Wedding gift ideas under £200

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Hi there

I am looking for inspiration on a budget for my godson/nephew's wedding. I don't have huge sums to spend. What did you get for your wedding that you thought was lovely?

@Dogonahottinroof

An Emmy Bridgewater Year jug- they are lat releasing them but they will be out shortly. Usually about £40 and our wedding must have with a cheque

or even

Emma Bridgewater

they are late

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I am sure you are not a cheap skate Jaqueline... 200 is the top end of the budget it may be less depends what I settle on. I love the poster who said she got a Tesco's choccy cake and custard , I have an image of her and her hubby snuggled in thoroughly enjoying it ...lovely...

My mum didn't want us to do a list, she doesn't like them at all but by the time we got married (in our 30s) I'd been to enough weddings to know that they made things a lot easier for guests so we decided to do one. We didn't send them out though, just emailed people a link if they asked, so we had a a mixture of list and non-list. It sounds as though you are all in broad agreement which is good. Is cash a no too?

I would give cash or ask them what they’d like. A wedding gift does not need to be expensive. We are quite middle class (saying that in the sense that our family and friends wouldn’t struggle to buy expensive gifts). Our most expensive item was a Le Creuset casserole dish which was probably £200. Five family members chipped in together to buy it (we still use is weekly more than a decade later). Really close friends bought us a cafetière for like £25. We use it every day and I think of them every time I make coffee. We didn’t really live together or have much before we got married so we truly needed those house things. If they are saving for a house, cash and a thoughtful card I’m sure would be great. It doesn’t have to be loads of money though.

If they are saving for a house write a cheque for the amount you want to give, get a house brick, place the cheque on the brick (maybe attach with a couple of elastic bands) and wrap it up.

So my fiance and I are getting married, both late 20s and just moving into our first house together.

We have an electronic guest list that we have on our wedding website but we didn't put it in the invite. So if they have a wedding website check that, they might have done the same.

Something we'd really appreciate is a really good Japanese knife. Especially if they're into cooking at all.

Other things we've put on our list is nice bedding as all our bedding is from Tesco and Primark. White bedding is probably a safe bet and very on trend right now.

Cash is not ruled out....

Emma Bridgwater jug would certainly be shopping local...she is up the road from me! You can't go wrong with Le Creuset either although they are more of a takeaway couple than a cook at home couple at the mo...that might change with a bit of age tho'.

I'd have been happy with a Le Creuset casserole too (so long as it was blue!). I wouldn't be keen on anything Emma Bridgewater though, sorry.

A case of decent wine, if they would appreciate it.
Bundle of towels. A bit boring but I think they would always be appreciated.
One of those posh toasters, I can't remember the name but they are very good and very expensive.

With a £200 budget I would go down the keepsake circa £50 then JL vouchers or cash depending on their life circumstances (younger couples are better off with cash they can put towards the house as opposed to higher end homewares plus I've been disappointed with JL lately)

Very creative with the brick and cash...

Wine they would love but he has just been diagnosed with diabetes..😔

Nowt wrong with quality towels, I think you mean a dualit toaster or some such.

Bedding hmmmm interesting...I will check out Japanese knives my brother lives in Japan I will mention it to him!