I am looking for something other than a watch or cufflinks. I would like to buy him something unique, but no too expensive.

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My fiance and I are going to be celebrating our first anniversary this month (yes I know, I waited until the last minute:) ) and I was hoping that someone could offer me some great gift ideas. I was thinking of getting him a really beautiful set of cufflinks to wear at our wedding. He is a very sentimental/emotional guy, not big into sports (scrapbooks are out, he already made one for me). Thank you!!
Luv2Answer–Despite the fact that I should in no way be defending my relationship to you, who obviously has some sort of bitterness/bad history, I feel that I should clarify that we have known each other for many years -this is our the anniversary of officially declaring our relationship to be a romantic one. We will be married in June of 2009. Please, answerers stick to the question and refrain from condemning my relationship. Thanks : )

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I want to get them something they will actually like and not just pretend to like and never use. Last year i got them a set of modern crystal glasses, which they loved. My parents are in their late forties and aren’t really interested in soppy things with poems written on they prefer more thoughtful useful thing with some sentimental value (so engraved jewellery/cufflinks/etc out the question). They also love a drink so i was thinking some expensive wine or something. Any suggestions? Was thinking of spending up to £40

A friend of mine is getting married this Saturday, and I’m unsure of what to wear to the wedding. Being Scottish, this would usually not be an issue for me, as I would simply go and hire a kilt outfit. Money is tight at the moment though, so that’s not really an option this time.

Necessity dictates that I’ll have to wear my one and only suit (which is black), however my dilemma is over what shirt to wear with it. I have two double-cuff shirts - one white, one black. I know it’s probably more appropriate to wear the white one to a wedding, but the thing is it simply doesn’t look good on me. I’m a bit overweight, and therefore the black is more slimming and suits me better overall.

If I go with the black I was planning to brighten things up with a purple silk tie, some silver cufflinks and a buttonhole flower. My experience of these things is limited though, so I’m really not sure if this would be appropriate for a wedding.

Any advice?
Thanks to all who have replied so far. I would wear a dark blue shirt, however the one I have is a single-cuff and is something I wear to work on a regular basis (and my friend who’s getting married knows this). For that reason, I wouldn’t wear it to a formal occasion.

If push comes to shove I can wear the white shirt, but it does draw attention to my size and makes me feel very self-conscious.

My friend and his fiance are fairly easy-going so I don’t think they would be offended by me wearing black - what I’m more concerned about is raising eyebrows among the older guests.

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We’re hiring suits from Debenham’s for our wedding but forgot to ask whether the shirts require cufflinks. We’re hiring Victorian winged-collar shirts. If you’ve hired these, can you remember?
I know I can always call Debs tomorrow but it would be handy to know tonight.

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