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  • 26-08-2014 11:37pm
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    DeeDeeC
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭


    Hi,

    I need ideas on engagement gifts??what do people want?i wanted to get a canvas type sign done with specific dates on it but no one in ireland seems to do them.i saw them on etsy but they only seem to be in the us.

    Thanks


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    Gatica
    Registered Users Posts: 3,300 ✭✭✭Gatica


    Kitchen wares and good wines seem to be popular. I wouldn't give a very expensive engagement gift, unless you can afford it as you'll probably be spending enough on a wedding gift thereafter.
    If you want a canvas sign, you can always design it yourself in gimp or something like that and get it printed on a canvas at any of the many shops or online stores that do photo canvas prints.


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    pwurple
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    I usually give wine, or a basket of beer if they prefer beer.


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    Liam McPoyle
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    Most common things we got were either bottles of champagne or proseco and picture frames.


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    Milly33
    Registered Users Posts: 8,642 ✭✭✭Milly33


    Do you have a pic of the sign you wanted if you could show it maybe we could help see if there is somewhere in Ireland..

    I never though of engagement pressies but when we got them I must say the top ones were a loverly set of Nicholas Mosse bowls, love them didn't even know who he was.. And we got two loverly candle stick holders that im planning to use in the ceremony..

    That and a gift card for a restaurant so we could go out and enjoy ourselves


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    Arbiter of Good Taste
    Registered Users Posts: 2,200 ✭✭✭Arbiter of Good Taste


    We got so many candle sticks/holders, that I could start a church from my house.

    We also got a lovely Vera Wang cake cutter set. We rarely have nice cakes in our house (waistline issues....) but when we do, it's lovely to use the set.

    A voucher for a nice restaurant would be lovely. The couple will probably be saving for the next year or so, so being able to go out for a nice meal would be much appreciated.


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    michellie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,691 ✭✭✭michellie


    We got meal vouchers for our favourite restaurant, a lovely jewellery box, Yankee candles, a wedding planner, some cards with money. People were so generous, we didn't expect anything at all!


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    Milly33
    Registered Users Posts: 8,642 ✭✭✭Milly33


    was surprised too by all the gifts very sweet and nice to get them..


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    Gatica
    Registered Users Posts: 3,300 ✭✭✭Gatica


    Did you have an engagement party?


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    Milly33
    Registered Users Posts: 8,642 ✭✭✭Milly33


    mmm if that was for me which haha of course it must have been. Only messing sorry band on the wedding planning lately so im full of a lot of waffle :) ... Us we didn't have a party just a few of my mums friends and then neighbours and our own close friends gave us gifts.


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    Ladybird37
    Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭Ladybird37


    Hi OP,
    Check out the site prints 4 gifts.com. I recently got a present for my friends christening and they have some lovely prints that can be customized with dates and peoples names. Might be what you're looking for.


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    Gatica
    Registered Users Posts: 3,300 ✭✭✭Gatica


    Hi Milly, yes, was just wondering because we found among our friends the people who generally get a lot of engagement presents are ones that had an engagement party. Otherwise, it's less likely people feel compelled to get you something.
    We didn't have a party and got a couple of gifts, but nowhere near what other people seem to have mentioned. We were very much surprised as we wouldn't have given engagement gifts ourselves, but everything we got was from older family members. We feel the wedding is the important event and is when we give something to the couples. We've gone to engagement parties and given wine.


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    Princess Peach
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    We didn't have a party, got a small amount of gifts though, mostly from older family members of family friends. I also didn't expect anything, but my Mam said it was a bigger deal years ago. For engagement you'd get "bottom drawer" gifts, small things for the house you're going to move into when you are married.

    We had just moved into a new house when we got engaged so these kind of things were perfect for us, cutlery, wine glasses, towels, candles, garden furniture and such! Great for us!

    If the couple are set up in the house for years, I think a meal voucher would be great, if you can't think of anything they might need.


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    triple nipple
    Registered Users Posts: 334 ✭✭triple nipple


    sooooo many picture frames


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    Sligo1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,948 ✭✭✭Sligo1


    We had an engagement party. And I was genuinely surprised by how many presents we got! I honest to god didnt think people would get us gifts! I really thought that was more for he wedding. But anyways, we got sooo many picture frames and sets of wine glasses and candle sticks. I mean, we were delighted as I said we didn't expect anything!


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