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  • #1

    Gift advice

    Situation:

    I need to buy a wedding gift for an event in October.


    The Happy Couple:

    Groom - 30ish. Prosecutor. Former colleague.

    Bride - 25ish. Court clerk.


    Problem:

    I don't really know their likes and dislikes. Obviously they both work in the legal system. I know he likes music and plays bass guitar. I have absolutely no idea what her interests are.

    I'm not the best gift buyer under the best of conditions so this decision is going to require some outside help.


    Conditions:

    Price isn't really an issue. I went to school and worked with the groom so I've known him long enough to spend a few dollars on this if required.



    Let's hear from the Poly Sages. All ideas will be considered.
    "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
    "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
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  • #2
    Round trip tickets to Moose Jaw! Ummmm. They'll love it!
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    • #3
      That's just cruel.
      "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
      "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain

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      • #4
        No waay!
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        • #5
          Are they already living together?

          Are they moving into a new house, or is she moving in with him, or is he moving in with her?

          Household stuff can open up the categories of what a good gift would be.
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          • #6
            Should I have put [serious] in the title?

            I thought that was a given with a Wezil thread?
            "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
            "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain

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            • #7
              Good question. You can see why I am so bad at this...

              They have been living in sin for about 2 years now. Townhouse I think.

              No children. A couple cats.
              "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
              "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain

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              • #8
                Do they have a gift registry?
                Monkey!!!

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                • #9
                  Then they don't need help making a home, and likely don't have room for more stuff they will never use.

                  He likes music, safe to say she does too? Really good tickets to a festival/concert?
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Japher View Post
                    Do they have a gift registry?

                    Too simple!
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                    • #11
                      Remember: Wedding gifts, BUY FOR THE WOMAN. The man shouldn't even enter into it.

                      Remember that the woman will soon be throwing out all the mans 'junk', and nice-ifying the family lair, so buy decorative new house crap like tableclothes, candle holders, and big colourful prints of wolves.
                      "Wait a minute..this isn''t FAUX dive, it's just a DIVE!"
                      "...Mangy dog staggering about, looking vainly for a place to die."
                      "sauna stories? There are no 'sauna stories'.. I mean.. sauna is sauna. You do by the laws of sauna." -P.

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                      • #12
                        Gift Registry - Not that I have heard of. The official invitations were just sent so I will watch for that.

                        Concert Tickets - Excellent suggestion. Fake London is large enough to get some decent shows. Concerts in Toronto are more plentiful but I hesitate to send a friend to Toronto if it can be avoided.
                        "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
                        "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain

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                        • #13
                          Seeker - Good advice. It is Her Day.
                          "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
                          "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain

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                          • #14
                            Yes, but you're his friend.

                            I like the idea of something he can do for her; like take her to a concert.
                            Monkey!!!

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                            • #15
                              Most weddings I have been to have a gift registry.

                              A gift card from some sort of Boutique such as Bed,Bath and Beyond would be a hit, simple but useful
                              Hi, I'm RAH and I'm a Benaholic.-rah

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