To wonder what to buy for a wedding gift?

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So dps good mate is getting married. We're going to whole ceremony and reception.
They have said there's nothing they want. Haven't given a list or anything. As rhey said they already have a home and all they need..
So I'm stuck.. Also we don't have a lot of spare money at all.. I mean pretty brassic and I've had to borrow a dress to wear myself to go.
So makes us pretty stuck for ideas.

Some people who came to my wedding didn't send any gifts - I didn't mind, was more bothered about them turning up and having a good time.

Have you ever done a personalised card with somewhere like https://www.papier.com ? You can get something really lovely that they might keep or frame. I did one for a friend's wedding, and put in a M&S voucher for a dine-in, but you don't need a voucher. I did one of those Penguin cover cards for another couple, and they said they were going to frame it. Don't bankrupt yourself

Not asking for a specific gift or money isn’t the same as saying no gifts, in my opinion it’s extremely rude to attend a wedding without taking at least a token gift. Some of the best wedding gifts we got were ones people had chosen themselves, our gift list was just boring stuff we needed.

A nice card and message.

You could also “wrap” (nice bag /box and tissue paper) some glue, scissors, double sided tape, sharpie or gold silver gel pens etc and a nice album /scrap book eg paperhase but get from tkmaxx

explain its for their wedding and honeymoon memories... took me 8 years to do mine but it was nice to look at the rsvps, flight tickets, flyers for the honeymoon trips.... pressed flower from my bouquet and dh button hole, dress fabric swatch, kilt swatch etc.... you could start it off by gluing your invite in....

At the end of the day all the time and effort spent on a wedding is huge and it’s nive to remember things not just through photos....

Such a cheapskate werk. You dont go to a wedding with no gift even if its a small token gift. You dont go to a dinner party or bbq or whatever without a boytle of wine..even if they say not to. Its just good manners.

You sound tight

Of course you go to a wedding without a gift. Taking stuff just adds a logistics issue (albeit a pleasant one)

Gifts shouid be sent separately, ideally just in advance (so all the thank you letters can be written and beforehand too, and posted asap after)

Such a cheapskate werk. You dont go to a wedding with no gift even if its a small token gift. You dont go to a dinner party or bbq or whatever without a boytle of wine..even if they say not to. Its just good manners.

It's good manners to respect the hosts' wishes surely. If they say there is nothing they want then you respect that instead of handing over tat they don't need or want. It's not good manners to be personally insulting if somone doesnt agree with you.

No...they are being polite by not being grabby and demanding a gift on their invite. Why would you not even bother? Cant think of anything to buy is a pathetic excuse

I recently bought my cousin a voucher for bonus print for her wedding so that she can do something nice with her wedding/honeymoon photos.

MoggyP

Of course you go to a wedding without a gift. Taking stuff just adds a logistics issue (albeit a pleasant one)

Gifts shouid be sent separately, ideally just in advance (so all the thank you letters can be written and beforehand too, and posted asap after)
Obviously...you don't have to be pedantic. I just mean either way...you give something at some point as a congratulations/thanks for having me.

Starbucks gift card. Everyone likes coffee. Always appreciated.

M&s voucher so that they can some nice food (or anything else they want) or nice bottle of something.

I would buy a card and do them a voucher for a meal round at your house when theyre back from honeymoon and all is settled down. Will give the bride something nice to look forward to after all her planning (or groom!)

Cinema or meal voucher for after all the wedding and honeymoon fuss dies down. Or when they get back from honeymoon they can go out and get dinner without having to cook!

Or something like an activity ie treetop trail voucher

Or euros/dollars for honeymoon with a note saying the first drink is on us!