NBR: Wedding Gift Shopping

gimmietimmies · July 2011

I am stumped. My little cousin (sob, she's not little anymore) is getting married next month, and I'm stumped on what to get her and her FI. Most of her registry has been purchased (bridal shower), it was mostly kitchen gadgets and stuff like that. As my mom put it, it's normal there to give wads of cash to the new couple (one of cuz' friends got $30k, yikes). I think that is tacky. Any ideas any something unique, meaningful, under $100?? I'm usually good at coming up with something, but my tired brain keeps going back to gift cards.

BrideBuddies · July 2011

Digital picture frame.

Bought both my mom and DH ones from Sony and they are really nice and, if I recall, right around $100 or so. Check Amazon.

gimmietimmies · July 2011

Good thinking. At least the ones I've seen are pretty neutral. I still have a ceramic frame with painted flowers from someone, I have yet to repurpose it (totally not my style)....I would never do that to my cousin. I'll have to see about shipping though, unless it's express (which is pricey here), Canada Post is called snail mail for a reason. I wish the postal strike hadn't happened because there were some things I could have gotten earlier.

ateytelb · July 2011

We only give checks We noticed that our friends/ family members are the happiest with checks/cash as wedding gift. In fact, we liked the checks too when we had our wedding in 2009 (not that we had a registry or asked for gifts). We didn't want to accumulate any additional knick-knacks.

Pesky · July 2011

I have to say, I was deliriously happy with cash. It helped with the honeymoon. Do you know where they are going and could perhaps buy them a bottle of wine or something to be served to them in their room as a surprise?

vanverth · July 2011

Pesky:
I have to say, I was deliriously happy with cash. It helped with the honeymoon. Do you know where they are going and could perhaps buy them a bottle of wine or something to be served to them in their room as a surprise?

Or even better, if you are feeling daring, get them a wedding night gift basket to be delievered to the hotel room. Sparkling wine, strawberries, dark chocolate, and other things to "stimulate" the evening.

Matildasun · July 2011

Do they cook? My favorite wedding gift was a Penzey's spice crate. They have a variety of options at different prices.

https://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/c-Gift_Boxes.html

stever · July 2011

Depends on what they like and what they have. A nice kitchen gadget or serving platter or bowl from a gallery if they like cooking. Nice china if they registered for it. Something outdoorsy or camping-esque if that's their thing.

BrideBuddies · July 2011

See, here's where I'm the oddball, as usual! I don't like to give cash because it's, well, so ordinary. A wedding is a special event in a couple's lives and I like to give items that can last a lifetime and remind them of their wedding day.

Ex--When I pull out my chile pepper serving platter set, I think of my good friend who gave it to us. That kind of thing.

Pesky · July 2011

BrideBuddies:
See, here's where I'm the oddball, as usual! I don't like to give cash because it's, well, so ordinary. A wedding is a special event in a couple's lives and I like to give items that can last a lifetime and remind them of their wedding day.
Ex--When I pull out my chile pepper serving platter set, I think of my good friend who gave it to us. That kind of thing.

Okay, story for you along those lines -- some friends of my ILs sent us for our wedding a metal and wood cheese serving platter. Large. Silver (just color, not metal). Swirly. NMS. I was not thrilled with this very large and ornate cheese platter and kept lamenting they hadn't gone off our registry or given cash. It was certainly not something I would've picked for us. But you know what -- use it ALL.THE.TIME. Easiest thing in the world to throw on 3 cheeses with some nice cheese knives another friend gave us and voila, fancy entertaining. So something along the entertaining lines like that would be great. I will agree that the spices would be nice. Penzey's has a great selection.

gimmietimmies · July 2011

Pesky:
BrideBuddies:

See, here's where I'm the oddball, as usual! I don't like to give cash because it's, well, so ordinary. A wedding is a special event in a couple's lives and I like to give items that can last a lifetime and remind them of their wedding day.

Ex--When I pull out my chile pepper serving platter set, I think of my good friend who gave it to us. That kind of thing.

Okay, story for you along those lines -- some friends of my ILs sent us for our wedding a metal and wood cheese serving platter. Large. Silver (just color, not metal). Swirly. NMS. I was not thrilled with this very large and ornate cheese platter and kept lamenting they hadn't gone off our registry or given cash. It was certainly not something I would've picked for us. But you know what -- use it ALL.THE.TIME. Easiest thing in the world to throw on 3 cheeses with some nice cheese knives another friend gave us and voila, fancy entertaining. So something along the entertaining lines like that would be great. I will agree that the spices would be nice. Penzey's has a great selection.

See, this is along the lines I was thinking. I want to get something that she'll remember and not hate. PP had a great suggestion about spices. The kitchen gadgets that she had on her registry are all purchased and anything that she's missed have been bought (from what her sister said). But my cousin can't cook well at all and her FI doesn't either.

I looked up cooking classes in their area and nothing close. So I am going to get them hardcover cookbooks of my favorite chefs along with some spices. Ironically, she just finished her masters and is going to be a dietician, so the books are something that she'll like.

Thanks for the suggestions everybody! Sometimes it just takes a few ideas to get the brain working.

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