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If you are looking for engagement gifts for your male fiance, I suggest that you look at Engagement Gifts for Men for more traditional gift ideas or at More Engagement Gifts for Men for some newer ideas. The things that follow are best as gifts from a brother, relative, or best friend. If you are giving these to your fiance, it might come across as, ahem, a tad bossy. You know your fellow best though, so use your own judgement.
Most guys do not grow up envisioning their dream wedding day. I am definitely not saying that women do either, just that our cultural set up makes it even less likely for men. Additionally, barely any of us are event planners either. Then along comes a wedding and all of a sudden we are faced with being event planners, taking on new titles like “groom” and “husband,” juggling finances and also needing to foster the relationship that led us to this point in the first place. Rest assured, there are lots and lots of people who have hiked down this path already, so there’s a well blazed trail of information we can learn from. Here are a few books, all available via Amazon, that make excellent engagement gifts for guys and are especially good gifts from a best friend.
Supergroom!: 101 Ways to be the Most Romantic GroomEVER!
Groomology: What Every (Smart) Groom Needs to Know Before the Wedding
The Groom’s Instruction Manual (Owner’s and Instruction Manual)
The Engaged Groom: You’re Getting Married. Read this Book.
Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Got Married
Are these note quite the ideas you were after? How about Engagement Gifts for Men for traditional engagement gifts for guys ideas or at More Engagement Gifts for Men for a modern touch.
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I agree that more woman probably grow up thinking about their wedding day vs men. Not saying that some men don't do it as well but I would imagine women have us beat in that area. I don't even remember getting any engagement gifts directly for me. Most of the things were for the wifey or us together.
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Indeed – it's way more of a stereotype for women than for men!
I definitely would have enjoyed getting one of these books when I first got engaged. So much happens so fast that it would have been nice to have a little "guide book" to thumb through.
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I would have as well, most of the books that I had were too generic, like DIY crafts and such. I like checklists and more would have been better!
Oh so fitting for Fearless Men! About to share this…right now!
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Thanks Todd – Glad you like it!