Meaningful Wedding Gift Ideas

Use your relationship with the couple as a basis for a meaningful wedding gift.

Many couples who are getting married will have a wedding registry with items that they need or want. If you are wanting to give the couple a meaningful gift, however, you will need to reflect upon their individual tastes and styles as well as your relationship with them. Giving the couple a gift that has meaning or sentimental value will be something that they will cherish for many years.

Photo Collage

Prepare a photo collage of the couple and their families. Place pictures from their childhood, college days and engagement. You could complete various sections; one for the bride and groom's lives before they were together and one of them dating, including their engagement photos. Choose an elegant photo album in colors that will complement their home or match their wedding colors. For an added touch, consider having their initials or names and wedding date monogrammed on the front of the album.

Dinner

Purchase a gift certificate for a nice restaurant at their honeymoon location. If they are going to a resort, arrange for the couple to have a candlelit dinner on the beach or in their room. Arrange for their favorite meal and dessert to be prepared by the chef and have a bottle of wine or Champagne served with dinner.

Photography Session

Purchase a photo session for the couple to use either on their honeymoon or when they get back. The first photos of the couple as husband and wife will be cherished and displayed in their home. A photo session on the beach while the couple are on their honeymoon will not only prevent the couple from having to pay for these photos, as many resorts offer this option, but will also be a wonderful way to remember their honeymoon.

Painted Picture

Have the bride and groom choose their favorite photo of them together. Have a local artist recreate it in a painting. The artist can choose to put a special spin on the painting or simply paint or draw it exactly as it is in the photograph. This will be a gift that they can showcase in their home for many years to come.

References

• Create Craft Ideas: Ideas to Give Meaningful Wedding Gifts

Resources

• Uncommon Goods: Unique Wedding Gifts, Cool Wedding Gifts