding I wore English pear and freesia perfume with JM body lotion in lime, basil and mandarin. I went into Jo malone and had a consultation with one of their experts and this was the most fresh, clean, romantic scent. I still have the engraved bottle.
You do sound really lovely, lucky DIL to have such a lovely MIL. I wish my ex MIL was like you!

Ah, thank you, that’s very kind. We’ve had lots of rifts within our family sadly, I’m determined not to let it happen with my own children .
l will have a look into the Jo malone , it sounds like a lovely idea .

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