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QuitMoaning · 2021-10-02T19:37:36+00:00

We are going to a wedding at end of November for a very wealthy but really lovely couple. We are close friends of the bride’s family and it is the groom who is very wealthy (inherited family business). They have not got a gift list and don’t want anything but it feels wrong not to make a token gift. Just not sure what. Any ideas? Happy to spend up to £100 or so.

Thurlow · 03/10/2021 00:00

Go for something more personal and don’t worry about the money. When our friends, who are ridiculously well off, had a baby two years ago, in the end we gave them our well thumbed and loved copy of Each Peach Pear Plum that had been adored by both of our children, because it seemed so much more personal

Tooembarrassingtomention · 03/10/2021 00:33

We are well off and always say no gifts. For a big party a friend bought us a bottle of Harris Gin. Beautiful, tastes amazing and you can’t buy it on the high street. They do a set with 2 glasses as well.

This is now our go to gift for friends

Tooembarrassingtomention · 03/10/2021 00:33

harrisdistillery.com/pages/isle-of-harris-gin

Impatientwino · 03/10/2021 04:43

That gin bottle is beautiful! I'm going to bank that as a gift idea! Thank you!

Ohnoreally · 03/10/2021 05:17

www.thenightsky.co.uk/

With their date, time, location of marriage on. We've bought these for gifts a few times , they're really lovely. We are thinking of buying one for our home too!

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QuitMoaning · 03/10/2021 09:55

What some incredible gift ideas, thank you.

Some of them are not suitable in this particular situation (e.g. no honeymoon and they are in a rented flat at moment as they are refurbishing their house so garden gifts are out) but may well appear for other gifts. And hopefully other people may also get some inspiration.

I am leaning towards the night sky, the keepsake box and the news paper headlines as they are very personal (maybe more than one of them). I am really very close to the bride and just don’t want to not mark the occasion.

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QuitMoaning · 03/10/2021 09:56

And one of them is teetotal so alcohol may not work too well unfortunately.

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alpinia · 03/10/2021 10:16

Just a word of caution on the commercial personalised gifts- We asked for no gifts but received a stack of these types of things including a massive framed night sky thing from the website mentioned. It's pretty low quality and makes your flat look like a slightly weird shrine to your wedding.

We received some lovely random gifts handmade by the giver; a set of embroidered napkins, an amazing teapot, a small painting, an origami art made of £5 notes, a set of woodwork Xmas decorations and some young relatives bought a map and got all the guests to sign near their homes.

All these things are used or on display. None of them were particularly expensive but are all cherished. The giant expensive posters are in the basement, and I feel bad about the money spent on them.

MistyFrequencies · 03/10/2021 10:18

Someone got us a personalized stamp with our initials, old style one that you use to seal wax on envelopes. We never use it of course but it was really beautiful and I've kept it, it's small and a lovely reminder of the day.

makelovenotpetrol · 03/10/2021 10:19

@alpinia

Just a word of caution on the commercial personalised gifts- We asked for no gifts but received a stack of these types of things including a massive framed night sky thing from the website mentioned. It's pretty low quality and makes your flat look like a slightly weird shrine to your wedding.

We received some lovely random gifts handmade by the giver; a set of embroidered napkins, an amazing teapot, a small painting, an origami art made of £5 notes, a set of woodwork Xmas decorations and some young relatives bought a map and got all the guests to sign near their homes.

All these things are used or on display. None of them were particularly expensive but are all cherished. The giant expensive posters are in the basement, and I feel bad about the money spent on them.

Oh just a word on that actually - the night sky thing - we didn't get it framed on the website. As PP has just said we didn't know what the framing quality would be like.

We bought just the print, which was a really nice thick quality print and then we got it custom framed at an indi photo printing and framing shop near our home. It looked really beautiful.

So if you are thinking the night sky pic I maybe would do what we did as PP has confirmed that the framing (if I'm right) may not be that great!

katemuff · 03/10/2021 10:26

Either a bottle of vintage champagne or a personalised Emma Bridgewater Teapot, dependant on their personalities is my go to.

CottonSock · 03/10/2021 10:30

Following as I have not yet got my sister a wedding gift. Wedding happened with a day notice and I didn't attend. The big party is pushed back another year

Floofsquidge · 03/10/2021 13:19

Please, please, please, don't buy any physical gifts if they've not asked for anything. Your thoughtful gift may end up in a charity shop. I am getting married later this year and we do not need or want anything and have specifically nominated a charity if people insist on a gift.

Perching · 03/10/2021 13:22

A beautiful David Austen rose
A personalised chopping board/butchers block
A tree inoculated with a mistletoe (I think that’s quite romantic)

jay55 · 03/10/2021 14:23

If they're in a small flat while renovating, don't get them anything, but wait and give them a housewarming gift.
Anything that isn't consumable is another thing to find space for and pack.

MegaClutterSlut · 03/10/2021 15:16

I'd go for something personal, like this

Standrewsschool · 03/10/2021 16:07

@MegaClutterSlut

Sorry, but I find that a little tacky.

HarrisMcCoo · 03/10/2021 17:06

[quote Standrewsschool]@MegaClutterSlut

Sorry, but I find that a little tacky.[/quote]
😬 okay for couples who enjoy looking at themselves every day. Not something I would pick tbh....

5BlackDoors · 03/10/2021 17:12

My best friend married a multi millionaire and the only things they asked for were either roses for the garden or vases.

I got her a lovely Alba rose. They were married about 15 years ago and when I visited her in July we went around the garden and she pointed out the roses they had received and recalled who they were all from.

So i would say a really beautiful David Austen celebration rose they can plant in their garden.

Fantail · 03/10/2021 20:22

Do they have a charity that they support? Perhaps a donation in their name to that organisation?

ChocolateHelps · 03/10/2021 20:34

@Tooembarrassingtomention

We are well off and always say no gifts. For a big party a friend bought us a bottle of Harris Gin. Beautiful, tastes amazing and you can’t buy it on the high street. They do a set with 2 glasses as well.

This is now our go to gift for friends

Harris gin is my absolute favourite and my DH got me the gift set with the textured glasses (for mothers day I think!) I have (ahem) a few spare empty bottles so I made one into a lamp - not the point of the OP, just thought I'd share!

AppleWitch · 03/10/2021 21:10

A cheese subscription from Paxton & Whitfield

coffeeandbiscuittime · 13/10/2021 14:24

Just tried to buy the Harris Gin set for a Christmas present - sold out - possibly due to this thread perhaps?

Wildwood6 · 14/10/2021 17:52

Are they into the arts at all? How about an annual membership of something like the V&A, Tate Britain or BFI (or something closer to home depending on where they are in the country). Or perhaps an annual patronage of a local regional theatre or art gallery if that's their thing? Its not something you'd think to buy yourself but I think it makes a lovely gift, and a lot of smaller arts venues are still trying to recover after Covid so it helps support them too.

WellTidy · 14/10/2021 18:04

Local cinema subscription? Wealthy people surely like going to the cinema!

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