Suggestions to welcome my fiancee?

[second stage 14]

My fiancee will be arriving in about 2 days to join me.

I would like to welcome her to my home and make this a memorable event...

I was considering maybe getting her a cake, rose along with candles to surprise her!

any other suggestions?

[Jeraly 4]

What a lovely idea

You could have a little sign saying "welcome home", maybe you could take her out for a meal, buy her some nice new clothes and hang them in her part of the wardrobe, leave little notes/cards/presents/surprises all over the house so as she explores her new home she will be met with all these things

Maybe you could set up a treasure hunt for her? Oooohh - I hope my OH does something nice for me like that!!!

[weedebz 0]

I've been promised a meal out to a really nice chinese place where we had our first meal out together when I first visited!

[mox 298]

Culture might play significantly into whatever you wind up doing. (I don't think my SO would enjoy a treasure hunt, but she'd *love* little presents. ) My fiance is a girl's girl, so I plan on putting together a "welcome home" package consisting of a big fluffy bathrobe, her favorite perfume, some bath stuff, a nice brush/comb set, chocolates, and a few food items from her country that are harder to find here like some black bread and preserves. I'll have some little presents for her too, like a necklace or tennis bracelet or something, and some other things I've yet to figure out. Oh, and flowers. Seriously, I'm a dead man if there aren't flowers. You probably are too, that seems pretty universal.

I do want to be careful not to overwhelm her though, so that's something to at least consider. I want her homecoming to be pleasant, but not so over the top that she's completely overloaded. I expect that after her flight (which will be about 27 hours) she's going to want to either take a shower and then go to bed, or just go to bed. So I'm not going to plan anything where she'll have to be awake for too long. We'll do a nice dinner out if she's up to it, otherwise I'll have a backup plan to cook something nice, and we can do the big dinner thing the next day when she's all rested.

Dangit, now you've got me thinking about this again!

Best of luck to you, and have fun!

[Merk 0]

Awwwwww MOX that is soooo sweet!!! Your girl better appreciate a man like you...... Can I have your book? Gotta give it to a couple of my male friends to take lessons from LOL J/k- But really glad to see attentive men out there!

[*JG* 2]

My fiancee will be arriving in about 2 days to join me.

I would like to welcome her to my home and make this a memorable event...

I was considering maybe getting her a cake, rose along with candles to surprise her!

any other suggestions?

We took the long way home from the airport so Andre could get a feel of how big St. Louis is and drive by some of the more focal points of the city.

[Jeraly 4]

Jeremy is goign to have to seriously plan ahead for me... he is flying back with me so he will have had to sort something out before he comes over to the UK

[weedebz 0]

I'll also be getting a late b'day pressie. Nick won't tell me what it is just that he didn't want to risk shipping it!

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Culture might play significantly into whatever you wind up doing. (I don't think my SO would enjoy a treasure hunt, but she'd *love* little presents. ) My fiance is a girl's girl, so I plan on putting together a "welcome home" package consisting of a big fluffy bathrobe, her favorite perfume, some bath stuff, a nice brush/comb set, chocolates, and a few food items from her country that are harder to find here like some black bread and preserves.

Yes, yes!

This is a pretty perfect welcome package. I know the first thing I want to do after a long journey is have a lovely hot shower (or bath) so a bathrobe and bath stuff is an excellent suggestion.

Also, who doesn't love chocolates or flowers? I'm hardly a romantic but I could never say 'no' to those two.

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

A light supper with candles, nice hot bath, a massage, and let her sleep!

[mox 298]

Awwwwww MOX that is soooo sweet!!! Your girl better appreciate a man like you...... Can I have your book? Gotta give it to a couple of my male friends to take lessons from LOL J/k- But really glad to see attentive men out there!

Yes, yes!

This is a pretty perfect welcome package. I know the first thing I want to do after a long journey is have a lovely hot shower (or bath) so a bathrobe and bath stuff is an excellent suggestion.

Also, who doesn't love chocolates or flowers? I'm hardly a romantic but I could never say 'no' to those two.

Ah cool, it's good to know I'm on the right track!

I think the specifics boil down to just being attuned with what would be really special for your SO. If I were bringing Aly home, for example, I'd probably have a marching band and a huge light show because somehow I suspect that's what would push her buttons. :lol: For my SO, I'm taking into account that she *loves* girl things, and that she doesn't enjoy traveling. So the welcome home "package" I'm putting together takes that into account. You'll want to kind of put yourself in her shoes and decide what's best for her.

But I also think it's important to think past the first day and even the first week. You don't want to make the first few days like Disneyland, and then run out of steam after that. I don't think you have to have "events" planned for every day, but having a general idea of how to proceed after she starts to settle in is probably a good idea. Just make sure that she's an integral part of the process. If she just feels like you're playing tour guide and leading her around, she's going to get bored fast. But now I think I'm starting to drift off-topic.

[JenT 0]

I had a house key made for David and bought a special key chain for it.... I mailed it to him is a nice gift box so that he would have it before he arrived... you don't have time for that, but it might be an idea for someone else

[Jeraly 4]

That's a lovely idea Aww - now I kinda wish Jeremy was coming here so I could do all these lovely things!!

Actually - bath robe, fluffy socks/slippers... some goodies from LUSH *drools*

A hot bath sounds appealing but SoCal in the summer will prolly cause me to want to jump in the pool over having a hot bath!!! Maybe a lukewarm bath will suffice... thing is - Jeremy is going to be just as travel-weary and crusty as I am We might have to fight over who gets the bathroom first (or share )... will give us something to do on the 11 hour flight I guess

[CBR 0]

Any more ideas for guys? I like the key idea.

(i'm thinking waaay ahead here, but it's a fun distraction)

[JVKn'CVO 11]

I gotta tell you, I agree with everyone that says not to overwhelm her and let her sleep. My flight was "only" 11 hours and I was sooo tired when I got here! have the house clean and in order, some flowers, a bath robe and bath salts sound great! I'm sure after the flight she'll put that to use immediately

Don't bring anything too bulky for when you go pick her up at the airport, I came with 3 huge suitcases, my carry-on and my dog, if she's anything like me, you'll need all your hands free for carrying and loading

Let her rest and maybe have more surprises for after she wakes up, like a nice dinner out, and/ or presents

Saludos,

Caro