Gifts, links, and hairstyling

Posted Thursday, March 01, 2007 5:25 AM

OK, so this isn't entirely wedding related... but some of it is. 

I spent today browsing for gifts for my sister (my former MOH who has bowed out because her due date is 3 weeks before the wedding) as well as cufflinks for my FI.  

First, the cufflinks...

The FI and I aren't terribly serious, and the one place to add a touch of quirky to FI's otherwise very traditional wardrobe will be with small details like cuff links.  He already knows that I'm making him wear french cuffs (I **heart** french cuffs) so now it's a question of what to pair with that.

We'll start with some of the hip but more traditional finds, which coordinate with the general use of blue in the wedding color scheme:

  

Of this group, my favorite are these:

But then we get to all the fun options that reveal the quirks in FI's personality... including the love of toys and games:

Or there is his interest in sci fi (i.e. Dr. Who), action movies and James Bond-like heroics:

  

Or... there's always a rockabilly vintage approach:

  

While I happily sent this off to the FI for input, I turned my attention to shopping for a gift for my sister.  I found a onesie bearing this design in a store down the street and could not resist:

I may also buy her this book:

And I found another hairstyle approach for me, which means that when I see my stylist (hopefully next week-- as a regular appointment) we can discuss which of these three to use as a trial first: