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Press Release Summary: What am I supposed to give Anthony as a wedding gift? I asked
Kristin, my bridesmaid and person-who-was-married. I mean what kinds of things do
brides give their grooms? I was thinking of hiring someone to clean the house before
we left for the honeymoon so we'd come back to a spotless house. Is that a good
wedding gift?

Press Release Body: What am I supposed to give Anthony as a wedding gift? I asked
Kristin, my bridesmaid and person-who-was-married. I mean what kinds of things do
brides give their grooms? I was thinking of hiring someone to clean the house before
we left for the honeymoon so we'd come back to a spotless house. Is that a good
wedding gift?
Um, no, she said gently, so as not to make me feel like an idiot. It should be
something personal. Like, you could paint him a picture, or make a scrapbook, or
write him a poem...
A poem? Why, I had at least a dozen poems Id written about him that heed never seen.
And if I wrote a few more, Id have a whole chapbook!
That exactly what I did. Over the next couple of months, I wrote more poems. I wrote
the final one the day before our wedding, capturing my feelings on the eve of our
marriage. Then I printed them out, three-hole-punched them, made a cardstock cover,
and tied the pages together with ribbon.
On our wedding day, I took him aside after our ceremony and read him the last poem.
It was a perfect gift.
But you don't have to wait for such a monumental occasion to use writing as a gift.
One of my friends writes children's books and illustrates them, then gives them to
her grandkids on their birthdays. A successful greeting card publisher started out
her business because she used to write original cards for all of her family and
friends they loved them so much that they encouraged her to offer her sentiments to
the masses.
I've also donated personal essays to anthologies; just so I could give the book as a
gift to the person the essay was about. I wrote a love letter to Anthony and sent it
off to be published in the anthology Love Letters of a Lifetime, then gave it to him
for Valentine's Day.
A poem I wrote for my grandmother was made into a plaque by the James Lawrence
Company. A poem to my mother was made into a plaque as well, which I gave her for
Mothers Day.
For my bridal shower, a family friend gave me two journals: one for Anthony, one for
me. On the card, she wrote her instructions: We were to write in our journals every
day, and exchange them on our first anniversary.
Your words don't have to be published to be gifts. You can design your own prints,
cards, banners, and books on your computer, or go truly hand-made and pick up a pack
of construction paper and markers.
If you want to get fancy, you can hire an artist to make you a cover or design your
work for you. Finding them couldn't be simpler: try Googling illustrators, graphic
designers, or artists and see for yourself!
You may write and self-publish your family history as a gift for all your relatives
and future generations. Print-on-demand companies make this an affordable option if
you shop around and do away with the extras.
You may use a program like Greetings Workshop to design a calendar. You can insert
your own photos and poems or short sentiments, and even write in your own
imaginative holidays.
Write your own romance, starring you and your significant other, as an anniversary
gift. (Could be a short story or a novella if you're feeling ambitious!)
Write a story to be read every Christmas as a new family tradition.
Write an inspirational poem for a relative who's in the hospital.
Write a limerick to stick in your daughters lunchbox.
At the local printer, a personalization shop, or several places online, you can have
your words made up into a t-shirt, mug, poster, bumper sticker, magnet, or plaque.
It's wonderful to find that strangers enjoy your published words, but it can be even
nicer to find that your words can light up your children's eyes, or your spouses, or
your parents. A gift of your talent and your heart is generous, and more meaningful
than anything you could get at the local mega-mall. Spend some time today writing
for someone you love.


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