Tuesday, August 24, 2010

What do you give as a gift to an older couple getting married?

My Dad is 58. He is going to marry someone a little older than him that is a widow. She has a home and just about everything else you can imagine. What do you give to a couple like this?What do you give as a gift to an older couple getting married?
A romantic getaway, spa certificate, bed and breakfast certificate, restaurant gift card, hot air balloon trip certificate, show tickets, theater tickets, ballroom dancing classes.... you get the idea. They don't need gifts or cash, they need romantic memories.





Good luckWhat do you give as a gift to an older couple getting married?
Tickets to a Broadway show or dinner gift card or gift card for a couples massage from your local spa you can pay for a weekend get away of there choice there is a lot you can get them. You can even make up a gift basket full of fun stuff for couples bubble bath some new robes/slippers massage oils maybe put in there a movie you know they would like some champagne glasses and a bottle of champagne or wine. You could even include in the basket a photo album that they could start adding pictures to after starting there new life.Best of Luck deciding
Cash is ok but as the son it's not personelle enough? Can you afford to pay the hotel suite for 1 night for them. or how about masssages for 2? Sorry i wish i knew what your budget was
Give them hotel stays, vacation tickets, gift card to dinner, theater tickets etc.
As a bride to be myself, I would love it if people just get me what I have on my registry. If the couple has not yet registered, ask your dad what they may need or want. Sometimes the older couples are already settled in their lives and have no need for material items, so cash is always a good thing to give.





If your dad has no idea what is needed, approach the fiance- i am sure she would know!
Give them tickets to their favorite event, music, movies or theater. If they are not in to any of that cash is always good. Or if you know their favorite restaurants buy them some gift certificates to them.
I would think she is feeling like an outsider; she is hoping you and the rest of your family will accept her as someone who loves your dad, and not trying to take the place of your mother. Something sentimental that shows that the children are accepting her as part of the family is the way to go.





I would make a photo album, fill it with pictures of the siblings at different ages, pictures of everyone with your father and her, and in the front have all of the siblings each write a one-page note saying how you wish your father and her a happy life together, and welcoming her to the family.





I think it would hold a special place in her heart, which is more valuable than any money you can spend.
cash is good at any age
something nice





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Nothing. At their stage of life they have everything and know that the beauty of the company of family is better than any gift of money or goods could ever be. Just hugs and kisses will be more than a heart can contain. (gag gag)
Ask your dad where they are registered, if they are, and pick something off that list.





Ask your dad what they'd like as a gift.





Pay for a hotel night for them.





Get them a gift certificate to a fancy restaurant.
Tailor this idea to their wedding and relationship,





Here's something creative that will be appreciated and you will have fun doing:





Make up a crossword puzzle and have all the hints be personal inside moments and jokes that only you two would know about. Put it on a poster board and add some clipart and some pictures to it!





The crossword puzzle could be time consuming and a bit frustrating ... you could do the same idea with a WORDSEARCH or WORDFIND puzzle.





Put your computer skills to work! Use Excel, get clipart from Yahoo Images Search, copy them, and reformat them, use a gluestick to put on posterboard.





Use graph paper, and pictures from magazines if you are not as good on the computer, and it will give it a homemade feeling.
I would think gift certificates to a good restaurant or to the movies. Or you could fix them a basket with things they like such as a movie basket filled with a couple of dvd's, microwave popcorn, Jr Mints or their favorite candy, a couple of cans of soda.


If they enjoy gardening then a basket with garden gloves, small shovels, seed packets, wind chimes, etc.


A snack basket to take on their honeymoon might include some individual sized bags of different flavored chips, peanuts, their favorite candy bars, fruits and some bottled water.


Of course you'd want to wrap the basket up in pretty transparent paper and attach ribbons and a card.


Good luck on your ideas!!
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