I need a suggestion for a wedding gift for a long time friend who is getting married in October( this will be her 2nd marriage) and is a recovering alcholic who has been sober for 13 years. Let me give you a little bit of history....when we were in high school she became pregnant and fell behind a year but kept the baby...her and I got an apt together and being young and nieve and thougth we knew everything, she went out all the time and partied and left the baby with me and at times would not come home til morning. I got fed up and left. We have not seen or spoken in 23 years! I have thought about her all the time over the course of the years and felt bad that I just left and felt bad about the baby wondering who was taking care of her and such. I finally found her again on face book and we picked up right where we left off...she of course apologized to me for what happened and has missed me as much as I have missed her. She has since cleaned up her act and is becoming a high school history teacher. I would like to get her a gift for her wedding that is special from me representing our friendship and a to new beginnings...any suggestions please! Thanks bunches!!
Hi K.,
I gave my once estranged girlfriend a copy of "Oh, the Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss. Although, she is remaining in a good place, so maybe not.
L. L.
A wedding gift I like to give to anyone but perhaps very appropriate for you is a beautiful bowl--a nice salad bowl or serving bowl, and then fill it with cherries. The message is of course, "life is a bowl of cherries." This will let your friend know that you are letting the past go and looking toward the future for her and her new marriage but also for your friendship. If cherries are not in season, think of something else to put in it that might represent your friendship, keeping in mind that this is a gift you hand-deliver, either directly to her house or to the wedding, not that you send via mail or UPS if it has anything perishable in it. Best of luck to you.
You could plan a girls day before her wedding and take her to the spa. One friend really like a night ata resort that I got her and her new husband. It's a tough one, but just make sure not to stress to much and include in the card how much you are glad for the renewal of your frinedship.
Hi K.,
How about something with circles to represent the "circle of friendship/life". You could do a "pre-wedding" gift for just her, maybe a nice circle pendent necklace that she could wear on her wedding day. You could include a nice hand written note to your friend expressing your feelings of your friendship. Then a nice peice of art that has circles in it for the couple on their wedding day. For this card/note your message could be about their lives joining together.
Best Wishes!
K.,
Not knowing her or your religious views, one suggestion are Bride's Tree Ornaments. It is originally part of a German custom to give newlywed couples 12 miniature ornaments to ensure a long marriage. I gave a set to a friend for her 2nd marriage and she loved them because they have meaning and remind her of her marriage each Christmas when she takes them out. I found them at www.acornonline if you are interested.
A little about me: FT working mom (from home office) with 3 yr old son and 5 mo. old daughter.
A.
For something more personal you could make her a scrapbook of your times together and leave room for pictures of both of you at her wedding.
hi maybe you could get her a necklace or bracelet ingraved with friends forever and that could be her something new
I was also thinking of jewelery. A special locket(your old pictures in it). Also a nice album, mabe with an old picture and a note from you in it and she can add the rest,maybe a gift card to Walgreens/Walmart to go with it for with a note for film developing.
****(I love facebook, I also found my best friend I knew most of my life, with a similar story. She's a single mom now of two girls 15 + 3, in GA....she still says I'm her best friend...wow..thanks to facebook we talk every week) Best Wishes
Good for you to even want to remain friends after what sounds like somebody that USED you to the hilt. You're a bigger woman than I (thank GOD). Some kin of plaque that expresses "friends may come and go but the love goes on forever".
Hi K..
I work for Pampered Chef and there's this GREAT cake plate that is very coloful and decorative with the words CELEBRATE around the rim. Its currently available in our "outlet" section for just $9.50 i believe. Pair it up perhaps with a gift certificate, or maybe one to a nice resturant? Of course, there are hundreds of other products on our regular line as well as the outlet. I offer a 10% discount to those that contact me from Mamasource!
If you are interested, email me at ____@____.com and I will send you the link to my website so you can see everything. I just thought there were a lot of reasons to "CELEBRATE" in your story.
Take care,
J.
