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Help me choose a gift for my fiancé!
Hey Everyone,
I realize it is a bit early to be posting about Valentine's day, but with all the wedding plans I really want to choose something special now, order it, and have one less thing on my plate to worry about.
So I'm getting married in September 2015 and this will be my last Valentine's day with my fiancé before marriage and I really want to make it count. I have narrowed it done to 3 different ideas, all of them have symbolism and meaning. If you all could help me make one less decision that would be fantastic!
Ok, so here it goes...
1) The gift for HIM - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/48095367/astoncain-the-most-beautiful-minimalist-watch-ever?ref=nav_search
Meaning: So my very sweet Swedish fiancé is always asking me for the time, and contrary to Swedish stereotypes is always running late. While he can always check the time on his cell, I really like the simplicity and elegance of this design. And hey, maybe this would solve one of our tiff starters.
2) The gift for US - http://vkm.is/happyweek
Meaning: Ok, so I found this and it looks adorable. It's a game for couples to play together that provides 40 surprise pre-planned dates. I really like this gift bc with our hectic schedules, and now with planning a wedding...I feel like we really haven't had much "us time" and I really miss us just having fun together!
3) The gift for mostly Him (and a bit for me) - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/highmountaintea/dachi-tea-the-high-mountain-experience?ref=home_popular
Meaning: Ok, like I have said my soon to be hubby is Swedish and they are BIG into "fika" which is like tea time/coffee break. However, my fiancé is a tea connoisseur, so I thought this would be a really nice addition for our home (although I'm more into coffee than tea). Also, we are seriously considering to travel to Asia for our honeymoon, so this could be a sweet precursor to our trip.
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We both are quite creative and really like the idea of supporting start ups so thats why all these come from kickstarted or similar. I like them all! Not sure what to do... BTW, needless to say I'm trying not to spend a small fortune, so buying all three is not possible.
HELP, PLEASE! I feel like I can't make any more decisions. Thanks so much and I wish you all stress-free wedding planning (if that's even possible)! 
The girl who is tired of making decisions - Chloe
Re: Help me choose a gift for my fiancé!
I am basing this with how I am.
The HappyWeek - reading through it, maybe I don't get it. It seems like a lot of work and I don't think a gift should be a lot of work unless it's something I specifically asked for.
The Tea's - it seems like a large investment without trying the product first depending on which set you end up with. Again - I don't know how you guys are, but I end up "saving" my fancy teas for some reason and they never get used.
1st - The watch, as long as you think he'd actually wear a watch if he had one. And it doesn't sound like a good idea to say, "Hey! You're always late! So I got you a watch." Definitely focus more on the "You don't have a watch, and this one .... [cool things about the watch]"
2nd - The tea sounds nice, but if you're going to Asia, but tea and a tea set in Asia! Then it will always be a reminder of your trip together. Plus, more choices and a chance to taste before you buy.
3rd - The couples game sounds like something that won't really get used. Sure they suggest some original date activities for you, but presumably you all still have to organize and plan/book/arrange them. Is that really something you want to do on top of wedding planning?! Save this for a few years into marriage when you're actually out of ideas to spend time together and have more capacity to plan date nights.