How to Pick the Perfect Wedding Gift
Celebrating a marriage provides family and friends the opportunity to congratulate and honor the happy couple. However, buying a gift often presents a challenge for wedding guests. While you want to pick something the couple will appreciate, you want to find a balance between practicality and uniqueness. The struggling economy has added to the strain of gift giving, but there are ways to ensure you give the perfect wedding gift at any marriage celebration.
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Set a maximum spending amount. According to a 2009 Registry Study, guests pay between $60 and $120 for a wedding gift, depending on how well they know the couple. The better you know the couple, the more you should usually spend. If funds are stretched, remember, it really is the thought that counts.
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Ask yourself several questions when choosing the gift. These include:
What do you know about them?
Where will they live?
What do they do in their free time?
Where will they go on their honeymoon?
What are their personalities?
Brainstorm wedding gifts based on your answers to these questions.
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Pick a gift they will both use. Even if it is a kitchen or household gift, do your best to choose something practical.
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Look at the wedding registry. In a 2009 Registry Study, almost 70 percent of couples want gifts from their registries. The couple took the time to register; take advantage of the fact that they are telling you what they want. If you feel the gift is too impersonal, combine it will a small, personalized item.
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Tips & Warnings
Several popular gift ideas include indulgences that the couple may not otherwise spend on themselves. A gift card to a spa for the couple can be used before the wedding, during the stressful preparation times, or after the honeymoon as they start their married lives together. An alternative gift of robes, bubble bath, candles and a bottle of wine makes a nice "spa at home" gift. A wedding keepsake box for special mementos, such as the marriage license, invitation, napkins and a few photographs provides a safe place to store these items. Engraved items, such as picture frames, photo albums or the toasting glasses to be used at the ceremony offer a personal touch.
You can give money, as long as you know for a fact the couple wants it. Some cultures include cash gifts as part of their traditions at weddings. Gifts such as a gift card to a restaurant, specifically earmarked for the honeymoon, offers a more personal touch. Personalize cash by combining it with a small registry gift.
References
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