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Bridal Shower gift ?
I'm a co-MOH in an upcoming wedding, the bride was a co-MOH in my wedding. For our wedding, one of DH's aunts gave us an engraved cake knife/serving set with our names & wedding date. Bride (obviously) was at my shower and saw me recieve this gift, so it would obviously not be original idea on my part. But I really liked it as a gift and thought it was special to use on the day of our wedding and have it in our china cabinet and think of it as a nice memorabilia, so I was thinking about getting her the same thing. I don't remember what her reaction was to this gift.
a. Is it bad to get bride something she knows I got as a gift, thus lacks originality?
b. Would you have liked this as a gift?
Re: Bridal Shower gift ?
a.) I don't think that's bad- wedding gifts tend to be things that aren't too original anyways. You could change it up a little by getting engraved toasting flutes that they could use at their wedding. I got a nice Lenox frame where you put a 5x7 wedding picture and there's room for the invite. You could do that and put her invite in it and leave room for a picture.
b.) I actually did receive that as a gift and I loved it. It's now in my china cabinet. So clearly I think it would be a great gift
A. I dont think it is a bad idea to give her something that she knows you have. Besides it will be her name and wedding date.
B. I purchased my own cake/knife set, but if my sister or BFF had gotten it for me (as they know my style) yes I would have loved it.
If you are looking for something personalized and if you are crafty (not so much) you could frame her wedding invitation? My sister did ours and I LOVED it.
I think that is actually a great idea! I was given a gift like this and like you I have it up with my china as memorabilia(I have even used it a couple of times after the wedding). Your friend should enjoy the gift, and knowing that you also had it as a gift I don't think it would be an issue. I say go for it, it's thoughtful, usable, and memorable.
a. Is it bad to get bride something she knows I got as a gift, thus lacks originality? Definitely not! I mean, she'll get sheets too, you know? It's tough to really truly be "original" as far as wedding gift giving is concerned.
b. Would you have liked this as a gift? Please don't take offense to this, but no, I would not have liked it. Nor would I have liked special "toasting flutes." I used whatever my reception hall provided and that was fine because you can't really see them anyway. Those are two wedding-related things that I just couldn't/can't understand how or why they are "sentimental."
But, if you think YOUR friend would like them, then I think those would be two nice gifts for her. OR, if you did want to do something a little different--you could maybe give her one of those signature plates for the wedding to use (instead of a guest book).