Best wedding gift you received?
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Anonymous
| Sterling Silver napkin holders from the County my DH's Irish ancestors came from. He was first generation and his uncle wanted him to have a link to the past at every holiday meal. |
Anonymous
| Crate and Barrel dinnerware. Used it tonight! |
Anonymous
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Asking for money towards a honeymoon is trashy, imo.
You don't remember your cousin's $35 contrbution every time you remember the trip. "Oh, Candice, I was just thinking about you! You paid for half the salad on the third day of our trip! Thank you for the tomatos- they were great!" |
Anonymous
Because we never use it. |
Anonymous
| A picnic blanket that folds up with a strap. IT’s water resistant on the underside too. Used it so much and would never have thought to buy one myself. |
Anonymous
Why? What pattern do you have? Do you no longer like it? Or do you think it’s too fancy for everyday use? What about when you entertain? |
Anonymous
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Vitamix - I use it at least 3x a week!
The Chiba gets used once a year…. |
Anonymous
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We got married in our late 20s and both were still using hand me down and IKEA everything, so we used our registry to get nice things that we knew would last a long time
Cash (always, also I am from a culture that gives cash gifts) Everyday dishes (it's been 12 years and they are still going strong, I just wish we'd gone with plain white because Crate and Barrel discontinued our pattern) Silverware Nice wine and old fashioned glasses (I wish we'd thought ahead and asked for nice coupes but they weren't in fashion at the time) Bar cabinet (we only put it on the registry so we could get the discount, but a group of my grad school friends went in on it together, it was a great gift) Pots and pans Vacuum cleaner (we got a really nice Miele from family members) |
Anonymous
| PP here, I forgot our knives. |
Anonymous
that's lovely! |
Anonymous
Really? Because I really value the items I use every single day and am so thankful to my friends and family for giving us those. A vacation is just a vacation to me, but the other things are workhorses and contribute to our and our children's daily life. Such thoughtful and kind gifts! |
Anonymous
Our values are very different. |
Anonymous
I still use my steak knives too! |
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We're 45. We use our china for holidays and certainly never would have bought it otherwise. It's a luxury, but it's nice to have.
The honeymoon registries didn't exist when we got married and that would have been nice, but we scraped together enough for a good time on our own. I never thought I'd say the china, but that and a couple decorative pieces are things we'd never buy for ourselves even now that we can afford whatever we want. That probably makes it special. |
Anonymous
We aren’t Asian but use ours all the time, too |