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Most of you know my youngest daughter is getting married in November,, She only wants practical gifts,, something both her and husband can use or the entire family .
Because she is already established in all household needs it leaves little to imagine what she could use??
Here is some of their interests,,
Church
Cooking ( they both cook organically)
Sports
fashion
home deco
although it's months ahead and I have plenty of time I want to get something that noone else would think of, :wink: it has to be uniquely useful.
so in the next few months as you see something unique please please post it here,,
Right now there are only a few things I can think of is,,,
an Electric pressure pot,, she and Tim are very busy people and they occasionally cater foods,, so I'm thinking to cut her cooking time in half with meats the electric pressure pot would help a lot,, even with those evening they have to make a quick meal and take the kids to their sports and /or go to church.

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a Aero garden to grow their own herbs in the kitchen for cooking.. ?
and maybe some cool shaped catering serving platters ( she uses her own personal home platters) .
I have no idea what to get her,,, besides having paid for 1/2 her wedding lol
any ideas???






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I loved all my gifts but the personal ones were the nicest. kissie again.

I also loved the small curio cabinet I received to hold all my wedding gifts and memories in thumbup


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I already got them the marriage cert holder like you have,, LOL,,, I just hope no one else does it LOL


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Oh Shoot I just thought of something else,, A Meat smoker, Tim loves to smoke meat and they have an old beat up smoker,, Okay going to look on line for a smoker now lol


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those are good ideas---but here is one---I saw yesterday in a Ross store---it was a base that held 2 about 2 qt crock pots--it would be real handy for gatherings IF one has a place to keep it in between times.


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I've seen one of those _ you are talking about the double crock pots right Carol??

BTW here is my Dress Ambroja decided I will wear at her wedding,, she has not decided whether it will be gold or red yet I can get it in either color,
Mother of the Bride dress,,

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I can do without the flower on the jacket tho,, I wonder if I can talk Ambroja out of the bow/flower I already have enough Bulk in that area,, haha


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Those are all good ideas... and I love the dress... i would forgo the flower too though LOL!
I like the platter idea .. especially if you could personalize them somehow with the initial or name... do they have the paint your own ceramic places there... you could do one or two or more like that maybe?
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Hey we do have a paint your own store here,, Good Idea Nana! thumbup


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Yes, I do mean that Diane--(about the 2 crock pot dish thing)---and yes a paint your own ceramics shope would be great !! you could personalize any sort of piece you would think could fit in to their lifestyle


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That is a beautiful dress, Diane! Ambrosia has great taste!


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Love that dress and can't wait to see you in it! As far as gifts go, I'm completely lost. The only things I can think of are sort of cheap things that I just don't know if she already has. I do like the smoker option. How about their grill, do they already have a nice one? Maybe some fancy cooking classes? I'm no good at gifts, lol.


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yep they have a Grill,, I called my cousin in Topeka last night she said If I order it from a place in Topeka, her husband and her will go get it put a huge ribbon on it and deliver it for me,, ( the Smoker), Still pricing those and am really leaning that way,,


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That dress is beautiful.....and a smoker is a great gift.


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Here is Ambroja and Tim's Save the date Photo this photo will be placed on a larger than post card sized card with wedding date I couldn't get a good clear picture of the card it's self it's a pretty card tho,, grin


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That is a really nice picture! They look so comfortable together - wonderful!


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That is a nice photo. I wish them many happy years together! ~Beth~

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Such a great idea..


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Look so lucky in love.. Congrats to the 2 of them.
really cute couple


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I forgot to mention the card will be sent by next weekend,, the formal wedding invitations will be sent out at a later date,,, thumbup
She said the wedding is at 4 followed by a cake reception immediately after,, then a Private Dinner for family and honored friends only at 7 and @ 9 a dance/party for anyone that wants to come,, it's gonna be a lonnnnnnnnng day zoink lol


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well Like a typical woman I have changed my mind about the first dress for the wedding,, I have NOW ordered and paid for this new dress in a ruby red with a wrap around Shawl the same material and color of the dress,, I'm excited about this one grin I choice this one because it will allow more room to dance at the after party,,
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Now I just have to decide on a final elegant pant suit for the Rehearsal dinner.This is the one I'd like to have Looks very comfortable,[Linked Image] I have a choice of colors so that is good,,Ambroja want everything formal including the rehersal dinner rolz Tim's mother is wearing a Pant suit for the rehersal dinner too so I won't be alone with that. Wheeew I'll be glad when it's all over,, Dressing up is sooooooo not me egad .


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I love that dress!!!

Good grief, I can't imagine a wedding like that.

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I wore pants to Rachel's wedding....I don't even have a dress that's not packed up somewhere in storage. Rachel and Jeremy were dressed formal...I bought her wedding dress. There were only 7 people at her wedding...that's the way she wanted it....very private. Me, Brennan, Christopher an his fiance, my mom and dad and Jeremy's dad.

Are you going to cry like a big baby like I did? I bawled the entire wedding...even before it started. blush


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I probably will cry,, lol Ambroja and Tim have 9 bridemaids,and groomsmen,, Julian and 3 other nephews will be presenting the ring, she has tried to keep the guest list under 500,, She is hoping the 100 people from out of state other than relatives won't show,, notme But has room for over 500 guests, This will be the biggest wedding I've ever attended and the most formal wedding I've ever attended. But Ambroja is a determined young woman that has a lot of drive and ambition so I have no doubt she will pull it off successfully.


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Beautiful choice of outfits...


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I really like teh dress, & I think in red it will be a knock-out type of dress.. BUT I simply LOVE the pants suit---looks very elegant to me...


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Guess I am different.. I love the green dress....

In our neck of the woods the mom of the bride wears Blue>?? Guess a tridition.

Good luck an hope it is a wonderful day.. 500 guests is a bunch.

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Originally Posted by dodge


In our neck of the woods the mom of the bride wears Blue>?? Guess a tradition.dodge


Whne my sister got married, in 1974, The groom's mother wore blue and the, brides mother wore pink. When I got married, in 1979, the same held true but my DH's Mom wore purple.

When both of my girls got married it was: "wear what you like", but I wore a color from the same color as the bridesmaids in Valarie's wedding but in Emily's I wore the color of the dress that fit me... notme

I know if I had it to do over again, I would stay out of the bridal shops...


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well I got the pantsuit in the mail the other day,, the jacket shoulders are too big and the sleeves are too long, the blouse fits perfect, but the pants are way too long,But the Color is perfect Now to do a search for alterations in my area. I first have to get the shoes I'm going to wear so the exact measurement of length will be cut off and hemmed. I got an email that my dress is Now on it's way I should receive it this coming week as well as the jewelry I'm going to wear. NOW I'm getting excited grin


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I finally found the shoes I'm wearing to the wedding, I got these in a muted gold,, they are perfect in fit and color,,
the heel isn't too high so I can possibly be in them for 8 hours.I think the picture showing is in taupe color,, I took a chance ordering on line the gold, I'm very happy it wasn't a bright gold, the color gold I got is perfect!
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The wedding is at 4 pm and party isn't over til midnight,, I will also take a pair of fold-able muted gold Ballet slippers in my clutch purse to slip on later in the evening just in case these shoes can't handle me for 8 hours notme

and Guess WHAT?? I changed My mind Once again on the Dress, I got the second dress and liked it and it fit okay But saw this one and thought it would flow better and give me better movement ,, I sent the other one back already and have received this one,,

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I LOVE IT,, it's very comfortable and soft( Chiffon), the color I got is Harvest Gold, and it's beautiful! The length is perfect I requested it be made with a higher mesh insert in the front and they made it perfectly at the right height and custom made the shoulder to cover more of my shoulders,, these people are great with custom instructions and it only cost me an extra 10$ to have them to that!,, I'm still wearing the red pant suit to the after party and it has already been altered,, so I'm ready to go, except my hair, I'm cutting it. It's in the middle of my back right now, so I will probably get long layers cut to right below the shoulders so I can add volume and the curls will stay in longer,,( I have Flat Long Fine hair) so I for sure have to do something with my hair, zoink


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I like the last 2 dresses you posted. I can't wait to see which one you decide to wear cuz you may change your mind again. Moms dress is more difficult to decide than the brides I think.

As far as gifts go we gave our children money. So much easier and they like it.



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Bet you look great in the gold dress an hills an new do

Hope we see a photo of you in the dress an the bride an groom.
Good luck an god bless you girlie


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Originally Posted by Bestofour
I like the last 2 dresses you posted. I can't wait to see which one you decide to wear cuz you may change your mind again. Moms dress is more difficult to decide than the brides I think.

As far as gifts go we gave our children money. So much easier and they like it.

I'm not changing my mind again, the Gold dress is the one lol thumbup
I have to start consentrating on the boys suits now, Tre and Breyton will be ushers, and Julian and his little cousins are the ring bearers.
Julian will be pulling a decorated wagon with 2 little cousins in it and another 5 yr old cousin following the wagon down the aisle. The reason of 4 of them is,,
one for the Bride and groom for the rings,, the other three have three necklace madallions for the children From Tim to commit to being a good father for/to Ambroja's Children.\
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Last edited by angelblossom; Sep 23rd, 2012 at 12:44 AM. Reason: Forgot to say Thanks Dodge

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So interesting about the medallion for the kids - what a great idea!

I love the new dress, and am very happy they were so accomodating for you - I know you are going to have a fantastic time!


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Fantastic shoes AND dress Diane--sounds absolutely dreamy !!!

There WILL be photos, right ???

(I sure hope so)


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Beautiful...and we want to see pics of it all grin


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OMG I was just told I have to give a MOB toast zoink I would think after 32 years this daughter of mine would know I'm too emotional for things like that,, I will choke/cry thru every word of it! I'm thinking I should go "funny" so my tears wont get in the way of talking, lol I know I'm still gonna cry tho,, just writing things down to make a rough draft has me in tears, Danggggggggg, I don't want to do this, rspb especially infront of about 500 people yikes when i get it written I will probably post it in the "HLog" to get some feed back, I'm more nervous about this than anything else about this wedding, nervous


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Calm down girlie .. Just look directly at your daughter an forget the other 499.....
You can do it ......Your a patient persin.
Good luck

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I agree with Dodge... speak directly to your daughter and it will be fine.... love the dress and shoes and the medalion idea is wonderful, Jon gave Joseph a ring to match theirs when he and Carrie got married- priest made it part of the ceremony ... was very moving... that was after Joseph dropped rings 3 times... LOL!
Please have pics for us too... can't wait!
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boohoolooking for another dress now boohoo But the good new is ,,, I have speech(toast) almost done lol


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Good news is always good news! Hang on to that, Diane!


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