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Bridal Shower Gifts Help | Home | Contact Us Customer Comments | View Cart Enter Keywords Wedding Favors Gifts Attendants Gifts Engagement Anniversary Ideas Bridal Shower Favors Gifts Decorations & Supplies Games Baby Shower Favors Gifts Decorations & Supplies Games Parties Birthday Celebrations Retirement Celebrations Party Ideas, Favors & Gifts Holiday Favors All Occasion Gifts Memorial Products Related Links Ultimate Relaxation Package Everybody needs to be pampered now and then, and this bag of goodies is the ultimate indulgence. More Info "Love is in the Air" Frisbee Smooth sailing. Toss this royal blue flyer to the one you love, and remember why you fell in love in the first place. More Info Just Married Flag Flying proudly from your wedding getaway car, this colorful all weather flag lets everyone know the great news! More Info Just Married Car Decoration Kit There goes the bride, with her prince charming. Make sure their send off in the getaway car is as fanciful as a ride in a magical carriage with this lavish kit filled to the brim with all the essential adornments. More Info Mother/Father of Groom, Mother/Father of Bride Satin Buttons Button up, its a wedding out there! Parents should prepare to be congratulated when they pin on one of these charming satin buttons. Choose from Mother of the bride, Mother of the Groom, Father of the Bride, or Father of the Groom button designs. More Info Bridesmaid "Who's Who" Buttons Everyone should know the bride-to-be, still she deserves the largest button of all! This pretty pastel set includes pins for the mother-of-the-bride, maid of honor and up to 3 additional bridesmaids. More Info The Reflections Frame "Reflections" Jade Porcelain Wedding/Anniversary Photo Frame is the ideal gift from the engagement announcement right on through the golden anniversary. More Info Bride and Groom Ball Cap Set What a team! This beautiful bride and handsome groom ball cap set is a guaranteed home run when given as a gift or bought for you and your special someone. More Info "Happily Ever After" Curling Ribbon Tie the knot! Our curling ribbon will add just the right touch to a gift or favor for any celebration: an engagement, bridal shower, or wedding. More Info Bridal Shower Gifts These fun and unusual gift collections will be appreciated before, during, and after the wedding. "Your Hand in Mine" Keepsake Impression Kit Couples simply press or clasp their hands together and, in just a few easy steps, create this touching and meaningful wedding or anniversary keepsake hand sculpture. Everything needed to make a special, "lasting impression. More Info Honeymoon Passion Package Set the stage for a romantic getaway that will stimulate all of your senses... including your sense of humor. More Info Honeymoon "Do Not Disturb" Door Knob Pillow A wedding night necessity! This delightful white satin pillow, edged in black satin cord, hangs on the Honeymooners door knob with the warning, "Our Wedding Night, Do Not Disturb". More Info Bride and Groom Teddy Bear ScenterPiece All the beauty and scent of a candle, without the wick! If you haven't seen this new product, you'll be simply amazed. More Info Large Glass Plate Clearly necessary! Made of thick glass with a rolled lip and three small legs, this Plate will come in handy when you want to display an item, or keep an object off your furniture. More Info Small Glass Plate Hold it!! If you want to display an item or keep it off your furniture, this Small Glass Plate couldn't be handier. More Info Newlywed Kitchen Combo Bride and groom oven mitts really get things cooking in the kitchen! Stir up some smiles with this fun novelty item. More Info African-American Newlywed Kitchen Combo African-American bride and groom oven mitts really get things cooking in the kitchen! Stir up some smiles with this fun novelty item. More Info Cheers to a Great Combination Two hearts, one amazing future. This combination is as perfectly suited to each other as the bride and groom. Included is one chrome Heart Shaped Bottle Stopper and one chrome Tuxedo Heart Corkscrew in whimsical packaging. More Info "Key To My Heart" Victorian Style Bottle Opener Have a year-round romance with this distinct "Key to My Heart" Victorian Style Bottle Opener. An excellent choice for a unique, sophisticated, and yet practical favor. More Info Bridal Shower Keepsake Corsage Delicate, pin-on lace corsage is more than a one-time badge of honor for the bride-to-be to wear at her bridal shower. More Info "Love Beyond Measure" Scoop This cup overflows with love! What better way to express that loving feeling than by presenting guests with these stunning one-half cup, silver plated, heart-shaped measuring scoops? More Info "Love Beyond Measure" Spoon Set Boxed set of four heart-shaped measuring spoons, each engraved with a different "ingredient" to whip up a lifetime of bliss! More Info Pen and Ink Set Dress up your correspondence and revive the skill of the hand written word with this beautiful English writing set. More Info Wedding Countdown Clock The ideal gift for that bride-to-be who is counting down the hours. More Info LOVE Glass Coasters Gift Set Speaking of love.... These LOVE glass coasters will melt any heart, but keep the beverage glasses dry! They make elegant and useful guest favors or gifts. Each coaster favor set comes with 4 high quality glass coasters with the frosted L-O-V-E design. More Info The Newlywed Cookbook The Newlywed Cookbook is overflowing with more than 200 original recipes, easy-to-follow instructions and advice on navigating the kitchen. More Info Stationery Sealing Set Add a touch of elegance to those special wedding invitations and thank you notes with this exquisite Victorian sealing set from Great Britian. More Info Love Bites This dazzling board book is full of recipes for lingering lunches, sexy suppers and decadent deserts. More Info "A Batch of Romance" Gift Set Combine sizzling hot recipes and ingredients measured with love and you'll find things really heating up in the kitchen! More Info "Spread the Love" Pearl Rose Spreader Set Love abounds, spread it around! These elegantly packaged pearl rose design spreaders make a wonderful gift for friends and family, as everyone "Spreads the Love" at the celebration. More Info "Spread the Love" Pearl Calla Lily Spreader Set Two of a kind. Packaged in sets of 2, these elegantly packaged pearl calla lily design spreaders make a wonderful favor/gift for friends and family as everyone "Spreads the Love" during the celebration. More Info "Spread the Love" Sea Shell hors d'oeuvres Spreader Set Give your guests or the guest of honor a gift from the sea! Planning a sea-side celebration? These Sea Shell design spreaders make a wonderful gift for friends and family for any occasion. More Info "Wedding Vows" Karon Blackwell Music CD Twelve classic love songs, including "Wedding Vows," written and performed by renown music artist Karon Blackwell, wife of comedian Marty Allen. More Info Bride and Groom Satin Buttons Perfect for the rehearsal dinner, these buttons tell everyone who the stars are. Elegantly appointed with satin covers, and gold letters, they will look nice with any clothing choice. They make a fun touch for bachelorette and bachelor parties too. A unique idea to include as a shower gift. More Info Groom To Be Button It's about time the groom-to-be was recognized as an important part of the wedding! 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By MP Dunleavey It's relatively rare these days for people to get married right after graduating from college. The average age for first marriage among women has risen steadily to more than 25, from less than 21 in 1970; for men, the average is now more than 27. My fianc and I were about a decade or so past our mid-20s when we got married recently, and like a lot of people, we had accumulated a lot of stuff during our unmarried years. The last thing we wanted was more stuff. At least that's how we felt when we considered doing the standard newlywed thing: i.e. registering for china, linens, monogrammed silver, matching PDAs and a small, well-behaved child. Nah. What we wanted, more than anything, given the stress of modern wedding planning, was to go lie on a beach somewhere and pretend we were still happily dating. Don't let retirement sneak up on you. Create a perfect plan. But like most couples we found the cost of the wedding taxing enough -- even though our parents did pay for most of it. There was no way we could afford a honeymoon, too. So we got this crazy idea. If our loved ones would be willing to shell out for glassware and new pots, would it be terrible -- crass, rude, self-serving -- to ask for contributions toward what we really wanted? Financial wedding etiquette To be honest, I've never liked the idea of a traditional registry. No matter how fancy the store (or your china pattern), you're basically telling guests what to buy you. Miss Manners, aka Judith Martin, pointed out in a recent column that commercial gift registries used to be kept ONLY in the event that customers inquired about a bride's china or silver pattern. Now, she says, all sentiment is being stripped from the gift-giving tradition. People turn to registries, she says, "to put generosity under the control of its beneficiaries." And, she concludes sternly: "These practices are no less vulgar for having become commonplace." Her point is well-taken. Some couples seem to equate "getting married" with "shopping spree" and use the registry system to shamelessly upgrade every item in their home. On the other hand, there is a financial reality that cannot be avoided. Custom dictates that a gift must be bought, so for most people the financial sanity (and sheer convenience) of bridal registries outweighs the inherent crudeness of this system. Guests don't waste their money buying gifts couples don't want or can't use. Couples get what they need, so they don't have to buy it themselves. Stuff -- who needs it? Increasingly, says Peggy Post, author of "Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette by Peggy Post", many couples would rather skip the stuff anyway. "So many couples come to the marriage with so many things," she says, noting that 40% of marriages are "encore," i.e. repeat, unions, for one or both partners. "These days you see people registering for all kinds of non-traditional items." Among them: camping gear, a down payment for a house, stock certificates and, yes! . . . the honeymoon. According to the Association of Bridal Consultants (see link at left), a wedding guest will spend an average of $85 on a gift. The average cost of a honeymoon is about $4,000. If a couple has no need for flatware and linens, why not encourage guests to contribute to a honeymoon registry like thehoneymoon.com, casadeorotravel.com, honeymoonforyou.com or honeyluna.com? Guests can contribute to airfare, romantic dinners, massages, picnics, guided tours, etc. To drool over a sample registry for a honeymoon in Hawaii, click on the link at left under Honeymoonforyou.com. For one in Greece, click at left under HoneyLuna.com. And to send in contributions for my honeymoon, click . . . oh, never mind. The etiquette of alternative registries Peggy Post, the great-granddaughter-in-law of Emily Post, thinks using these offbeat registries can be fine "with a big IF attached." Here's some guidance: 1) Wait until you're asked. It's impolite (and annoying) to include a card announcing where you're registered. Wait for guests to inquire, and let the word spread discreetly through friends and family. "Let your parents, siblings, wedding party and close friends know -- IF they've asked," suggests Bobbie Izeman, a bridal consultant and advice columnist for blushing-brides.com. "But don't announce it in a formal way." 2) Do not dictate. As Miss Manners points out, a gift, above all, is a gift. It is not up to you to decide what your guests should give, no matter how badly you want contributions to your down payment, help with your airfare or even traditional items like cookware. "You should leave your guests the option to give you what they want," agrees Post. 3) Say thank you. It may seem obvious, but sending a prompt, enthusiastic thank you note -- for every gift, no matter what the gift -- is essential. "The key thing is to remember to be appreciative," says Post. The honeymoon fund Since we didn't know about these honeymoon registries a few months ago, my fianc and I set up our own impromptu "honeymoon fund." We made a small gaffe by alluding to it in the instruction sheet for our weekend wedding (oops!), but it was in the context of asking guests please not to give presents. Apparently, that is also a faux pas (eek!), but we hadn't consulted all these etiquette experts then. To our surprise, a small number of friends (and a couple of relatives) protested. They wanted to get us A Real Gift. I can say with some relief that at least we handled that properly -- encouraging people to give whatever sort of gift they wanted. And they did. We got a lovely mix of gifts and honeymoon fund contributions. 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