Fh’s wedding gift

I did a boudoir photo shoot & printed up a book for him. He’s a firefighter & has his dress blues that I wore for a couple of pics. I was able to get an ax too! I had other outfits I used too. I had to be super sneaky about the whole thing! He works 48 on than off 96- I was antsy for him to leave @ 8 so I can get showered, ready & make it to my appointment by 1030!
I asked him if we could get a room the night of the rehearsal dinner since we wouldn’t be alone until our wedding night. I was able to give him my gift before we left to the rehearsal dinner. I was so nervous since I’ve never done anything like that before! He absolutely loved it!

Haven’t really thought about it. We discussed gifts briefly and I think we will be skipping them. I was thinking about getting him a nice whiskey he can enjoy with his best man.

I don't think any gift should be frowned upon no matter the occasion. Although I got him the norm for our wedding day, for our anniversary, I got a poster made of him with his favorite beer as a character from his favorite cartoon, Futurama. He absolutely loved it and couldn't stop staring at it for awhile lol. I'm excited for you to see his expression.

View Quoted Comment My FH was a firefighter too! That’s awesome! I’m shy so I did my own shoot at home for his poster! I hope he likes it!

View Quoted Comment That would be nice!!

View Quoted Comment I know but someone people aren’t okay with sexy posters. Like I’m sure I will get back lash for his poster from some but I’m sure he’s going to love it!!! I can’t wait to see his face!

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Yea but I still think a sexy poster is fine. People do boudoir shoots for gifts. All that matters is you know he's going to love it.

I got him a baseball with our wedding hashtag on it. Since I did not take his name, we portmanteaued our last names as our hashtag... and our friends often call us that as a couple.

So, now we've got a keepsake baseball with our smashed up names!

I'm planning on getting him engraved cufflinks with my handwriting, I found a custom label on Etsy for his favorite whiskey so I'm going to get that with our wedding date on it and put it on a bottle of whiskey. Then as just a funny gift (cause I wouldn't be me without a joke gift) I'm getting him a pair of boxer brief's for the wedding day with my face printed on it !

HI ! I like your idea ! I actually decided to order a book from lovebookonline, it's like a comic book about our couple... Not a traditional thing in France, so that's fine :-D

I can't imagine why anyone would frown on a personal gift between you and your future spouse. How would they even know about it to have an opinion? I guess I am curious how nosy all your friends and family are.

I don't actually know what a "traditional" gift would be in this context. My husband and I didn't exchange wedding gifts besides rings, but we aren't really into gifts that much, so clearly this whole trend has passed me by.

I think your poster idea is SUPER cute and personal! Don't let anyone tell you differently! I'm planning on getting my FH a set of custom cuff links for his suit, and then a custom made pin for the inside of his suit jacket, with his Father's picture in it. His Dad passed away when he was a teenager, and he's been really struggling with the fact that his Dad won't (physically) be there that day, so I thought it might be a nice gesture. When pinned into the inside of his suit jacket, it'll rest right over his heart.