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One of my coworkers is getting married. She's in her 30's and it'll be her fiance's 2nd marriage. They both have tons of stuff for the house. I'm thinking of doing a scrapbook for them as a gift. I do them frequently for baby gifts but am not sure if it's an appropriate wedding gift. I'd love to hear others' opinions. Thanks!
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I think it would be a great gift! I'm assuming you mean that they would only have to add pictures and journaling to an otherwise complete book. I bet they would love it!
I think that it is a great idea to do a scrapbook for them. It shows that you put a lot of time effort and love into their gift. I'm sure they will treasure it.
I always think these are fun gifts. One thing I've had good success with though is offering to help them assemble the pictures/journaling. Unless they are paper crafters they don't have adhesives, cutters and appropriate pens for doing that stuff or a clue how to do it so in the interest of them not having a beautiful, empty album, I offer to help. Alternatively, if you are going to the wedding, you could take pics and assemble the whole shebang and just give her a pen to do some journaling. No one says you have to have the gift at the wedding. I think technically you get a year! LOL
PS) Another favorite wedding gift I give is Christmas items. I usually look for something for tabletop serving. It can be a nice little traditional item and they'll remember who gave it to them for years to come. I really lucked out one time and looked at the everyday dishes my cousin had registered for and found coordinating holiday dessert plates!
If she doesn't already scrapbook, it would be a great gift. If she does, she probably already has something in mind. I've given them before and, for good friends, included a "universal gift certificate" (aka cash) to help with printing pictures.
Also, for those that don't scrap, I always include several rolls of acid free dry adhesive (I never do the refill type as that might cause confusion), and an acid free pen for journaling (such as a gel pen).
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I did a "ready to fill" for my BF's wedding. I even punched the photo mat corners with corner punches so all she had to do was slip the pictures in. I included journaling spots also. She really liked it.
One thing I do (I make afghans for wedding gifts) is ask them if they want one and make it very clear that I will not be offended if they don't. I have had at least 1 couple turn me down, which is fine. No one says it has to be a surprise I'd hate to see all your effort (or mine!) be for nothing if they are not into that kind of thing. (And most all of us are on SCS or we wouldn't be on SCS!) To those that say they would like one, I even let them pick the color of the yarn so that it goes with their decor. No use putting in all that effort for something they don't want/like. Just my $0.02
i think it's a great idea!! i like the idea of including quality & appropriate adhesive & journaling pens. do you know their wedding colors & general style? it would be neat to incorporate those into the scrapbook pages.
oh! it also occurred to me that quite a few people these days (at least in my little world) get albums that their photographers print for them. kind of like snapfish, etc. so the bride & groom might already be getting a professionally printed album/book of photos. but even if that's the case, the scrapbook could be fun to capture more of the snapshots that friends & family will inevitably take on the big day that won't make the official photo book.
One of my coworkers is getting married. She's in her 30's and it'll be her fiance's 2nd marriage. They both have tons of stuff for the house. I'm thinking of doing a scrapbook for them as a gift. I do them frequently for baby gifts but am not sure if it's an appropriate wedding gift. I'd love to hear others' opinions. Thanks!
I think that's a great gift. I got married at 35- my husband's second marriage, and my sister bought me a blank scrapbook. That is how it all began for me. Now I am addicted. (No- the album is still not finished and married 4 years now
I made a wedding album for one of my co-workers a couple of years ago, and used my Bind it All to hold it together. I chose a basic colour for the cardstock and got sheets of designer paper that matched, in colours related to the wedding. I stamped in the design paper colour onto the cardstock. I used a second colour for the photo matts.
When my co-worker saw it, she was so really happy. She showed it to absolutely everyone where we worked, and then took it to her husband's employment place and showed them. I had been really nervous about it, so it was a huge confidence booster.
My cousin's daughter got married earlier this year and I have photos from my cousin, so it will be a real surprise when I finally finish it and send it off. People really appreciate it because it is so very personal and filled with love and happy thoughts.
Nice gift and not at all tacky! My mom often gives "First Year" scrapbooks as a wedding gift. A couple pages at the beginning for wedding photos, then one page for each month for the first year of their married life. She puts in the photo mats etc. so that all they have to do is stick in the pictures and add the journaling.
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Nice gift and not at all tacky! My mom often gives "First Year" scrapbooks as a wedding gift. A couple pages at the beginning for wedding photos, then one page for each month for the first year of their married life. She puts in the photo mats etc. so that all they have to do is stick in the pictures and add the journaling.
i LOVE that idea!! the first year holds so many special memories and not as many people, i don't think, make the time to capture that first christmas, etc. in a scrapbook.
plus, as i mentioned a bit ago, a number of my friends these days seem to be getting the printed album books as part of their wedding photography package. ... not that a custom handmade wedding scrapbook wouldn't absolutely blow those away, don't get me wrong!
if a person knew where the honeymoon was, it would be cute to give a scrapbook that matched that theme, too.
NOT TACKY at all! I make one to give for either a shower gift or wedding - if they don't need other stuff why waste the money on it - when a scrapbook is a great gift to remember their special day!
Along the same lines as a previous post to this thread. If possible make sure that a family member of the bride and groom to be is not making a scrapbook. I don't know that any couple would need two of them. Also if the couple receiving it are crafty it would be welcome gift, if they are not, you may want to offer to complete it with their pictures once they have them.
Putting together a scrapbook is a lot of work and you want to see your work put to use and not just put away and forgotten.
I keep meaning to post on this. I don't think it could ever be tacky, but I do think some people would appreciate it more than others. As you know your co-worker, you'd probably have a fair idea which camp she falls into. Some people would just love it, others wouldn't know what to do with it.
Thanks so much for all of the comments. I've thought about this and pretty much decided to hold off. I usually make baby scrapbooks for coworkers and I'm confident there will be a baby in their future so I'll do one then.
And Vee, thanks for clarifying. I wasn't planning on doing a scrapbook for their wedding pictures. It would have been more general.
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I love making scrapbooks for others. I usually make my own books with my BIA. I love the freedom you have using it to make books. I made a brag book (grandchildren) for a friend at work and she loved it. I only make them for people I know will like it.
Nice gift or tacky?
