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Sibling wedding gifts - how much money/ any awesome gift ideas?

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Noonooyou · 21/04/2019 08:50

I would rather get creative than just give money but I am open to just giving money if that is what is expected. It's my brother and his lovely fiance. Any awesome unique gift ideas?

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Noonooyou · 22/04/2019 09:09

Oh oh oh... this was hidden for some reason yesterday! And now it's not. Anyone got any ideas please?

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TeenTimesTwo · 22/04/2019 09:11

Don't they have a gift list?
I'd rather give something wanted than something random.

doodlejump1980 · 22/04/2019 09:13

Our favourite wedding gifts were a cherry and a magnolia tree. Every time they flower it reminds us of our wedding day and seeing the trees grow reminds us of how long we’ve been married now.

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HotSpotSpot · 22/04/2019 10:20

I would ask them.

We were given a quilt for our bed that we love. It was handmade and hasn't dated. It's white with lots of subtle embroidery on it. Looks like a WhiteStuff product but nicer quality.

We also got a handmade ceramic bread bin that I love. It's not something I would have chosen but I really like it. (Can't stand the person who gave it me lol so ZERO sentimental value)

I really like to give things that people want so always prefer to ask.

Guylian2019 · 22/04/2019 11:12

I spent around £100 on my sibling's wedding gift about 5 years ago. However, I did spend money on bits for the wedding for them as well e.g. a caketopper, their hair cut etc etc. All in all I spent around £500 (including gift). Mind you I don't think they realised how much all the little bits and pieces I picked up built up to an extortionate amount of money. They didn't ask for it.

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Noonooyou · 22/04/2019 17:04

Thanks for your input.
teentimes of course I'm not about to spend £100 on something that they may hate and so will be giving some money. I just wanted to hear of any other cool gifts and would also love to know a rough figure to gift them in money.

There isn't a gift list, it's one of the standard 'money for honeymoon' type things. Obviously said very politely.
I'm not used to weddings, I'm mid 20s and only 1 friend has got married so far. My cousins are older so I was a child when they got married.

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Rarfy · 22/04/2019 17:10

I gave £100 to brothers last year.

One got it in cash. The other had a wedding cake that cost that much.

I went to a cousins house the other day who had a photo frame that acted as a guetsbook on the day of her wedding which all the guests signed. Was hung up in the house with a beautiful pic of bride and groom in. Thought that was great.

ReginaGeorgeous · 22/04/2019 17:20

My brother and his wife asked for honeymoon spending money so we gave them £100 in the currency of their destination.

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Noonooyou · 22/04/2019 18:58

Thanks all. Some lovely ideas.

£100 was the figure I had in mind so I'll stick to that I think.

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Fruityfruitcake · 22/04/2019 19:11

We do £500 for siblings, either cash or some nice art work.

titchy · 22/04/2019 19:12

Personalised monopoly board?

AllTheCakes · 22/04/2019 19:19

My favourite wedding gift from a sibling was gift experiences, including cheese and wine tasting and an Escape Room. We loved it! Perhaps you could do something like that that they could do together?

BackforGood · 22/04/2019 22:15

The 'how much' is going to be a 'how long is a piece of string' question though. Some people are extremely wealthy, others are skint and most of us are anywhere along the line in between. Some families are more conservative in the amounts they will spend on a gift, and others somehow think that love is measured by the amount you spend. Look at the 'how much have you spent on your dc at Christmas?' threads.

BlueRaincoat1 · 22/04/2019 22:40

We were given one of these as a wedding gift and I really like it. So I've ordered one for my brother's wedding too. I ordered it unframed and got a frame in Ikea, but you can get it framed and still have £50 to give as a money gift.
letterfest.com/collections/wedding/products/customised-date-art-print

Fr3d · 22/04/2019 22:47

Photo/painting of somewhere special to them (e.g. where s/he proposed, had first date etc)

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Noonooyou · 23/04/2019 09:37

Loving these suggestions. I love the pebel picture. I'm thinking perhaps something framed and then £50 cash. I'm not exactly loaded but not poor either. I've spent a lot so far on the wedding, as expected, as it's an expensive place they are marrying. I don't begrudge this, obviously, but I didn't want to give too little.

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123786sm · 16/08/2019 17:43

If you're still looking for ideas, Mollie & Fred have some beautiful wedding gifts for you to choose from: www.mollieandfred.co.uk/collections/weddings

Lowlandlucky · 16/08/2019 18:05

A voucher for a meal and fizz to celebrate their 1st month as Husband &wife or for a weekend away to celebrate 6 months of marriage

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