Wedding Presents for the Couple Who Already Have Everything

So what sort of wedding present do you get for the couple who has everything?  Let’s face it, in today’s day and age, and with so many people waiting until later in life to marry and having lived together before they get married, it is not so unusual for the couple getting married to not actually need anything at all when it comes to wedding presents.

If you are getting married and don’t actually need any specific kinds of gifts for beginning your life together, then you may want to consider some alternatives to traditional wedding gifts or gift registries.

Take for example the setting up of a cash registry for your honeymoon.  Always a good choice, a cash registry enables the couple to save up for a specific event (their honeymoon) and also allows the ones making the contributions to have a part in the event by giving them credit for the amount of money given and in knowing that they are making it possible for the couple to have some time together before starting out in their married life.  But what if you are fairly well off and don’t actually need help in affording a honeymoon?  In that case, you may want to consider a charity donation in lieu of gifts.

Charity donations are becoming more and more common with couples choosing a specific charity or charities (usually ones that have specific significance for them) to donate to.  For example, a newly engaged couple where the groom’s mother died of breast cancer may choose to support the American Cancer Society, or a pair of animal lovers who choose to have donations made to PETA instead of gifts given for their wedding.

Of course cash registries and cash donations are not the only solution when it comes to wedding gifts.  Take, for example, the couple who asked that in lieu of a gift, each of their friends donate a picture of the couple at a specific event (along with a write up about their memories concerning the event).  All the accumulated pictures were then put together into a photo album that the couple cherish far more than any of the traditional gifts they would have received.

Or the couple who sent out quilt squares along with a package of fabric markers to each of their guests with the wedding invitation.  The guests were then asked to create a square; drawing what came to mind when they thought of the couple, and then bringing the squares to the wedding where they were collected in a basket and stitched together by the bride’s mother while the couple were on their honeymoon.

As you can see, the choices when it comes to gifts are many and varied and do not have to adhere to the traditional gift ideas at all.  In fact, they don’t even have to be about money but can be tailored so that each of the guests feels that they have been a part of something that will last for a lifetime.

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This article was written by Sarah Rigos, founder of online bridal registry website Starlight Registry.