The Gift Exchange

Question: Carol Drury Says: July 20th, 2008 at 8:00 pm Do you have to buy a gift off the gift registry, or can you get something unique and special, and one of a kind. Sandy – Customer Service Representative Answer: Though I loved all of my gifts, I would have to say that my favorite ones are actually ones that reminded [...]

So now that my daughter is finally sleeping through the night, (thanks in part to some of the suggestions I received from my “Help for a Tired Mom” blog) enough thanks to you could never be given. And, as I’ve become a little more settled in here at GiftTree, I’ve been thinking that maybe I [...]

Several months ago my granddaughter was asked to be a petal girl in a wedding for a friend of mine. She was very excited! The invitations arrived and they were beautiful. A special little pouch contained an RSVP form with a stamped return envelope, a map, a list of accommodations for overnight travelers and a [...]

I guess I am just at that age and place in my life where everyone that is in my circle of friends and even my self are getting married. I am of course starting to think about my wedding, I have four friends planning their weddings, and my sister is getting married this September. WOW! [...]

If bride’s maids and best men of today think they have it tough, they have no clue. Back in the day, the responsibilities of these two now very traditional positions was vastly greater then planning perverse bridal shower entertainment, or bachelor party debauchery. These positions actually consisted of dangerous undertakings, and scary propositions. The best man [...]

The Anniversary…everyone loves to be remembered…Anniversary literally means to return yearly. The Wedding Anniversary originated in Central Europe in the Middle Ages. Medieval Germans presented their wives with a wreath of silver for 25 years and a wreath of gold for 50 years. We now call them Silver and Golden Wedding Anniversaries. In the United [...]

Music is such a huge part of my life. I always seem to have music around me whether it be coming from a radio or jamming in my head. I am honestly one of those people who feel that some people and most animals seem to have their own theme music, and whenever I see [...]

What an elegant wine decanter this is! The Peugeot Contemporary Wine Decanter is going to become my favorite wedding gift. This is such a unique design, I am sure to be giving the only one they receive. It is so tiresome to give the standard towel set or the appliances that end up in next [...]

So the wedding is over and you’ve returned from your Honeymoon excited to begin a new life together. Do yourselves a favor and let the honeymoon linger by purchasing the Honey Spa Treatment. Filled with French-milled soap, bath beads, pumice stone, massage brush, bath sponge, beeswax candle and an aromatic satin eye pillow this [...]

Have you ever wondered what a wedding would be like with out the flowers and/or other decorations? Will it feel like a wedding? This Saturday I went to a friends wedding, and couldn’t help but think how special the flowers made the entire day more pleasant. Flowers make the photographs more romantic. They make the [...]