Token wedding present

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My friends have recently got married. Family only wedding and evening party which I was unable to attend. I am going out with them for drinks to celebrate and I would like to buy a token gift. Any ideas?
If it makes a difference its 2 blokes.

A nice photo frame for them to put a weaning picture in or a bottle of champagne - maybe with a couple of glasses.

I'd get a bottle of champagne.

If its anything like my wedding they'll have several bottles of champagne still at home, several photo frames to fill and several mug and glasses sets (sorry but its true!)

I received a £20 VUE cinema gift card from one guest and one £20 voucher for a website that sells board games from another. Thought they were both great actually, prompted us to go see two films we probably wouldn't have otherwise and invest in a new game for the house.

Maybe a voucher of some kind would be good for them?

I'd go champagne too. Not a frame. I don't want to fell obliged to display someone else's choice of frame.

I'd only get alcohol if I knew there was something they both loved, then I'd get a nice version of it.

It's unlikely they want a photo frame, people buy what they like.

I'm guessing there was no gift list?

If you do buy champagne or anything else heavy and/or breakable, don't take it out with you. They're not going to want to lug a gift around all evening. Sent it to them. Tbh, I would have done that at the time.

I once bought a white bottle stopper I grabbed with the couples initials and wedding date. It was quite a simple design, not fussy. I’ve seen it in their home several times so they do use it.

Yeah I got given 6 frames. I've got 1 shelf and a limited amount of photos I want to display. We got given about 20 bottles of champagne, which at least got drunk. The frames went to the charity shop.

We also got given a membership to The Tate, and also to the National Trust which were really nice gifts which we got a lot of pleasure from.

To be clear, we asked specifically for no presents, so I didn't feel guilty about getting rid of the frames.

Depends on the guys. If you know them well enough, are they the sort of guys who have flowers in the house? If so, I've always appreciated a nice vase (simple, glass) and always think of whoever gave me the respective vases (I like flowers ) when I use them.

You can get anything from a small bud vase to vases for bigger arrangements.

Get the crappiest thing on their wedding list - tea towels, a printer cartridge, a dish drainer, whatever. There is always something!

What I really love are gifts that are a much nicer versions of what I can buy. So, hand made mugs, posh chocolate, lovely tea towels, ingredients like rosehip syrup and artisan flour. Reading this back makes me think I am not normal.

I would get handmade chocolates or a beautiful bunch of flowers if you think they would enjoy them

What is the budget? Do they already have a home together? What are they into? Just some ideas:

• bottle opener set
• Carafe or wine decanter
• Vase
• Serving platter
• Fruit bowl
• Banana stand
• BBQ tool set
• Bird bath
• A plant like a rose or orchid

If you were thinking under £10- chocolates or bottle of wine

I bought my friends some handmade expensive chocolates from our vacation and some uk tea bags because they love them.

An idea I saw on here

The Roasting Tin Cookbook and a nice roasting tin (eg. Enamel)

My go to is a personalised wedding certificate holder, bought a couple of my friends these and they have all loved them. You can get them on Very

Mr and Mr mugs! Someone got H and I Mr and Mrs mugs and we love them

Could you buy a bottle of fizz whilst out with them and toast them???

We got one of those wedding certificate holders and along with the photo frames they went to the charity shop. I'd give a voucher OP as most people have enough stuff in their homes . If they are wine drinkers then some nice wine might be appreciated. Even if you get a lot it will be drunk eventually

A voucher for a meal/take away/cinema trip/open tickets to a local attraction. If they live somewhere that is covered by a food delivery company, Just Eat etc you could see if they do vouchers. Just pop in the card to enjoy a romantic night in/day out as husband & husband on you. We got 6 sets of champagne glasses, a few dozen frames and a candlestick. None of which match our home or are our taste.
A few people got us things like I've suggested which we truly enjoyed.

Great ideas here. Consumable is best I always think or the cinema vouchers is great idea. If they do drink then a bottle stopper is quite sweet as is a fancy corkscrew but they may already have those

I hate getting gifts to use around the house or display. Most people have the basic stuff they want and decorate to their own taste. We got a shit load of frames and specifically asked for money so we didn't end up with a cupboard full of stuff we didn't want. Someone bought us a toaster. A toaster ffs. We'd been living together for 10 years and funnily enough, had a toaster.

Something consumable is always a win imo. Whether it's vouchers for a meal out, nice bottles of booze, cinema vouchers etc.

I agree with consumables (helps to know if they drink, have no allergies, intolerances). The cinema tickets are a great idea or some sort of voucher/experience.

Personally I don't want someone else's taste imposed on me, especially where you're expected to display it at home. It goes to the charity shop, sorry but true.