Best wedding present

Obwancan

I have some very good friends getting married this year and would like to get them personal gift if possible. Looking for ideas of unusual / thoughtful / personal presents I could get instead of the usual money or voucher ??

Thanks

MiCr0

we got a case of wine as a wedding present, which i thought was great. we got to enjoy it for weeks

Sleepy

For most couples getting married in this climate, cash is the best present you can give. If you want to go down the 'personal' gifts route make sure it's something that reflects their interests and steer clear of anything to do with art / ornamentation as everyone's taste is different. I have friends who were given ridiculously expensive oil-paintings that they think are hideous and another couple who were utterly loaded down with those horrible bronze statuettes that became so popular during the boom...

lazygal

We loved Blue Book vouchers and All For One vouchers as we were able to have a little splurge we wouldn't have had otherwise. I would avoid anything too personal like ornaments, glassware and the like, I hate them and a few we got just didn't suit our home.

tinkerbell

Just give cash. This whole "personal gift" thing I think is a bit naff tbh. Cash is king. Everybody has different taste. If you have to ask what you should buy a couple then you shouldn't really buy them anything for this reason - I would only give a present to a couple unless I knew exactly the right gift to give them, if I did not and felt I needed to ask for opinions, I'd just give cash - then they can spend how they like. In these times, they'd be grateful for any monetary gift - big or small.

If you know them very well, then I'd suggest a voucher for their favourite restaurant or one they've been wanting to try for ages. I think a voucher for a hotel is neither here nor there unless you're spending a few hundred, usually you get a part voucher and then have to make up the balance (they might not be able to afford to). At least with a restaurant voucher, it'll more than likely cover the meal cost.

If they are wine drinkers, I think a nice case of wine is a good idea (mentioned by another poster here). But it'd want to be a really nice case that is

Moonbeam

I love getting presents instead of cash,but for the wedding will be delighted with anything that we get.
As they are friend you know what they are in to best but instead of a gift on the day how about bringing the out a few weeks later when they are winding down and it is all over and treating them to a nice meal.

gibo_ie

We got a great gift similar to the pic in the link below. Basically flowers made of bank notes (to the tune of 100 or more yo yo).
Used green wire that you get in a gardening center as the stem and a cheap vase from any shop really filled with a few bags of 1c and 2c coins as "clay".
A great pressent and can be cashed in at any time!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2405/2203415465_72b7c85b59_o.jpg

Gatica

ha ha... that's a cool way to get cash!
Our friends got a garden furniture set from some of the other friends, which they loved. We also got one the girls a hairdresser for the wedding as she couldn't afford the little things... and a voucher for the spa at the hotel so she could get a pamper the night before.
Nothing really done for the groom by us girls though...

sweetie

just a warning re vouchers with expiry dates; they can be easily forgotten and of a few vouchers we received for our wedding we have about 60 euro on a L'ercivain voucher that is unusable and it's out of date and had a chapter one voucher with unused credit that went out of date also but they were kind enough to let us use it. We also got a blue book voucher which cost us money to use due to the exclusivity of the places on it so I agree with some of the pints above.

gibo_ie

gibo_ie wrote: »

We got a great gift similar to the pic in the link below. Basically flowers made of bank notes (to the tune of 100 or more yo yo).
Used green wire that you get in a gardening center as the stem and a cheap vase from any shop really filled with a few bags of 1c and 2c coins as "clay".
A great pressent and can be cashed in at any time!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2405/2203415465_72b7c85b59_o.jpg

Oooh, I wonder if I could figure out how to make this. It's brilliant!

shinikins

There's a pretty decent tutorial on Youtube!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-e-yG1WUsU

Shivers26

I get what you are saying but cash really is the best present. That is what we mainly got and about a million photo frames. Having said that the gift I liked best was an engraved photo frame that had our names at the top and 'Our Wedding Day' at the bottom. Maybe a bit naff but I liked it

Would you be in a position to pay off anything for their wedding? My sister in law paid for the bridal flowers and favours as a gift, my best friend paid for rings, my brother organised cars, my sister bought flower girl dresses. Very much appreciated gifts and a massive help to us.