Gift ideas for the Groom to give to the Bride on her wedding day, or night before the wedding
It is common for the Bride and Groom to give each other a gift on their wedding day, or earlier. Yes you are giving the gift of your heart and professing your undying love for each other, and paying $100 a head for people to witness it, but what about the wedding gift you give her to show just how much you care? This gift tradition came about during the years when dowries were important and a bride and her family needed to know her new husband could provide for her in years to come. Now it is more common to have a gift that can be a memento of the day and a reminder in years to come of the love you share. Budget is not important, you can be overly extravagant with a new car, or romantic with a handwritten love letter. Choose something that suits your bride.
Gift ideas for the bride from the groom on the wedding day include:
Gifts for the Bride on eBay
-
diamond jewellery
- diamonds are a girl's best friend and she will remember the day whenever she looks at the beautiful diamond earrings, necklace, bracelet or pendant. Of course your budget (after wedding and honeymoon expenses are included) might not be there to cover a Tiffany & Co diamond tennis bracelet, instead you might choose a heart locket with a diamond setting, or maybe a locket with the birth stone of both the groom and bride inset. You can surprise your bride
by giving her this gift the night before your wedding so she can wear it on the wedding day.
added touch
to this gift would be to include a photo of you and a photo of you as a couple in the locket and remember to engrave it with the date, or a word of love to her.
- write her a love letter
to read on the wedding morning. This definitely fits within any budget, but will be carried around for years as a reminder of your love for her. Love letters are a rare occurance in this age of email, SMS and IM, so sitting down to write a letter with pen and paper allows you to pause and take in the momentous occasion of your wedding. You can choose to include words from your vows, or quotes from other famous poets and authors.
- Has she ever wanted to learn something new
? Give her the gift of lessons
to finally learn to play the piano, fly a plane, speak a new language or sing in tune. Let her know that you want to see her continue to grow during your relationship and you will be there to support and encourage her.
- An adventure booking on your honeymoon
is fun. Maybe tandem parasailing, or bungy jumping. This can also be the gift she gives the groom too.
- Rare, first copy
of her favourite romantic book, or some other book title she holds dear. If there is a special book she cherishes find it on eBay, or in a local antique shop and write an inscription for her.
- Heirloom jewellery
. If you have a piece of jewellery from your mum, or your grandmother, or another relative that is to be passed on, choose your wedding day to do it. As an added touch to the gift, have her name and the date engraved on it, with the other members of the family that owned it before.
- Make a bedhead
. If you're handy with wood working tools, why not make a bedhead for your new marital bed? Surprise her with it on your wedding night if you're staying at home that night.
- an idea from Vogue forums
used by another bride, order photos from Sunrise Photo
for the day you met, or the day you proposed, or for the day of your wedding. Have these photos printed out on photo paper, or canvas and hang in your new marital home. The location currently are for Manly Beach, Dee Why Rock Platform, Balmoral Rotunda and Narrabeen Rock Pool. Cost is about $255 for a 40x50cm canvas, or $150 for the 40x50cm print only.
- Carve, or buy, a Celtic Love Spoon
for your loved one. To find out how to carve your true-love a love spoon to show your endless love, affection, dedication and devotion by carving hearts, locks, anchors and more into a spoon read this article... If you don't have the time, buy a love spoon at a folk art store, or online at eBay
. These spoons are a traditional gift from a young man to his true love. The spoons were made by Welsh men. Love spoons were also made in other seaside European towns. The spoon was traditionally carved from one piece of wood and would include shapes with meaning. The spoon was a gift to the girl to prove his love, and his ability to take care of her. It was a way to show the parents of the bride how he could look after their daughter. These were made in a time when most people were illiterate.
- Scrapbook of memories
from your life together so far (leave pages for years to come too). Include any receipts or ticket stubs you kept. Photos you've taken over the years too. You can also get creative and ask friends for any photos they have of you as a couple from other events. Any letters you sent each other, or emails and SMS messages you have saved. You can either stick this into an album yourself, or scan the images in and then create a photo book at any of the online photo book stores (or Officeworks). If you aren't usually a collector of these things, instead of this being a gift for your wedding, why not remember to keep these tokens from your wedding day through to your first anniversary and give this gift as a 1st anniversary gift (it is paper)
Find a rare, first edition book to give your bride-to-be to surprise her on your wedding day:
Beautiful jewellery at Wishlist to surprise her on your wedding day:
Krosno Edge Conical Vase
$129.95 - $159.95 Available at Wishlist
Eureka Skydeck + 'The Edge' - Child
$17.00 Available at Wishlist
Eureka Skydeck and The Edge for Adult
$29.50 Available at Wishlist
It is common for the Bride and Groom to give each other a gift on their wedding day, or earlier. Yes you are giving the gift of your heart and professing your undying love for each other, and paying $100 a head for people to witness it, but what about the wedding gift you give her to show just how much you care? This gift tradition came about during the years when dowries were important and a bride and her family needed to know her new husband could provide for her in years to come. Now it is more common to have a gift that can be a memento of the day and a reminder in years to come of the love you share. Budget is not important, you can be overly extravagant with a new car, or romantic with a handwritten love letter. Choose something that suits your bride.
Gift ideas for the bride from the groom on the wedding day include:
Gifts for the Bride on eBay
-
diamond jewellery
- diamonds are a girl's best friend and she will remember the day whenever she looks at the beautiful diamond earrings, necklace, bracelet or pendant. Of course your budget (after wedding and honeymoon expenses are included) might not be there to cover a Tiffany & Co diamond tennis bracelet, instead you might choose a heart locket with a diamond setting, or maybe a locket with the birth stone of both the groom and bride inset. You can surprise your bride
by giving her this gift the night before your wedding so she can wear it on the wedding day.
added touch to this gift would be to include a photo of you and a photo of you as a couple in the locket and remember to engrave it with the date, or a word of love to her. - write her a love letter to read on the wedding morning. This definitely fits within any budget, but will be carried around for years as a reminder of your love for her. Love letters are a rare occurance in this age of email, SMS and IM, so sitting down to write a letter with pen and paper allows you to pause and take in the momentous occasion of your wedding. You can choose to include words from your vows, or quotes from other famous poets and authors.
- Has she ever wanted to learn something new ? Give her the gift of lessons to finally learn to play the piano, fly a plane, speak a new language or sing in tune. Let her know that you want to see her continue to grow during your relationship and you will be there to support and encourage her.
- An adventure booking on your honeymoon is fun. Maybe tandem parasailing, or bungy jumping. This can also be the gift she gives the groom too.
- Rare, first copy of her favourite romantic book, or some other book title she holds dear. If there is a special book she cherishes find it on eBay, or in a local antique shop and write an inscription for her.
- Heirloom jewellery . If you have a piece of jewellery from your mum, or your grandmother, or another relative that is to be passed on, choose your wedding day to do it. As an added touch to the gift, have her name and the date engraved on it, with the other members of the family that owned it before.
- Make a bedhead . If you're handy with wood working tools, why not make a bedhead for your new marital bed? Surprise her with it on your wedding night if you're staying at home that night.
- an idea from Vogue forums used by another bride, order photos from Sunrise Photo for the day you met, or the day you proposed, or for the day of your wedding. Have these photos printed out on photo paper, or canvas and hang in your new marital home. The location currently are for Manly Beach, Dee Why Rock Platform, Balmoral Rotunda and Narrabeen Rock Pool. Cost is about $255 for a 40x50cm canvas, or $150 for the 40x50cm print only.
- Carve, or buy, a Celtic Love Spoon for your loved one. To find out how to carve your true-love a love spoon to show your endless love, affection, dedication and devotion by carving hearts, locks, anchors and more into a spoon read this article... If you don't have the time, buy a love spoon at a folk art store, or online at eBay . These spoons are a traditional gift from a young man to his true love. The spoons were made by Welsh men. Love spoons were also made in other seaside European towns. The spoon was traditionally carved from one piece of wood and would include shapes with meaning. The spoon was a gift to the girl to prove his love, and his ability to take care of her. It was a way to show the parents of the bride how he could look after their daughter. These were made in a time when most people were illiterate.
- Scrapbook of memories from your life together so far (leave pages for years to come too). Include any receipts or ticket stubs you kept. Photos you've taken over the years too. You can also get creative and ask friends for any photos they have of you as a couple from other events. Any letters you sent each other, or emails and SMS messages you have saved. You can either stick this into an album yourself, or scan the images in and then create a photo book at any of the online photo book stores (or Officeworks). If you aren't usually a collector of these things, instead of this being a gift for your wedding, why not remember to keep these tokens from your wedding day through to your first anniversary and give this gift as a 1st anniversary gift (it is paper)
Find a rare, first edition book to give your bride-to-be to surprise her on your wedding day:
Beautiful jewellery at Wishlist to surprise her on your wedding day:
Krosno Edge Conical Vase $129.95 - $159.95 Available at Wishlist | Eureka Skydeck + 'The Edge' - Child $17.00 Available at Wishlist | Eureka Skydeck and The Edge for Adult $29.50 Available at Wishlist |