Wedding Gifts for a Male
It takes many months of planning to create a dream wedding, and odds are the groom spent the months agreeing to every flower, decoration and food choice the bride made. All the crystal and china are typically more important to the bride, but the groom deserves gifts just for him. When it is time to choose a wedding gift for him you can choose traditional, sentimental or innovative wedding gifts.
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Romantic
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An engraving makes a timeless gift for him. A special phrase engraved inside his wedding ring is just the gift to touch his romantic heart. A picture frame for his desk at work with a wedding photograph is a romantic wedding gift for a male. Show him how well you know him and give him a painting or sculpture by an artist he admires; your knowledge of things important to him will tug at his heartstrings.
Technical
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Technical gifts are not overly sentimental, but most men tend to appreciate them. A navigation system for his car is an excellent gift for the traveling businessman who logs the miles for work. If he enjoys reading, a reader for digital books is just the right wedding gift for him; PC Magazine offers reviews on various eBook readers available. (See link in Resources.)
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Sports
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If he enjoys live sports get him season tickets to his local favorite team. A piece of sports memorabilia like an authentic signed baseball from an auction site or memorabilia shop will wow him. If he plays a sport, get him a new gym bag or pair of the expensive athletic shoes he has always wanted but would never buy for himself. A new gym membership is a fitting gift for the male who enjoys working out and keeping fit.
Unconventional
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Keep his wine chilled in his own wine cooler. After the wedding celebration and honeymoon are over, the bride and groom create a home together, and the groom may be lucky enough to have his own "man cave." Get him a print of the kitschy painting of dogs playing poker, a personalized pub sign or a neon beer sign. If wine is his drink of choice, a small wine cooler or customized wine rack are suitable wedding gifts. If he likes beer, a bottle chiller makes a cold beer available at his leisure.
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- Photo Credit gift and bouquet image by Lars Christensen from Fotolia.com A pair of wedding bands on top of gift boxes. image by weim from Fotolia.com rack cabinet isolated image by TekinT from Fotolia.com