Article by John Smith

It is always lovely to hear that your friends or family are getting engaged. Before long, a glossy wedding invitation arrives through your door, and in your mind you start planning what you are going to wear, spending considerable amounts of time hunting for the perfect outfit for the wedding.

More than likely you have spent more on your clothes than you had originally planned, or maybe you have received several wedding invitations that you have accepted, and they are all happening this year. That means you will have to either risk wearing the same outfit again to another wedding, or fork out more hard earned cash for something new, which seems highly likely, especially as your silky skimpy summer outfit will not be practical if worn at a shivering November ceremony. And this brings us to those wedding gifts. Oh no, I hear you groan, not more expense. However, if you choose carefully, wedding gifts need not be expensive at all, and will not break the bank let’s leave that to the experts!

An inexpensive wedding gift will mark the occasion beautifully and will remind the bride and groom of your special friendship and their happy day for a long time to come. For a truly stylish wedding gift that will be proudly displayed, the Two Silver Hearts Mini Token is made of polished glass and features 2 overlapping hearts for a contemporary and decorative feel. It comes with a lovely presentation box and you will even see change from a fiver. A Well Done Heart Token is a splendid wedding gift in hand made pewter with a well done engraving and is presented in an organza draw string pouch.

Add a touch of mirth to the bride and groom’s big day with a humorous Love Book by Edward Monkton. This witty wedding gift contains laughs, romance, wise thoughts and comments on love and a touch of quirkiness and is one of those wedding gifts that can be appreciated again and again. For a special little wedding gift that will really be appreciated, a Personalised Wedding Day Chocolate Bar can be personalised with the names of the bride and groom, with their wedding day details as a delicious reminder of the happy day. They can keep this fine wedding gift as a keepsake or stuff their faces with it as soon as nobody is looking. Either way, it will be a really appreciated wedding gift.

None of us ever have enough photo frames to fit our favourite pictures into, and there will be an awful lot of wedding photos to accommodate in their new love nest, cherished photos that will be on show for a long time. Useful and attractive wedding gifts such as the With This Ring Photo Frame will be out on show for years, especially as they display two photos at one time, and around each frame are the words ‘with this ring I thee wed’ to add further romantic atmosphere to this lovely present.

What’s the reckoning that the happy couple will want some peace and quiet when they finally arrive at their honeymoon suite? Make their night by presenting them with the ultimate Do Not Disturb sign. A Mr and Mrs Beaded Door Hanger in a white satin fabric is encrusted with dazzling white beads spelling out the words Mr and Mrs for all to see. If they hang this on their hotel door, they are guaranteed an undisturbed few hours alone together and all thanks to you. Wedding gifts like this are priceless and very inexpensive.

Once the honeymoon is over, the bride and groom’s thoughts will probably turn to building their love nest, decorating and kitting it out just how they want it. This will include a bit of work in the garden too, and to help them create a blooming lovely flower bed or two, a lovely wedding gift of a Pocket Garden Congratulations Nasturtium will provide some fast growing bright colour just when they need it. All that they need to do to create some flowers is to follow the instructions, add some water to the sachet of seeds and growing medium and either place on an indoor windowsill or transfer outside to a flower bed. Either way, this wedding gift will not cost an arm and a leg and is bound to be enjoyed by the happy couple.

Finally, all newlyweds eventually reach a stage where the excitement of the wedding ceremony, party and honeymoon are over all too soon, and as they settle back into a normal life together, a wedding gift of funny marriage anecdotes, Your Marriage – An Owner’s Manual, will put a smile back on their faces. For very little money there are so many imaginative wedding gifts that will make a great impression on the big day.