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okay, etiquette mavens: wedding advice please! the situation:
one of my oldest, bestest friends in the whole world is getting married later this year, and i want to do something extra personal and special. the wedding is in november, so obviously i have a lot of time to mull ideas over. 
i wanna do something extra super nice, i don't want to invest in a gift that's going to be lame or forgotten about. i want it to have some meaning, for both her and her husband, though primarily for her. are there any "traditional" gifts people get their best friends when they get married? any non-traditional ideas that you've experienced that have been a knock-out success? ideas, please! | |
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RenHoek said: Roast a whole pig for'em! Works for me...
but i LIKE my friend.  | |
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are you any good at carving? | |
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ZombieKitten said: are you any good at carving?
i'm not roasting a damn pig for my best friend's wedding! her last name ain't clampett! | |
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Anxiety said: ZombieKitten said: are you any good at carving?
i'm not roasting a damn pig for my best friend's wedding! her last name ain't clampett! oh I meant carving out of wood  | |
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ZombieKitten said: Anxiety said: i'm not roasting a damn pig for my best friend's wedding! her last name ain't clampett! oh I meant carving out of wood oh, heh. ummm, i don't know. i might be good at it. i've never really carved before. | |
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Anx, as skilled as you are at writing and humor (or atleast you seem to be here) maybe you could write them something...if she's the type that would appreciate something like that...I know thats pretty simplistic but words can mean so much to some folks...  | |
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no, not really. | |
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Anxiety said: ZombieKitten said: oh I meant carving out of wood oh, heh. ummm, i don't know. i might be good at it. i've never really carved before. make a chuppa! | |
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roodboi said: Anx, as skilled as you are at writing and humor (or atleast you seem to be here) maybe you could write them something...if she's the type that would appreciate something like that...I know thats pretty simplistic but words can mean so much to some folks...
i was thinking about doing a surprise drunken powerpoint presentation at the wedding reception, complete with embarrassing pictures and silly charts/graphics. getting my hands on proper A/V equipment on the down low might be a bit of a challenge, but it could be worth some laffs, especially if i bring handouts for everyone.  
see? i need help.  | |
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Anxiety said: roodboi said: Anx, as skilled as you are at writing and humor (or atleast you seem to be here) maybe you could write them something...if she's the type that would appreciate something like that...I know thats pretty simplistic but words can mean so much to some folks...
i was thinking about doing a surprise drunken powerpoint presentation at the wedding reception, complete with embarrassing pictures and silly charts/graphics. getting my hands on proper A/V equipment on the down low might be a bit of a challenge, but it could be worth some laffs, especially if i bring handouts for everyone.
see? i need help. how 'bout roasting a pig then??? | |
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Anxiety said: roodboi said: Anx, as skilled as you are at writing and humor (or atleast you seem to be here) maybe you could write them something...if she's the type that would appreciate something like that...I know thats pretty simplistic but words can mean so much to some folks...
i was thinking about doing a surprise drunken powerpoint presentation at the wedding reception, complete with embarrassing pictures and silly charts/graphics. getting my hands on proper A/V equipment on the down low might be a bit of a challenge, but it could be worth some laffs, especially if i bring handouts for everyone.
see? i need help. omg, I LOVE it, and I totally think she would too! |
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roodboi said: Anxiety said: i was thinking about doing a surprise drunken powerpoint presentation at the wedding reception, complete with embarrassing pictures and silly charts/graphics. getting my hands on proper A/V equipment on the down low might be a bit of a challenge, but it could be worth some laffs, especially if i bring handouts for everyone.
see? i need help. how 'bout roasting a pig then??? what are you doing in early november? | |
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Anxiety said: roodboi said: Anx, as skilled as you are at writing and humor (or atleast you seem to be here) maybe you could write them something...if she's the type that would appreciate something like that...I know thats pretty simplistic but words can mean so much to some folks...
i was thinking about doing a surprise drunken powerpoint presentation at the wedding reception, complete with embarrassing pictures and silly charts/graphics. getting my hands on proper A/V equipment on the down low might be a bit of a challenge, but it could be worth some laffs, especially if i bring handouts for everyone.
see? i need help. you should do it like that Cristina Aguilera interpretation | |
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CarrieMpls said: Anxiety said: i was thinking about doing a surprise drunken powerpoint presentation at the wedding reception, complete with embarrassing pictures and silly charts/graphics. getting my hands on proper A/V equipment on the down low might be a bit of a challenge, but it could be worth some laffs, especially if i bring handouts for everyone.
see? i need help. omg, I LOVE it, and I totally think she would too! ya think? i think it would be a fun way of summarizing almost 20 years of friendship and craziness into one fun speech. and i KNOW i'm going to be expected to come up with a speech. but nobody will expect a powerpoint presentation!  | |
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Anxiety said: CarrieMpls said: omg, I LOVE it, and I totally think she would too! ya think? i think it would be a fun way of summarizing almost 20 years of friendship and craziness into one fun speech. and i KNOW i'm going to be expected to come up with a speech. but nobody will expect a powerpoint presentation! That totally rocks. totally!! |
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Anxiety said: roodboi said: how 'bout roasting a pig then??? what are you doing in early november? I don't wanna be roasted....
I think your idea is top notch.....totally memorable and unique.... | |
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roodboi said: Anxiety said: what are you doing in early november? I don't wanna be roasted....
I think your idea is top notch.....totally memorable and unique.... just joshin ya. she's a fancy trained private chef anyway. she'd just end up critiquing me. 
so for a gift, i was thinking of getting a pair of champagne glasses from tiffanys (with names engraved?) and a bottle of schmancy bubbly. is that too cheesy? i don't want to get them an electric skillet or a floorbot. but if the skillet and the floorbot is on their registry, am i bound to those options? | |
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Anxiety said: roodboi said: I don't wanna be roasted....
I think your idea is top notch.....totally memorable and unique.... just joshin ya. she's a fancy trained private chef anyway. she'd just end up critiquing me.
so for a gift, i was thinking of getting a pair of champagne glasses from tiffanys (with names engraved?) and a bottle of schmancy bubbly. is that too cheesy? i don't want to get them an electric skillet or a floorbot. but if the skillet and the floorbot is on their registry, am i bound to those options? I got engraved champagne glasses for our wedding, we laugh at them because they are so cheesy, but we use them and everytime we drink out of them we do the entwined arms thing just for fun and it does makes us think of our wedding, no other gift does that (all the others were cash ) | |
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ZombieKitten said: Anxiety said: just joshin ya. she's a fancy trained private chef anyway. she'd just end up critiquing me.
so for a gift, i was thinking of getting a pair of champagne glasses from tiffanys (with names engraved?) and a bottle of schmancy bubbly. is that too cheesy? i don't want to get them an electric skillet or a floorbot. but if the skillet and the floorbot is on their registry, am i bound to those options? I got engraved champagne glasses for our wedding, we laugh at them because they are so cheesy, but we use them and everytime we drink out of them we do the entwined arms thing just for fun and it does makes us think of our wedding, no other gift does that (all the others were cash )would it be less cheesy if they were fancy champagne flutes that WEREN'T engraved? and i was also thinking of offsetting the cheesiness of the flutes by looking for some funky and/or locally made bubbly to go with it. something nice, but kinda unique and not the typical established "fancy" champagnes. unless that would be an even CHEESIER idea...  | |
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Anxiety said: ZombieKitten said: I got engraved champagne glasses for our wedding, we laugh at them because they are so cheesy, but we use them and everytime we drink out of them we do the entwined arms thing just for fun and it does makes us think of our wedding, no other gift does that (all the others were cash )would it be less cheesy if they were fancy champagne flutes that WEREN'T engraved? and i was also thinking of offsetting the cheesiness of the flutes by looking for some funky and/or locally made bubbly to go with it. something nice, but kinda unique and not the typical established "fancy" champagnes. unless that would be an even CHEESIER idea... 
engrave their licence number in case of theft! | |
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ZombieKitten said: Anxiety said: would it be less cheesy if they were fancy champagne flutes that WEREN'T engraved? and i was also thinking of offsetting the cheesiness of the flutes by looking for some funky and/or locally made bubbly to go with it. something nice, but kinda unique and not the typical established "fancy" champagnes. unless that would be an even CHEESIER idea...
engrave their licence number in case of theft! if the kit came with that dude's snazzy baseball hat, i'd SO be down with that idea.  | |
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Anxiety said: ZombieKitten said:
engrave their licence number in case of theft! if the kit came with that dude's snazzy baseball hat, i'd SO be down with that idea. you could get "bride" and "groom" caps embroidered! | |
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ZombieKitten said: Anxiety said: if the kit came with that dude's snazzy baseball hat, i'd SO be down with that idea. you could get "bride" and "groom" caps embroidered! why even bother with champagne? they could just sit around in their baseball caps and engrave all their wedding gifts! | |
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Anxiety said: ZombieKitten said: you could get "bride" and "groom" caps embroidered! why even bother with champagne? they could just sit around in their baseball caps and engrave all their wedding gifts! genius!  | |
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Anxiety said: CarrieMpls said: omg, I LOVE it, and I totally think she would too! ya think? i think it would be a fun way of summarizing almost 20 years of friendship and craziness into one fun speech. and i KNOW i'm going to be expected to come up with a speech. but nobody will expect a powerpoint presentation! great idea. but i'd buy something for her/them too.... are they registered somewhere? because people do that for a reason  [Edited 7/14/08 22:22pm] | |
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Anxiety said: CarrieMpls said: omg, I LOVE it, and I totally think she would too! ya think? i think it would be a fun way of summarizing almost 20 years of friendship and craziness into one fun speech. and i KNOW i'm going to be expected to come up with a speech. but nobody will expect a powerpoint presentation! I've been to a couple of weddings where the bestman & bridesmaid did a Powerpoint presentation about the bride and groom. A very good, and fun, idea.  It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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Anxiety said: the situation:
one of my oldest, bestest friends in the whole world is getting married later this year, and i want to do something extra personal and special. the wedding is in november, so obviously i have a lot of time to mull ideas over.
i wanna do something extra super nice, i don't want to invest in a gift that's going to be lame or forgotten about. i want it to have some meaning, for both her and her husband, though primarily for her. are there any "traditional" gifts people get their best friends when they get married? any non-traditional ideas that you've experienced that have been a knock-out success? ideas, please! how about a nice octopus tattoo | |
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