Wedding gift for Dad? They have 2 of everything!

pinkprincess30

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• May 24, 2016

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Hi all! My dad is getting remarried this Summer and I have no idea what to get as a wedding gift. They literally have two of everything, and we will be flying in with carry-on's only. Any good ideas for a family on a budget? I wish I could say money is no object but it's just not the case! TIA!

 

momof2cuties

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• May 24, 2016

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I would think they consider the fact that you are flying in to be there for the special day, the gift!

If you can afford a restaurant gift card maybe do that, or a donation to a favorite charity. Or if you are crafty, design a frame or photo album. Or maybe a gift certificate for a photo book on shutterfly .

 

Aliceacc

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• May 24, 2016

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Where are they going? Can you arrange for something special when they get there-- champagne and chocolates, tickets for some special event, an upgrade of some sort?

 

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Sadie22

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• May 24, 2016

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A framed group portrait of your family.

Something that you can have delivered in advance of the wedding.

 

lorijohnhill

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• May 24, 2016

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How about making a Shutterfly photo book of their relationship? Something like that can be really special and there are usually coupons and discounts for Shutterfly that can make a book very reasonably priced.

 

powellrj

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• May 24, 2016

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I would go with a gift card of some kind. I am going to assume they don't want to deal with any stuff, so a nice evening out on their honeymoon or when they get back would be good.

 

DisneyHardin

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• May 24, 2016

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When my dad got remarried a few years ago, we gave them a gift card to their favorite restaurant.

 

GraysMom

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• May 24, 2016

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I don't know what your budget looks like, but what about a GC for a night at a B&B near their home?

 

scrapquitler

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• May 24, 2016

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Tickets for a concert or theater, an annual membership to a museum or something they like near where they live, a weekend at a bed and breakfast, restaurant gift certficiates, delivery of wine of the month or Omaha steaks or something of that sort.

 

kymom99

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• May 25, 2016

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Since you are on a budget and it is costing you to bring your family to the wedding, I would look for a token gift. You could find something simple that you could monogram for them.

 

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IMALOVNDISNEY

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• May 25, 2016

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If it's a blended family I like the idea of a family portrait. This can even be done the day before the wedding. You can bring it to Costco's or any of the drug stores and get it back the same day.

 

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kathy884

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• May 26, 2016

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scrapquitler said:

Tickets for a concert or theater, an annual membership to a museum or something they like near where they live, a weekend at a bed and breakfast, restaurant gift certficiates, delivery of wine of the month or Omaha steaks or something of that sort.

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I like a restaurant or bed and breakfast gift certificates for the couple that already has everything. I got some restaurant gift certificate for my aunt and uncle when they got married (ages 40s and 50s) - both of their first spouses were deceased. For some dear friends who were getting married for the second time, we got them a certificate for a B and B about an hour away from where we live that included dinner and breakfast.

 

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cel_disney

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• May 26, 2016

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I'm big on experience gifts va stuff for just about any gift giving event - I think gifts of a date night (dinner and a movie?) is great. We might put the gift cards in a nice picture frame to serve as the 'packaging'.