What to Give For Wedding Gifts?

Most of the weddings I have been invited to, I have given the couple a nice little basket of housewarming type things. Candles, a picture frame, some chocolate or little snacky foods, other such things. It's fun to gather things together based on the personalities of the couple and their likes/dislikes.

i guess in each culture, the types of gifts might differ.. in my community here.. we normally give cash.. but if it is someone from the office.. we normally collect the cash and buy something 'bigger' or 'more'.. and most of the time we buy kitchen appliances or kitchenware... but once - i bought 'matching pyjamas' and 'matching towels' for the couple.. since i've known both of them from my schooling days..

This is always a hard situation. We didn't have a wedding either, we just got married and left everybody else out of it, so it always irks me a little when people we are not really close to invite us to weddings, thinking that we probably won't attend but might send a gift, and in truth, usually we don't. Same thing with babies. However, when a gift is necessary or desirable, we try to come up with one that grows, such as a savings bond or other asset that would increase in value. You might find the last paragraph of this article interesting: http://www.wowgiftideas.com/savings_bonds_as_gifts.html

Kitchen utensils are a great gift, put in a nice ceramic vase that holds all of them. Also, a lined basket with an assortment of things such as towels, wash cloths, soap, bubble bath, etc., is also a nice gift. It doesn't have to be expensive - the thought counts! I have bowls that I got at my wedding shower many years ago. When I use them, I think about the giver and that was over 44 years ago.

I wish I knew the answer to this question myself. My 40 year old son is finally getting married in November and I have no clue what to give as a gift. I'm sure he would be happy just by having me travel to Seattle to be at the wedding, but I don't think his new wife would feel the same way I have not met this woman yet so I have no idea what she is like, is she a cook or a gardener or what. So, I think I shall follow your discussion and see if I get any ideas from the rest of the responders

Hi! You made me think so much to be honest and I can't still worked it out what would be the nice gift that it wont cost too much... Probably a card or a photo frame or maybe small things that they can use it everyday like tea cups, flower vase. I'm sorry this all I can come up, my mind it not working well, lol....

I always give cash for a gift for a wedding. $100 is what I give for my husband and myself. We give actual gifts for showers, but not for weddings. Weddings are so expesnive these days!

Give them something useful, like blankets, dishes, towels, bedding, appliances, cookware, hardware, things for around the home. My family always gives people who are getting married something useful.

I have set it so I always give clocks for wedding gifts. Everyone seems to need a clock and no one else gives them so it is a perfect gift to give and they come in all sorts of styles and price ranges. A real good choose is the anniversary clocks.

I think the best gift to give is a recipe with everything you need to fix that recipe. I got this as one of my gifts for my wedding and thought it was the best gift b/c they are giving me a gift that was passed on in their family. It wasn't just something they picked off my registry and it made it more special. My husband put a food processor on our list and someone bought it and I still laugh at him b/c I told him we would never use it. It sits in our cabinet for 8 years now. USE IT ALREADY lol.

Well cher913 kinda had my idea too. First off personally I think the most cash we got for our wedding was $50 and we were very pleased with that. But it is always very personal to get a gift. Some of the best gifts we got and now that we give others is kits. Buy a pizza pan, the mixture, a movie and treats to go with it. Something like a date night. That can be spagetti or pizza or buy the waffle maker with mix and an apron and the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. Something like that. I always loved those creative gifts. Good luck.

Do you sew or knit or do any crafts like paintings, anything that you can make yourself? I love to get home made gifts as to me they have more meaning since they are made from the heart. If not, how about a nice vase or crystal fruit bowl. I know I have seen some really nice ones at Sears for around $30 and that isn't so bad. Plus they are real crystal so they look more expensive than they are. Let's see what else. I know when I got married I got a 4 piece set of gold cutlery and I still have them and enjoy them. I only use them on special occasions, but they are one of the things I did keep from those days. I am divorced many years ago, but I loved them so much I kept them. Most of the stuff that reminded me of my marriage, I got rid of but not those. Or a silver cup with their names ingraved in it and the date of their wedding and your names ingraved on the bottom so they will always know where it came from. I am sure that you will get lots of ideas from the other members here, so I don't want to give you too many things to think about, so that's it for now, my friend.

This is a good question! I would buy them what they are requesting. The Blender and the Waffle Maker would be more reasonible then a 100.00 gift card. If you want to make the gift a little bigger then you can add a gift Card to the local grocery store so that they can get the Waffle batter mix and syurp! Hope you likethis idea!

I want unique ideas so I would give 'a pair of rabbit' as a wedding gift. See as they go on honeymoon, the rabbit would also do the same. LOLS!

I love getting new sheets for the bed. Towels are nice too, kitchen and bath. Do you know what size bed they have, color of the bathroom or kitchen. His and her beach towels are nice too. Gift certificate for dinner a their favorite restaurant. These are a few ideas I thought of right away.

Actually hard cash gift is best one, they can buy what they want, as per their needs. Or a nice photo frame is also a good gift.

Well you could always settle for something that you think they could use right? If you are really close to the couple you could give them gifts that would spice up their relationship even more If not then you could always settle with the usual household appliances. If you still can't find one maybe a gift certificate would do good if you don't want cold cash.

errr, I am really not sure bout this, but how about, a picture frame, find something out of the ordinary.. or make something.. I make things for gifts.. I really dont like thinking a lot on what to give.. And it is cheaper when I make something.. and it is very unique..

in our china .this is also a big problem to all of us .because not all of us is rich.maybe a flower is a good choice?

I think the best thing to get for a newlywed couple is something useful for their new home. Try a toaster or even a toaster oven. This will be very useful for the couple and they can enjoy their toast every morning. Or even a high end coffee maker. I work at Sanrio (the hello kitty store) and we have the cutest hello kitty toaster and coffee maker. The toaster actually imprints a picture of hello kitty on the toast. It is soo cute. And they only run for about 60 bucks. Not bad. And the couple will love it and use it.