Groom's gift

[shopaholic]

Hi everyone,

While browsing through wedding videos recently, I realized that everyone gets Brides / Grooms gifts nowadays. I initially wanted to give a Doberman puppy, since my fiancée's dobie died last year, and we're both dog lovers. But it doesn't look like the house we're having made will finish by the wedding date so now we'll have to stay in a condo for a few months after we get married, and a big puppy just won't be feasible.

So now I'm stuck. What did you get your husband / what are you getting your h2b's as a groom's gift? I think the traditional gift would be a watch?

TIA!

[MS_JanDel]

^Ako sis ang hinihingi ko kay h2b macbook. hahahaah. talagang humihingi ako..hahaha
Yung plan kong gift sa kanya is PS4 sis, or kung may lalabas na mas bago pa sa PS4 next year. Gusto ko sana magandang watch kaso parang di kaya ng budget ko.

[exquisitegem]

^haha plan ko din humingi na lang sis. Para yung gusto ko talaga yung marereceive ko na gift lol kaso wala pa ko maisip 😂

[lots-o]

ako din simpleng parinig ng ganito, ganyan. hehe. We actually had our wedding gift given nung napostponed yung wedding namin, when we went to maldives, he gave me a tiffany necklace nalungkot kasi ako nun nung di natuloy kasal namin when his mom died. But i also have him sa tropper helmet na ginamit nya nung photoshoot namin. He is into star wars kaya this time kelangan nanaman magisip ng bago pakulo. Gusto ko talaga siya masurprise pero wala pa ako maisip sa ngaun.

[Tincywincy]

Wishful thinking to, pero I plan to surprise him with our first ever car as married couple. Patay na patay sya sa Mazda 2 so yun ang plan ko. hopefully kaya ko parin yung down payment kahit kasabay to ng mga wedding expenses namin. Pero sa letter na ipapaabot ko sakanya, icclear out ko na hati kame sa amortization  YUN EH KUNG KAYANIN PA NG BUDGET KO. hahaha

otherwise mauuwi sya sa bracelet tee hee!

[maedonnas]

this is one of my problems too, hirap magisip ng ibibigay sa groom 

Nakikita ko sa mga video, common ang relo. Thought of giving him one, pero nung nagparinig ako, sabi niya kung di rin lang rolex wag na daw relo. hahahah Eh so iisip pa ulet ako. 

^ sis magandang idea yung car. 

[Tincywincy]

^ oo sis. nakita ko naman may mga low down payment yung ibang car dealers. sana lang by the time of our wedding meron ulet promo at sana afford ko.   

[simang]

When we were thinking about our gifts for each other, we both agreed na ayaw namin ng something na kelangan bilhin. Kelangan something na gagawin namin mismo. Kasi sobrang hirap talaga magisip ng gift. Kaso dahil sa sobrang busy sa preps nung few months before the wedding, napag usapan namin na wag na lang kami magbigay kasi wala talagang time gumawa, plus we live together already so wala ng element of surprise since malamang sa bahay lang namin gagawin yung gift. So ako hindi na talaga nagprepare ng anything for him. Pero come wedding day, biglang may gift sya saken. Wahahaha. He made a sketch of me. Sobrang hiya talaga ko sa kanya kasi gumawa pa din sya for me. So i promised myself to give him something na lang for our first anniv. I'm making a "How You Loved Me Today" scrap book. I learned the idea from Bro. Bo. Bale notebook lang sya, listing all the things you appreciate about your partner everyday, for 365 days. So in less than 2 months, ibibigay ko na sa kanya yung supposedly wedding gift ko. Hehe

[exquisitegem]

^nakakatuwa naman sis, may gift pa rin sya kahit usapan nyo na wag na? hahaha
nice naman yung scrapbook.

Wala ako maisip na gusto ko. Ayoko kasi ng surprise gift lalo pag jewelry dahil gusto ko ako pipili haha
Hmmm siguro travel ticket na lang ang hingin ko tas bahala na sya what country para may surprise pa rin lol

[maedonnas]

that's very thoughtful of you sis simang, nakakamelt ng heart ang ginawa mo your husband would definitely love it.

same here sis exquisitegem, what i did is nagtuturo ako ng mga gusto kong jewelry so I'd know na gusto ko yung ibibigay niya hahaha pero he keeps on saying na siyempre di yun ang ibibigay ko kasi wala ng surprise 

[BBB21]

Sobrang happy ko with this thread! Thanks sis shopaholic! Hehe. Keep the ideas coming! 😊 5 months to go before our wedding and gusto ko na to pag-isipan para mapag-ipunan ko na. Hehe.

[itsKat!]

Thinking of giving h2b a necklace. Pero naisip ko parang girly? I want something na maglalast. Ayoko ng watch since ang dami na nyang watch. Hope to see more ideas here too!

[Tincywincy]

^ hindi naman sis, madami naman magandang necklace for guys. si H2B love na love nya yung chain necklace nya and I must say, maganda sa guys yung may necklace na simple lang. explore mo lang girl 

[LilaFowler]

Di na kami siguro mag bibigayan ng gift. Kasi really andami na namin gastos.

For the previous poster that is planning to buy a car, I would think twice about it considering a car is a big financial investment and you are planning to take out a loan. I think taking out a loan is something that you need to discuss as a couple. I know my H2B will not be happy if I surprise him with a car that he has to pay half of.

How about a cheque na lang for the downpayment? Then he can decide if he wants to go ahead and buy a car or if he wants something else.

[barbillie]

How about club/gym/hotel/resort memberships? Magagamit nyo din after the wedding.

[princessshayera]

@Sis TincyWincy My best friend's then fiance gifted her a car on their wedding day. He left clues around the room with each clues leading to the car keys. 

[Tincywincy]

Di na kami siguro mag bibigayan ng gift. Kasi really andami na namin gastos.

For the previous poster that is planning to buy a car, I would think twice about it considering a car is a big financial investment and you are planning to take out a loan. I think taking out a loan is something that you need to discuss as a couple. I know my H2B will not be happy if I surprise him with a car that he has to pay half of.

How about a cheque na lang for the downpayment? Then he can decide if he wants to go ahead and buy a car or if he wants something else.

Hi Sis, actually we've been talking about it for quite some time na. but he wanted to get one pag kasal na kame so we won't have to pay for the car and the wedding expenses at the same time. The only difference from the original plan is that i'll be paying for the DP (which supposedly eh hati kame) and he wouldn't know that the car is already waiting for him outside the hotel 

[Tincywincy]

@Sis TincyWincy My best friend's then fiance gifted her a car on their wedding day. He left clues around the room w/c each clues leading to the car keys. 

Sis!!! magandang idea yan ah. thanks for the tip 

[LilaFowler]

I see. As long as it's in the original plan anyway.

[Tincywincy]

^ that's IF I still have extra budget to afford the DP. hahaha hindi ko din pa kasi sure if we'll go over the projected cost of our wedding since December next year pa. hopefully kaya pa ng savings ko