My girlfriend is getting married next month and registered for a few items only because they had to register. I would like to do something different for a gift for them, but am having a hard time coming up with ideas. They have so much stuff already and they are both in the 30's and have lived on their own for so long and don't really need household items. Any suggestions for something fun or creative to do for them on a budget? Thanks
If you are friends with other wedding guests, you can team up to get them a gift certificate for a weekend at a bed & breakfast.
a friend mentioned they got a basket of board games stacked on top of eachother with a big bow holding them together. I really like this idea & will be using it for a wedding in a few months. Another idea is a subscription to netflix with popcorn, wine, chocolates. or just good old fashion money
You don't have much time, but you could get together with her mom and put together a little favorites cookbook with treasured recipes and or photos of past holidays, etc. I did that with my own recipes for my neice. She loved it!
My mom used to always get a picnic basket. She would pack little plastic wine glasses in it. It usually already included plates and plastic utinsels. Inside it she would also pack cheese, summer sausage, crackers, and sparkling grape juice (could also do wine, but we didn't drink).
Hi,
There is a great site called sterlingcutglass.com...great glass gifts that can be engraved. One of my favorite gifts was a really nice crystal bowl with our initials. They look very expensive but are about $60....
Art. You can go to www.waynebates.com (he's a potter) and He'll inscribe their names and wedding date on the bottom of a bowl, vase, ect....
My husband and I got married in our 30s as well, and had similar sorts of issues.
One of the things we appreciated the most when we set up our own places was artwork. We had a few people give us a few pieces we really loved -- these were folks who knew us very well and knew what we liked! Maybe you could give them a gift certificate for something they would like to pick out together.
Another good idea might be quilts or bedspreads they pick out together, since their tastes may be different as a couple.
Good luck!
-- Florrie
If you are handy with a camera and have at least 90 minutes lapse between the ceremony and reception you can make them a really fun wedding album to hand them at the reception. Take as many pictures as you can before, during, and just after the ceremony. Then go to Target, Walmart, Walgreens (anywhere with a photo kiask). Put your memory stick in, select the pictures you want printed and you'll get them back in an hour (make sure you ask if they are behind before you complete your order!). When I did this, I let the photo tech know what I was doing and he rushed my order ahead of everyone else and got it done in about 30 minutes. Then you put the pictures in a wedding album (the kind where you just slide the pictures right in makes it really easy), tie it up with a bow and hand it to the bride and groom at the reception. I'd seen this done at a wedding I went to once and so I did this for some friends. They LOVED being able to look at pictures of the ceremony right away, and it got passed around from table to table for everyone to enjoy!
Think about getting them a Scentsy system! It's a porcelain warmer that warms scented wax to just above body temperature, and it operates by the power of a 25 watt lightbulb! Go to my website at www.scentsy.com/cgreenlee to check out the products, and don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!
I've framed their wedding invitation, with a nice, matching piece of card stock as the background, usually a wedding-theme piece.
A guest at our wedding had our wedding invitation framed in a very lovely and tasteful manner. I love it. It is one of the most memorable wedding gifts we received.
One of my favorite wedding gifts was to buy a cooler and fill it with a bunch of fun bacyard items. Plastic plates and cups, napkins, etc. For one couple that loved beer, we stocked it with $100 worth of good microbrews from around the world. Just put a big bow on the cooler and there you go.
For another couple, we asked them what they had planned for their honeymoon and arranged for a special treat. We paid for them to do a zip line adventire on their Mexican honeymoon, which is something they've always wanted to do.
I'm actually a Surprise Lady, and one of the things that we have is called the "Love Bucket". It's a small package that has a metal bucket that can hold a bottle of wine (or a couple bottles of beer...whatever their taste...lol). It also has a CD w/ about 13 instrumental romantic songs, a couple of pheromone enhanced tea lights and some rose petals.
It's something different and intimate, but not too personal. Send me an e-mail if you're interested in anything like that...it's ____@____.com
What about a special picture frame or personlized item for their special day? They will want to display pictures of their wedding so a personlized frame would be nice, or a really nice wedding photo album. I had a friend take my wedding invitation and make it look old and put it in a display frame with flowers and things. It is really beautiful and something I still display 7 years later.
There are gigantic fluffy, furry blankets that we find at the flea market (brand new of course)and we buy them for people all the time. The only one who ever said she didn't want one was my stuck up older sister. So she gets stationery for everything! teehee
Do they live in a house, or apartment? If house- how about a small flowering tree to plant. It will commemorate their wedding day- and will grow, as their life together does :)
a nice personalized/embossed photo album.
I second Michelle's idea. I did the same thing for my fiancee's daughter this summer. I asked for an engagement picture of them, and then had that framed with their invitation and response card (and an additional invite I got for the rehearsal dinner, since it was also personalized.) If you live near Bartlett I know a great place to have this done. Message me if you're interested.
I always, always give money for a wedding gift. Even if I attended a wedding when I was budget conscious, I would still give money-probably $50.00 vs. $100.00. Although the gifts mentioned below are nice, I think they are more like bridal shower gifts. Or since you want to do something creative, how about something small mentioned below and money?
My husband and I like to do dinner packages. For instance we pick 3 or 4 restaurants, usually at least one upscale one, and get between $25 and $50 at each place. We have had great response from our friends who have gotten married later in life also.
One of my friends packed a lovely basket with items for a picnic: Wine, wine glasses, etc... It was a fun gift.
We also had someone frame our invitation and really liked that as well.
My cousin just got married and a coworker of hers got her fun things to do in their own home town - movie tickets, football & basketball tickets, etc - something for every month. She has a date night planned for the first six months of their marriage! It sounded creative and fun!
Hi K. Give your friend a gift card. Especially since she already has so much stuff.
