When most people think of weddings, what comes to mind is usually basic information that’s not particularly interesting or beneficial. But there’s a lot more to weddings than just the basics.
Choosing a gift for the groomsmen could be a difficult task for many grooms. Most grooms don’t want to go with a gift that is too traditional or unoriginal but they also struggle with feelings that a gift that is too creative may not be appropriate. Perhaps the most important aspect of a groomsmen gift is not whether it is traditional or unique but whether or not it fits the personality of the recipient. As long as you know your groomsmen very well and put an honest effort into finding their groomsmen gifts you are sure to find a gift that will be enjoyed by your groomsmen.
One of the most traditional groomsmen gift ideas is a flask. If this is something that you think your groomsmen will fully enjoy then by all means go out and buy them the most attractive silver or leather flask that you can find. It’s important to choose a gift not because of its traditional connotations but because you know the groomsmen will cherish the gift. If you believe that your groomsmen have a use for a flask or will be touched by receiving such a traditional gift as a souvenir and not be concerned by its lack of practicality then a flask may be a wonderful gift idea.
A CD case with a few CDs chosen specifically for the groomsmen can be a great gift idea if you know that your groomsmen enjoy music. This is a wonderful gift idea because it is sure to be used often by the recipient and your groomsmen will remember your wedding day each time they listen to one of their CDs. This is also a thoughtful gift because including CDs that you know your groomsmen will enjoy but do not already own shows that you really put an effort into choosing the gift. Personalizing the gift for each of the groomsmen also shows that you see them as individuals and took the time and effort involved in making the gift unique for each of them.
A men’s perfume or fragrance can be another unique gift idea for the groomsmen. Choosing a different fragrance for each member of the wedding party sends the message that you did not buy your gifts in a rush. Taking the time to choose a unique fragrance for each of your groomsmen lets them know that you truly appreciate their assistance and participation in your wedding.
I trust that what you’ve read so far has been informative. The following section should go a long way toward clearing up any uncertainty that may remain.
Another idea for giving gifts for your groomsmen is to give each man a different gift. While the groomsmen are all close friends of the groom and may have certain common interests, they all still have something about them that makes them unique. You could recognize their individuality by personalizing a unique gift for each of your groomsmen. For example you could give a journal and fancy pen to the groomsman who likes to write and an assortment of dance CDs to the groomsman who enjoys going to nightclubs and dancing. While traditionally grooms have given each of their groomsmen either the same gift or very similar gifts, it is also acceptable to give each groomsman a unique gift that suits their personality.
Bracelets or watches are another traditional groomsmen gift idea. Depending on your budget, you might want to purchase a watch or bracelet that is appropriate to wear on your wedding day. This is a wonderful gift that not only expresses your appreciation for participating in your wedding but also gives the groomsmen a nice accessory to wear at your wedding and other formal functions.
Cuff links or tie clips are still another traditional gift idea for a groom to give to his groomsmen. These items are not very common and many groomsmen do not own either so giving them as a gift ensures that the groomsmen will have these items to wear with their tuxedo on your wedding day. Although these are traditional gift ideas, you could make them more modern by giving each groomsman an accessory that suites their personality. For example you could give your sports loving groomsman a tie clip that is in the shape of a basketball while you could give your musically inclined groomsman a tie clip that is in the shape of a few musical notes. Giving each of your groomsmen a variation of the same idea makes even the most traditional gift idea appear modern.
Groomsmen can be difficult to buy gifts for because many of the traditional groomsmen gifts seem boring or impractical. Traditional gifts can be made more modern with the introduction of a twist such as a variation in each groomsman’s gift instead of giving them each the exact same thing. The most important thing to consider in choosing a gift for your groomsmen is to make sure the gift will reflect the personality of the recipient.
You can’t predict when knowing something extra about weddings will come in handy. If you learned anything new about weddings in this article, you should file the article where you can find it again.
TALK SHOW CHRISTIANITY. . . . Distorting the Gospel of Christ
Dear Friends: I know you were all expecting another “monster blog” on the HIDDEN TREASURESBabylon’s pursuit thereof. Well, that will be coming . . . but first, let’s zero in on another bizarre only-in-Babylonia America phenomenon.
Last week Frank Reilly of 11th Hour Ministries (one of our affiliates on thetribnet) shared a side of the “Prosperity Gospel” that bestirred his spirit to outrage. (See below my response and Frank’s initial comments.)
I turned on one of our local Sacramento stations the same day, and picked up an interesting exchange between an older brother in the Lord (apparently in the real estate business) and a Christian talk show host (I have no idea who the host was . . . only to say that there is a growing number of such shows dealing with “Christian finances”therein lies the rub.).
Now, it’s not that believers do not need such “counseling” on such “earthly matters” . . . however, the focus is so skewed from the “riches of Christ” that simultaneously while Frank was undergoing his revulsion, I too was repulsed in my spirit concerning the headlong rush into the “gospel of green” taken by American Christianity. Quite frankly, the deception of such claptrap passing for Christian edification is so abhorrent and even destructive to the human spirit, that to partake of its alleged “spiritual value” is like stuffing yourself full of Big Macs month in “blessed anticipation” of a major coronary . . . Please, don’t Super Size Me!
If we are to be called “the prisoners of hope” (Zech. 9:11), it will certainly not be through this decrepit diet of deficiency, for it has NOTHING to do with the nourishment found in Christ alone nor can the sound of this “Jabez Jazz” play a tune to the “Unsearchable Riches of Christ!”
(Note: My initial response to Frank’s comments has been a bit enhanced, however, the overall “flavor,” is the same.)
Dear Frank:
Today, I too turned on a Christian station (770 AM here in Sacramento) and heard an exchange between what sounded like an older Christian man and a Christian radio talk show host. The elderly gentleman told the host that the greatest joy in his life was the day he recently came to his pastor and discovered that the 30-something pastor, and his little family, did not own their own home (This all happened two years ago.).
Well, this older brother is in the real estate business. So, he set up the pastor by fixing up a new home purchase for him; redecorating it for the pastor, while he was at it.
The cost of the first home purchase by his pastor was $150K. Well, this older guy was now rejoicing because that same pastor, two years later, turned his initial home purchase around for $379,000 and “made a killing.”
They were sharing this as a total demonstration of the blessed Christian life and how much “Jesus Christ was in this.” The older brother said that “escrow had just closed” and the pastor’s equity was in the bank. The Christian involved in real estate said that what he did for the pastor paralleled what someone years ago had done for him, and now he was returning the favorhe felt so good about it that he just had to share the story with everyone.
Well, increasingly, this is the claptrap that fills the airwaves in the “Church of Laodicea.” I am not saying that this was not a help to this pastor; however, what I am saying: “High profile” stories like this of alleged “blessing” are preposterous and bespeak not of Him Whom the Scriptures say: “Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have their nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head!”
So, where’s the blessing? When we are content with NOTHING, but rejoice in Christ, Who is our all, then we are blessed indeed and in truth!
“But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count ALL THINGS LOSS for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith” (Philippians 3:7-9). (My emphasis)
I do not find the emphasis in the New Testament upon such financial gain as “blessing” but, to the contrary, the “RICH ARE PIERCED THROUGH WITH MANY SORROWS!” (I Timothy 6:10). By any standard, American Christians represent the wealthiest of all God’s people on the face of the earth (materially); however, the depraved Church in Laodicea is told that their boast: “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing” . . . belies the FACT that they are “wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked” (Revelation 3:17). That’s the “wretched truth” of the matter.
The prosperity gospel has now hit the talk shows; and the people are eating it like candy . . . entire programs on “wealth management” (and there are scores of such “Christian talk radio ‘money shows’”) extolling the virtues of “Responsible Christian Financial Management” known as prosperity hype, as far as I am concerned. This is nothing more than an “other gospel” (Galatians 1:9).
Alas! What a sad ….
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