I need your help guys…
Need ideas for a bridal shower gift for my friend. The bridal shower gift is supposed to be something for her only right? No gag gifts please..haha..
Don’t want to give VS or Bath and Body works, I think a lot of ppl do that. Its my first bridal shower I’m attending. Thanks!
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ok guys help the poor girl out.
you can get anything. you can make a pretty scrap book/album of all the fun pics and stuff. or you could you know, get her some lingerie. the secsy stuff. i know what i would want…my very own deluxe super duper awesome coffee mug. the one where you keep stuff hot 
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You can see some beautiful examples on the Tiffany and co website. A crystal vase, cake serving set are a couple of ideas. I believe in giving things that are both beautiful and practical, not the silly gag items people may sometimes give.
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To play it safe you can get her a gift card to one of her favorite stores. Oftens new brides get doubles, even triples of a gift. Just make sure not to give anything too generic, I think a lot of people give vases. Better yet is she registered anywhere? Macy's? Nordstrom? Anywhere, get her something from her wedding registry that you know she needs/wants for a fact...its practical and useful. :)
In any case make sure to include a gift receipt in case she needs to exchange.
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The idea of a bridal shower is to make sure the gal has everything she needs to make a nice home with her new hubby....so personal things are OK (and yeah I guess kinda necessary) but that isnt the biggest part of the shower....
Pots, pans, dishes, sheet sets, utensils, slow-cooker, fast-cooker, deep fryer, iron and ironing board, mixing bowls, storage bowls. Photo albums. All the yadayada of daily life that might make daily life a bit easier or nicer....
Most brides nowadays sign up for "bridal registries" where they go to a store or stores and write a "wish list". They tell all their guests where they are "registered" so that people buy exactly what Ms Bride wants.
Takes some of the magic out of it all IMHO but at least you'll have a happy bride.
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Quick question - it is ever okay to give a desi girl (in Pakistan) lingerie as a gift? Hubby's cousin is getting married, and I thought about giving her something from VS.
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^ If ure close to her, a nightie or silky PJs would seem appropriate..
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amana,
for anyone its only appropriate if your close with her her. But otherwise like sara said, you can't go wrong with a pair of cute PJ's...but do they wear those in pakiland? dont they all just sleep in shalwar kameez or some ghetto lingerie from the bazaar? Do they even have stores like Fredericks/Victoria's Secret in Pakistan? Hmm I wonder. Anyways.
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Lol. Yes, generally women (that i’ve seen) wear shalwar kameez, but I think once they marry, at least in the beginning, they do try to wear other stuff like nighties. After she got married, my cousin’s wife showed me some stuff she’d had made, like sleeveless georgett shalwar kameezes. It wasn’t very risque by our standards but they were pretty nice, nt stuff you could ever waer in public 
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hmm...thanks for the ideas! no, she's not registered anywhere, but most of you ladies went with practical rather than personal.
- so then next question, what would be an appropriate wedding gift? I know most desis just give money, but as a friend what could i give? especially since I'm the only one going, no family.. etc.
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gift cards or cash if the couple is planning to move to a new home...or if you know her taste get her something small and nice but do include a gift reciept so she can return or exchange the item. You know you want your friend to be able to use the gift rather than just store it in some place and forget about it. :)
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Why can't you give her lingerie? Not a bad idea from VS....buy some wonder bra or some sexy outfit...
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Err, i think that's a very intimate gift, you need to know the exact size, and its super awkward if you don't even know them. I wouldn't like it if anyone but my husband got me something like that. Silk PJs are always nice :)
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AAHHHAHAHAHAH Shalwaar Qameez as lingerie!!! "Look honey, NO DUPATTA!!"
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^ lol so what, a particular style is unique and sexy.. they'll choose to wear it for htier husbands instead of out in public..
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i think gift cards are the best way to go. if u're close to her, maybe you can do a personalized gift -- a scrapbook or something like that. if you're not close, then maybe a makeup set (like from clinique, or sephora), or perfume set from a dept store... something girlie and jsut for her. if you want to go a gift card, you could do one to a makeup store instead (like sephora).
for the wedding, id say go for a gift card, or something off their registry. people need different things, and its better letting them decide.
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what is a bridle shower?? excuse my ignorance!
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Abay it's BRIDAL shower, not BRIDLE shower. Bridal shower is a little get together that the bride has with her girlfriends and they give the bride gifts for her married life. They play party games and indulge in male bashing. They eat little pastries and cucumber sandwiches and have tea.
A BRIDLE shower could possibly be a party for a horse before you put the bridle on. Dunno.
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I dont agree with getting them appliances or utensils for the kitchen, thats when you hae been married like 10 years :p I would be so annoyed if i got things like crystal and stuff. IF shes young she probably wont care for these things, a gift card is nice though especially from VS
amana like sara said you have to know them real well...i know when i took lingerie i got plenty of weird looks and i think they thought i was slutty. But if you do know her well take a nice bra and panties set like those lacey ones cuz i dont think they get that stuff in pakistan.
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get her a maid and she will love you forever! (but not a hot french one...or else she will hate you forever)
seriously...expensive lingerie is a good idea if you're close to her. If she doesnt have a registry then you can get her either something personal like jewellery or something for the home like fine dinnerware. I would think that for a girl its very easy to shop for another girl (if you know her taste a little) as compared to shopping for men.