wedding gifts

[silverdaler]

i have been invited to three weddings this year (and a funeral ) and i would like to buy them an unusual gift as they are all already living together with their own houses so no household items needed. not too expensive though, say �30. any ideas.

(what a great site this is )

[spudqueen]

I found a candle shaped like a champagne bottle in a gift shop a couple of weeks ago and plan to give it as a present along with a real bottle of champage to one of the four weddings I've been invited to this year.

[Bohne]

I guess, since you are invited to the wedding, you actually know the couple or half of it.
So I would suggest you get something that corresponds with the couple's interest.

When my best friend got married I was still in college and could not afford much.
She was very much into photography, though, (as was I at the time).
So I got her some filters for her camera, and I also took all her wedding photographs for her.

In return for my wedding she made me my bridal bouquet.

Another friend gave us a dinner invitation in my husband's favourite restaurant, since they did not know what to get us, either.

We also got wineglasses (in addition of the three dozen we already had), a vase (in addition to the half dozen we already had), a food basket with great Italian food, and some bottles of wine.
The rest was money, however, I myself don't really like giving money for a present.

[Quizmonkey]

Just been to a similar wedding and, after quizzing the couple (who insisted they wanted nothing), I bought them a goat from Oxfam-unwrapped - you know, where the goat (or donkey or trees or whatever you choose) goes to help an African community. The couple receive a wedding giftcard and a pic of the gift - I think it was about �25.

[4getmenot]

Set of Photo frames that will match their living room for when they get their wedding photos back or a nice album to put them in :-)

[SteveD]

Quizmonkey beat me to it; I was going to suggest that.

http://www.oxfamunwrapped.com/

[ryansmum]

Hi If your friends are going on honeymoon why don't you get them some foreign currency for where they are going, after a wedding a bit of extra spending money is always useful.

[silverdaler]

some great ideas, thanks everyone, im spoiled for choice now !!!