Groomy Groomy What Shall I Gift You?

Oh, the dilemma.  What the hell do I gift the man who is one part MacGyver, one part mountain man, two parts sentimental mushy man, and a whole lotta amazing?  What the hell do I give him on our wedding day to encapsulate how excited I am to marry him, how in awe I am of him every day, and how much I am looking forward to the next sixty years together?!?!

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Ok, for real.  Mr. Pencils and I have decided to do that tradition of giving each other gifts on our wedding day.  My brother of honor will deliver his gift, and his best men will bring his to me at some point prior to our first look.  It's all happy and dandy until I realize I need to actually pick something- soon- and save up for it and buy it!

First up, the classic cufflinks.

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'cept Mama Pencils gifted him some nice ones for college graduation a few years back.  Sweet, those are out.  We're not classy enough for these anyway.

I mentioned that I also considered giving him a day of skydiving.  We did this for the first time together during the summer of 2004, and I thought he would like doing something adventurous.  I also have mentioned that he doesn't want to do this- he told me he wants something he can hold and treasure.  

Hokay, so.

How about a cool painting to hang in our house?  Some websites suggest a rendering of the happy couple.  I'd rather not.  Why not something other than our mugs, like this abstract art that ROCKS:

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For the mountain man/Macgyver in Mr. Pencils, there is one thing I have strongly pondered:

A Buck Knife

Quality knife made by an amazing company based out of my home state of Idaho.  Mr. Pencils always has a pocket knife on him, and I could get it engraved with our wedding date.  But, he has so many pocket knives.  Would it be significant enough?

Then, Mr. P's uncle, and our officiant, approached me with a final good idea.  I've shared that Mr. Pencils' father passed away ten years ago.  His uncle put the seed in my head about doing something with his family tree.  Something that I could create, that could be a piece of art that means something.  A family tree, sorta like these:

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source- originally envelope liners!

or the now famous idea of finger prints as leaves, as seen here round the bee, but in family tree form:

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Is this cheesy? I am pretty sure it may end up looking like a five year old made it, as I have zilcho artistic skills.  But I'd get to do some research into our families and make a tree to represent our new family.  It'd be semi DIY but also hopefully sorta nice.  Agree/disagree?

What are you gifting your soon-to-be-spouse?  If you have any thoughts or good ideas, please share with the hive! I need help!