I don’t know if it’s just us, or if this is a common occurrence for engaged couples, but I find that more and more people, mostly family, are buying us gifts for our new home, either for holidays, or just because they saw something they thought we should have while they were out. They’re gifts I would have never gotten when I was single, or just dating NEPA Groom, even if I had my own place.

Case in point, FMIL was out a few months ago and she found this cute little measuring spoon set:

She picked up four of them. One for us, one for her kitchen, one for FSIL, and then one for FBIL and his wife. So we’d all have one in our homes. She did the same thing on Christmas – picking up matching sets of snowmen ornaments for all of us to hang on our trees. It’s all been really cute stuff and I appreciate it a lot, but I do worry about people getting out of hand.

Case in point, my mom got us the following as Christmas presents:

• Eagles Shower Curtain
• Eagles Bath Rug Set
• Eagles Bath Towel Set

And we got an Eagles clock from FMIL as well. We’ll be living in the Eagles Nest, for reals.

I love all the gifts they’ve gotten us but it does make me feel bad, because I know when the wedding gets closer there will be more gifts, and they’re both helping to contribute to the wedding. But I also know I can’t really stop them if they want to buy gifts, so I keep saying thank you and being grateful, and being excited for when we get our own place so I can put this stuff to good use!

After you got engaged did you find yourself getting a lot of gifts for your new home, or “married people gifts”?

Even though I still haven’t asked my bridesmaids if they’d be in the wedding party yet, I’m thinking about what kind of cute gifties I can give them. I scored some CUTE little black & white damask bags in the dollar bin at Michael’s last week that I want to fill with things for them to start:

They’re not very big, but I thought they could hold some beauty supplies, like nail polish, files & trimmers. I love the shades in the OPI Fairytale Brides line, and there are some good shades in their Sephora line as well!

Now I’m off looking for other bridesmaids gifts that I can include with this little bag. Favor Warehouse has some cute things that I could personalize with our wedding date (once we have one!). These bath salts would go perfectly with the gift theme I have in mind. They have a ton of custom labels, but the sample one, with the black & white swirls, actually matches perfectly!

I’m still looking around to see what I can find on sale. Buying some of the beauty gifts this early might not be the best idea just in case they have a limited shelf life, but at least I’ll be ready to go when the time comes!

What kind of gifts are thinking of getting your bridesmaids?

I got a cute engagement gift last week from a girl at work. As she said, it’s totally useless but I love it anyway. It’s called the “2 carat cup” and I bet you can guess why:

She picked it up at Starbucks, but it looks like you can get it on Amazon, among other places. It’s a cute gift for brides to be and it beats the normal cliché wedding/engagement gifts.

Have you gotten any unexpected gifts after getting engaged?