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Inexpensive Wedding Gifts
February 17th, 2010 | 
Author: A wedding present does not need to be costly to be well received and appreciated by the couple. Whilst the extravagance of some weddings may force their guests to get pricey gifts, it is not required that you do so.
While you may need to splurge on an excessive gift for a close chum or relative, you do not have to invest a great amount of money in a gift for an informal acquaintance. Even if you are very close to the couple, you could still get a cheaper present for their wedding.
One cheap gift idea is to fill a mixing bowl with a selection of kitchen utensils. This is both an inexpensive and a very helpful gift. Plenty of couples who are beginning their life together will need some basic utensils and kitchen gadgets to get them going. This gift is considerate and helpful without being detritus to your financial position.
Another cheap gift concept is to form a basket containing elements for a romantic dinner. You might put this basket together by yourself and include items such as dry pasta and sauce and a bottle of wine with wine glasses. You may also wish to include a non-perishable desert like biscotti to finish your meal.
You might even include a recipe card with one of your own personally tested recipes. This cheap gift idea will be significantly valued by the couple as it essentially giving them the gift of a romantic night alone.
Picture frames may also be an economical gift idea. You might also go to closeout stores for these items and you will find a few bargains available. Picture frames are a cheap and helpful wedding present concept that is probably going to be cherished by the couple.
The couple’s registry may be another source of low-priced wedding present concepts. Plenty of couples will register for a collection of items that span a huge price range. By choosing an item from the registry and purchasing it as a gift, you will be presenting a gift that will be truly appreciated by the couple.
If you have video/photo footage of the couple, you might consider organizing these photos in a completely unique way in a photograph album to give to the couple as a gift. You might also use the photographs to make a scrapbook or maybe a video show set to music that features the couple. These gifts will be significantly appreciated by the couple and can be created for a comparatively tiny cost.
Newlyweds regularly incorporate candles in their decorating and also use candles to create ambiance during dinner or on other occasions. Candles are wedding gifts that are easy on the pocket. They come in a great variety of colours, sizes and smells so it should be simple to find a collection of candles that may be appreciated by the couple.
A marriage present does not need to be dear to be helpful and appreciated by the couple. Many expensive gifts are seldom used; whereas more economical yet useful gifts are used almost daily by the couple after the wedding ceremony.
Thomas Choo
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What are some good inexpensive wedding gifts?
I am going to my boyfriends step-sisters wedding today…I have met her twice…what are some gift ideas? I don’t have much time or money to do something. I need some ideas.
Are you going as your boyfriend’s guest. If you are, you don’t need to worry about giving a gift on your own. He could write your name on the card. But, if you were invited "as guest" on the invite. I won’t worry. I don’t think his step-sister would expect a gift from someone she meet twice and invited as her step brother’s date.
If you were invited separately, you could go in on a gift w/ your boyfriend. Both of you give what you can and sign the card too.
I always give cash at the actual wedding.
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Make a basket full of things the bride will REALLY need. A book of advice, telling her how to keep up her own finances, as to retain her own credit history. Open a bank account for her, in her name only, and deposit a small amount of money, to get her started. Also, a file of good family law attorneys, just in case.
Lastly, advise her NEVER to change her last name…it will save her in the end.
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even though PinkLove’s ettiquiette answer is probably right, we all know that we feel better getting a gift ourselves (imagine if we left it up to men!)
I was in a similar position & found a 2 coffee cup set in my local supermarket & wrapped with a breakfast tray & nice jams & coffee etc.
Cheap but thoughtful always works!
Another time I bought 2 champagne glasses and a bottle of champage (or sparking wine).
Remember its the thought that counts!!!
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Put together a gift basket of small kitchen items, such as measuring cups/spoons, a couple pretty dishtowels or potholders, perhaps a nice little jar of jam or some other not too perishable item.
Or one for the bathroom could hold some pretty guest soaps, handtowels or wash cloths, a loofah for the bath.
Several tiny, practical items put together attractively is always a nice gift.
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if it’s a gift from you and your bf, plan on spending $150-$200. if you don’t want ot give cash, find something comparable on the registry, or try to find a coupon to where they registered and get something there while saving some extra bucks. If it’s a gift just from you, give $100 cash.
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My husband and I always give the book Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus…I have been told by several couples we have given it to that it was the most valuable wedding gift they ever had. It helped my husband and I understand each other, and that was part of what has helped us stay together!
I don’t believe the book is too expensive either
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You could go to Victoria’s Secret and buy her a nice baby doll… they have the semi-annual sale! and I assure you that she and her husband will appreciate it!!!!
or you can buy a Tea/Coffee Set… they’re not expensive….
good luck!!!!
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you cant go wrong with a case of beer.
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i would just stick to the registry if i did not know the people well. however, a nice picture frame is always a good gift and they will have tons of new pics from the wedding to put in them
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Your boyfriend is probably getting them a gift but I understand wanting to do something yourself.
Give them a date night. Get collander and put tortelinni pasta, sauce, parmesan cheese. Pick a nice desert like a yummy cookie and a gourmet coffee. Perhaps add a gift card for a movie rental and a candle. You could probably complete the whole thing with a trip to the grocery store and a few bucks.
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