This week California lifted its ban on gay marriage, and rumor is that Queen Latifah is planning to wed her longtime partner. I haven't gotten my wedding invitation yet :^) but I have been mulling over gift ideas. From "U.N.I.T.Y". to "Livin' Single" to her Academy-Award nominated turn in "Chicago," Latifah has given the world so much. Which makes me wonder, what kind of wedding present would befit America's favorite queen?
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If money were no object, I'd get Latifah this silver pitcher. I love that it's so elegant, but the bamboo handle gives it an organic twist. I received a beautiful glass pitcher from Tiffany's on my wedding day and while at first I was nervous to use it, in the end I used it constantly; to serve drinks from cucumber lemonade to sangria.
I love monogrammed towels. My own set has the initials of me and my husband, but I like the cheekiness of these Hers and Hers towels.
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Finally, I am enamored of this Audrey lamp from Shine Home. It's girly, but not overly so and Latifah would dig, I think, the chocolate hand-blown glass. I'd include an excerpt from one of my favorite poems, "Effort at Speech Between Two People" by Muriel Rukeyser, which includes a line about "lamps in evening corners." The poem also says, "I love you. Grow to know me... Take my hand. Speak to me."
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Your turn. What do you think of Latifah getting married? Did you receive any truly special presents on your big day? Is there a present you love to give a newly married couple?
