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ST knows best: what is an appropriate gift for a)parents who are footing the bill for your wedding; and b)an uncle who is doing photos for free (my

Posted by kelly (aka kelly) Jul 29 '10, 17:52

parents are paying for his plane ticket from CA but I don't feel like that is enough)?

Thanks. We both have no idea.

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I've done free photos at a couple weddings, and generally been paid with a nice bottle of whisky. -- nm - mafic Jul 29, 18:59
I got my parents a small engraved frame with a picture of me as a little girl. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 29, 18:30 3
- this is wonderful. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 18:39
- Yeah, I hung out at Things Remembered a lot before my wedding. - David Jul 29, 18:32 1
  - You'd think she'd have any number of verifiably considerate people to choose from. -- nm - Reagen Jul 29, 18:40
i don't think you would need to do much more than a sincere token of your appreciation. i got our moms a custom-made bracelet off of etsy - kare Jul 29, 18:03 8
- These are all good ideas. And in the case of family members, when in doubt, you can't go wrong with sentimental gifts (like old photos). -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 18:41 5
  - I've been making all of my wedding VIPs ceramic painted stuff (jewelry boxes, Xmas tree ornaments, etc.) - kelly Jul 29, 18:48 4
    - in the case of his services (which are pretty pricey) I would go the extra mile and give him a gift certificate for something he would enjoy a lot. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 18:50 3
      - what kind of gift certificate? - kelly Jul 29, 18:51 2
        
        depends on the person, right? I like Andie's suggestion. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 18:57
        
        Best Buy. -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 18:53
- These are pretty solid....figured there's enough recent hitched people here to get a solid idea. - Will Hunting Jul 29, 18:08 1
  - I say for my folks, nothing says 'thank you' like some Red Sox seats. :) - kelly Jul 29, 18:36
A) a quality time event that you and Will do with your parents. - Andie Jul 29, 18:01 2
- re: b). I...have no idea. - kelly Jul 29, 18:53 1
  - well, either a big store (i said Best Buy above), or a high end photography supply chain (is there such a thing?) -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 18:58
a) grandchildren....b) bake him a pie? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 17:56

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