Best (non cash) wedding presents received

by **yapyapyap** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 1:10 am

To follow on from the hilarious worst present thread (ie one pillow case etc ha ha ) I am wondering what presents people really loved? besides cash of course (its a given that its liked!).

I have lots of friends getting married soon and am looking for inspiration!

kittycatt24 · by **kittycatt24** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 2:24 am

My friend gives a signature gift to all weddings she attends! A hamper with wine glasses, nice wine, some goodies and a night/two in a fancy hotel! its a lovely idea and nice to have a romantic weekend away a few months after the wedding!

IndigoMoon · by **IndigoMoon** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:11 am

I have to say it was all my Le Cruesuet pots & bakeware. Love the stuff but couldn't justy buying all the stuff when I already had pots etc that were still working.

BusyDee · by **BusyDee** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:17 am

My best friend got a calender made - each month has a photo from our wedding and a funny caption - we love it and everyone that sees it in our kitchen comments on it. We have a second calender up that we can write on as didnt want to write on that one as will keep it forever.

by **MiniBlingfor2012** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 12:22 pm

The calendar idea is so thoughtful, what a lovely pressie.
We got some lovely pressies but my faves were vouchers for weeneds, trips away. We got 3 in total and some even with dinner included which went down a treat. We booked one for a month after the honeymoon or so to have something to look forward to. I' normally give cash myself but this is a nice alternative I think.

MrsAH · by **MrsAH** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:05 pm

We got a beautiful painting from my parents friends. We are really fussy about art, so we sort of held our breath opening it. It's fabulous though. Really thoughtful of them.

by **MrsBran2Be** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:21 pm

Not something I've received myself as you'll see from my ticker that I'm not actually married yet!

But presents I've given when I've been bridesmaid are a good barbecue (to two girls) and a set of Denby with 8 of each item.

Know the girls were all sper delighted with these presents.

Think it's nice as BM to give an actual present that they'll have for a long time, or else something that they can use like a weekend away and remember for a long time.

HTH!

kittycatt24 · by **kittycatt24** » Thu Apr 14, 2022 11:05 pm

I gave friends of mine who were from England and lived in Cork for 2years a personalised monopoly board, with all their favourite places/restaurants/bars/shops on the board. They loved it and it was fun to make and its a lovely reminder of their time in Ireland. https://www.mymonopoly.com/

Sprocket · by **Sprocket** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:16 am

We got loads of lovely things that we wanted (we had gift lists) but our absolute FAVOURITE surprise present was a voucher for a weekend in the hotel that we got married in so that we could go back and "re-live all our happy memories without any stress of the wedding" :lvs

by **MrsEL10** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:42 am

We got a fabulous lamp, Newbridge cutlery, some lovely candles in holders from people that came to afters

lcarrick · by **lcarrick** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:06 pm

we got a voucher for a travel agent from two of my parents friends. we had to use it within a year, so decided to go to london for two nights as our last getaway before babs arrives, ended up costing us money in the end but we wouldnt have gone if we didnt have the voucher and we really needed the break!

only thing that was lacking was not being able to drink :hic

ah well

by **Ilovetoast** » Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:40 pm

A painting we love. A voucher for a hot air baloon ride.... a really really nice set of wine glasses... :wv

signorina_matrimonio · by **signorina_matrimonio** » Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:50 am

My aunt from NY gave us a fabulous cake server set - the knife and the slice-lifter thingie (offical name - I swear! ;o)

) with "Mr & Mrs" on both handles. It was Kate Spade I think... love it to pieces... :lvs

Sodapop · by **Sodapop** » Mon Apr 18, 2022 2:32 pm

We got a beautiful set of Wedgewood Wine Glasses, a lovely silverware cutlery set and a surname plaque - with both our surnames!!

by **mrsmaybride2010** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 8:31 am

hey

our honeymoon was our best gift... we also got a wii and all the accessories which went down a treat with hubby as he is gadget mad
we also got a box set of knives which at the time of the wedding didnt really appreciate until i started using them... they are fabulous....

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