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| socalwriter | Posted – 5/30/2007 2:07:49 AM | show profile | email poster What wedding gifts do couples really want? Money for a house? A honeymoon? Luggage? Electronics? I am a freelance writer working on an article about modern wedding gifts and I want to know what brides *really* want for wedding presents. Please email me: bridal_writer at yahoo.com Thanks! |
| gettin by | Posted – 5/30/2007 7:30:50 AM | show profile When my husband and I got married, we had both been living on our own for awhile, so we didn't need common household stuff. And I'm not the china type. We registered for outdoor camping gear. |
| nandy | Posted – 5/30/2007 11:50:54 AM | show profile I think the answer is as individual as the couple (now there's an oxymoron!). But $$ are always the right fit and color, so you can't go wrong with that. |
| edigerj | Posted – 5/31/2007 7:46:32 PM | show profile | email poster Wedding Gifts I used to work for an animal non-profit in SoCal and we noticed a large increase in the number of donations that were made as wedding gifts in lieu of traditional gifts. Usually they were couples who had lived together for a while or didn't need anything in particular. It's a good idea and now there are websites dedicated to this particular thing. |
| writesonwater | Posted – 5/31/2007 8:38:02 PM | show profile | email poster My nephew and his bride are registered at Macy's and Bed Bath and Beyond -- their registration lists are skimpy; they're fairly frugal people, I think. However, they've chosen an expensive china pattern ($60 salt and pepper alone.) I've ordered them pots and pans, moderate range price. However, on their personal wedding website, they've offered an alternative -- they are going to do medical mission work in China for several months after their honeymoon, and invite people to support them as wedding gifts. I think that's sweet. |
| socalwriter | Posted – 6/4/2007 3:35:47 AM | show profile Thanks for the replies! |
| keltoi2 | Posted – 6/5/2007 1:38:12 PM | show profile When my older brother and his bride to be got married in 2005 (2nd time for both), they requested donations to Doctors Without Borders and a few other worthy charities in lieu of gifts. |
| anneliesedoyle | Posted – 6/5/2007 2:11:51 PM | show profile | email poster Wedding gifts I believe that with folks getting married older, there is less of a need for the little stuff - pots, pans, spatulas, towels. Furniture and money (for a home) seems to be a bigger need, but there really isn't a great way to request that. It would be great if some of the registries like crate & barrel, pottery barn, macy's, etc, made it easier to request gift cards that can add up for bigger ticket "wish list" items, rather than just putting the big ticket item on your registry, which may give the wrong impression. |
| keltoi2 | Posted – 6/5/2007 3:50:43 PM | show profile Bed Bath and Beyond offers gift cards in multiple denominations in their bridal registries. |
| Fashion PR Pro | Posted – 6/5/2007 6:34:26 PM | show profile wedding gifts my favorite wedding gift - a resort quality pair of his-and-her robes with new initials embroidered and a great bottle of champagne and a duo of crystel champagne flutes. Perfect for an immediate celebration and likely one of the first things the new couple will have with thier married initials |
| Righter | Posted – 6/5/2007 10:30:09 PM | show profile I'm getting married this year and am somewhat undecided about this. On one hand we might go ahead and register, but since we'll have been living together for 2 years by the time we marry we'll probably have most of the items we can register for...unless it's one of those expensive blenders or fancy china. On the other hand, cash is always good, especially since by then we could put it towards a house or something. |
| writesonwater | Posted – 6/5/2007 10:51:17 PM | show profile Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer not to give cash. Register -- or else find yourself at the mercy of my good taste. THe robes idea with monograms is a fun thought. |
| CurvyGurl | Posted – 6/6/2007 11:29:47 PM | show profile wedding gifts I love: anything monogramed, honeymoon registry, and a gift certificate or a gift from a lingere store (with gift receipt just in case). I don't usually spend time shopping for or spending money on that stuff so when it's given to you, it's a great thing and mutually beneficial! wink wink. I also love a couple's massage or an experience like you can get on signatureday.com (if not exactly this website, then it is something close) but then the couple can pick an experience they would like to do together. |
| keltoi2 | Posted – 6/7/2007 12:20:27 PM | show profile "Okay, well, uh... candlesticks always make a nice gift, and uh, maybe you could find out where she's registered and maybe a place-setting or maybe a silverware pattern. Okay, let's get two! Go get 'em. " --Robert Wuhl (as Larry) in Bull Durham |
