Find that Special Wedding Gift

Soon the bride will be standing there in her flowing white wedding gown, the groom in his pressed tuxedo, and you want to give them both a great unique wedding gift to help them celebrate the occasion.  But not something from a box store off of the registry, you really want something that has a personal touch.

Check out these ideas that are sure to get you started in the right direction.

A Cover Up

There’s nothing more relaxing and comforting than laying down in your bed after a long day of work.  The soft cushion on your back, and the warm blankets around you.  Imagine the newly weds cuddling up under a handmade quilt that you got for them, just before they doze off to sleep.  If you don’t have the time or skill to make a quilt from scratch, then talk to your local quilting/sewing shop.  They will tell you how to get in touch with someone who can get/make you a handmade quilt – Odds are you’ll even be able to participate in the design process to make it more personal.

A Look Back

As the years go by, the newly weds will want to stop and remember their times together.  Their wedding day, in particular, will be filled with fond and happy memories.  They will have pictures to look at from their hired photographer, but you can add a personal touch, by taking your digital video camera, and recording all the action.  Interview their friends, ask them to talk about the newly weds, and about the wedding.  Talk to their parents, and leave a special message from yourself on the end.  When you’re done, download it to your computer, and burn it onto a DVD, and give it to the new couple when they get back from their honeymoon.  The newly weds will always love this stroll down memory lane.

Tip:  Since you’ll have to burn the DVD after the wedding, give the newly weds a nice wedding card with a note inside saying there’s a special surprise to come.  That way they have a gift from you at the wedding, and they’ll be excited to see what else they’ve got coming!

Memories

Everyone enjoys looking at pictures and remembering when….. Talk to the newly weds parents/grandparents and friends, and see if they have any photos or special memories they would like to share with the newly weds.  Get digital copies of the photos and download them onto a nice digital photo frame.  They will be able to look at these great photo you saved for them, and as the years go by they will  add more and more!

Bonus:  If the family and friends have printed photos, and no digital copies, you can take them to Walgreens, or any other store with a photo section, and they will be able to scan them into digital format.  If you have a high quality scanner, you can do it yourself!  They could also scan things like diplomas, grade cards, etc.  Any kind of keepsake digitized can go onto their digital photo frame.

Upgrade Em!

The newly weds are going on a honeymoon after the wedding.  It will be a fun, enjoyable and memorable time for both of them.  You can help make it more enjoyable by upgrading their flight to first class.  Or you could pay for a Luxury Hotel Suite.  This can all be worked out by contacting their parents and/or family members well ahead of time, and letting them know what you want to do.  They will be glad to help you, and will know the details of the newly weds honeymoon.  And the new couple will enjoy all the extra luxury that you arranged for them.

Tip: If you can’t afford the upgrade your self, then get some of your friends to go together with you and pay for it.  The bride and groom will appreciate all of you for the extra pampering they get on their honeymoon.

Everyone’s wants to give the newly weds a great wedding gift, but adding a personal touch to yours will make it memorable and unique.  The new couple will cherish it for years.

Here’s to the Newly Weds!

P.S.-  Here is another personalized wedding gift idea that you can get especially for the new couple!

They have probably registered at a few stores, and you could get some ideas there.

We have come up with a list of items that are popular for the kitchen. We know you want to give something that is thoughtful and unique, and we tried to take that into account when we came up with the following list.

Make sure if you do decide to get something for their kitchen, that they will put it to use, and it won’t end up sitting on the shelf collecting dust.  You might spend a little time talking to them, and see if any of these gifts would come in handy.

Great Wedding Gifts - The Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer

Mix it Up

We found the Kitchen Aid® Stand Mixer to be one of the most requested items for the kitchen.  It’s powerful, has dozens of attachments, and you can get it in eight different colors (Even though we’re guys we kind of like the Cook For The Cure® Mixer – It’s Pink! )  We use our mixer all the time, and if the couple to be enjoys baking, they’ll love their new mixer, and it will last a lifetime.

Quality Cooking!

Most of the couples to be are probably cooking on pots and pans that came from the local retail  or thrift store.  Sure, they do the job, but anyone who’s cooked much knows how great it is to cook with quality stainless steel cookware.  The results are better and the process of cooking is much more enjoyable.  The couple to be will be genuinely surprised when they start to use the quality cookware you got them.

(Bonus: Another great cookware idea is cast iron.  It will last forever.  It’s naturally non stick and will probably end up handed down to their kids!)

The Gift of Health

This is a great idea for the couple that either likes being healthy, or likes entertaining.  A great blender can be used to make a multitude of different drinks, whether it’s a healthy morning smoothie, or crushing ice for the beautiful dinner party.  They could even use it to make homemade soups.

Java, Java, Java

If they drink coffee, they’ve probably already got a coffee pot.  If it’s like ours, it’s slow and noisy.  Getting them a quality coffee pot that lasts for ages will ease their busy morning schedule because they won’t have to wait for the coffee pot to finish gurgling before they can leave.

(Bonus: Getting them a french press for their coffee is another great idea.  You can get them in different sizes, and it really brings out the flavor of the coffee so much better than a drip pot.  And you’ll be the only one who thinks of this!)

Unique and Personalized

We know some people are looking for gifts they can buy and wrap up, but others enjoy giving gifts that are a little more unique.  This one is for you.  You can get a nice wood or metal recipe box just about anywhere.  Decorate it and make it unique.  Then fill it with 3×5 cards and some of your favorite recipes.  You could even contact the bride and groom’s parents/grandparents, and have them put some of their favorite recipes in the box as well.  A great wedding gift that will sit on their kitchen counter for years to come.

Whether you’re looking for a quality appliance for the kitchen, or a unique personalized gift, there are many great wedding gifts that the future husband and wife will enjoy together.  And these days, buying online is often far less stressful than the hassle of running from store to store looking for a gift.

Here’s to the Newly Weds!

P.S.- Kitchen Aid’s Outlet Store offers discounts of up to 80% off of the retail price.  Watch it closely, and you may be able to get a great gift at substantial savings.  Also, check out their rebate offers.  You may even be able to get some cash back!

Custom Photo Frame

I look around our home and see a few remnants of our wedding day from seven years ago.  There are the keepsakes from the wedding itself (Candles, the flute set,  etc.), the hand made photo album filled with photos, and a few appliances that we didn’t have at the time.

What’s the point?  If you want to give a lasting gift, make it meaningful and filled with memories.  And make it a personalized wedding gift.  The hand made photo album made by our friends was great.  It’s classy, nice, one of a kind, and you always need a place to store photos.

That’s what makes the custom photo frames at personalization mall a great wedding gift.

You can customize it to say anything you’d like.  The names of the bride and groom being customary.  But experiment and try some different ideas.  You might be surprised with what you can come up with (I actually enjoyed trying different sayings using their preview option).

The only draw back is the 13 character limit.  Although, I found that the names of most of the couples I knew would fit within that limit.  If your special couple won’t fit, then it’s time to get creative.  They’ll love the gift even more!

Giving a custom photo frame on that special day is the best way to show the couple you are thinking about them, and to give them something that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.

Here’s to the Newly Weds!

P.S.-  Rather than just give the bride and groom an empty photo frame, get it early.  Then coordinate with their parents to get copies of photos.  You’ll have a unique gift they can hang on their wall in their first apartment, and they’ll still have it when they buy their first home!