vow renewal gift?

[karebear219]

So one of my good friends is having a vow renewal for their 10th wedding anniversary this Friday. Do I get them a gift? What's appropriate?

[jennlin]

i think i would get them a small something. how nice is the venue? i would say spend maybe 50% of what you would for a wedding gift. and focus on something for the couple...like a night out, or a massage.... i think. i'm not sure. i've never been to a vow renewal.

[Deleted]

They invited people to their vow renewal? I thought that you just did it between you and your SO.

I'd go to the total wine and more place in Bellevue and pick up a bottle of champagne from 2002. Or if you can find out what wine they served at their wedding, I'd get a bottle of that.

[amandasw]

Aug 14, 2012 20:40:44 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

They invited people to their vow renewal? I thought that you just did it between you and your SO.

I'd go to the total wine and more place in Bellevue and pick up a bottle of champagne from 2002. Or if you can find out what wine they served at their wedding, I'd get a bottle of that.

pretty much ditto all of this. do people expect gifts? If anything, I would go the sentimental route.

[jennlin]

husky has better ideas.

and i do agree that 10 years is really early to renew and/or invite people. i understand 40/50 year renewals, though.

[Deleted]

I could even see inviting people to 25 years, but 10 seems early to be inviting people, IMO.

[karebear219]

yeah they got married really young and wanted to throw a real wedding, so the renewal is at the Everett yacht club. It isn't super fancy. They invited 150 people.

She was talking about registering. I think I talked her out of it. She got the idea from one of her other friends. Needless to say some of their friends are a little trashy.

[karebear219]

Oh and they didn't have wine at their wedding. They were both under 21 at the time.

[Deleted]

Aug 14, 2012 22:12:36 GMT -5 karebear219 said:

Oh and they didn't have wine at their wedding. They were both under 21 at the time.

In that case I would get a bottle of something from 2002.

[sarack]

Aug 14, 2012 20:56:08 GMT -5 jennlin said:

husky has better ideas.

and i do agree that 10 years is really early to renew and/or invite people. i understand 40/50 year renewals, though.

i totally wanna do a renewal at 10yrs. no with people.. but def get a white summery dress and renew on a beach.. or wear a white bikini. depends on how skinny i am.