Are you totally confused what to gift your friends on their wedding party? Well, wedding is the most special day in anyone’s life and a special gift will add to its beauty. You must do a lot of research before buying a gift for your friend. Your friend will get normal gifts from everyone. So, how about something creative and a customized gift?

Pictures are a way to keep memories safe, secure and make them last forever. You can collect some very sweet romantic pictures of the couple. Then, make a collage of all the pictures and get it framed on a wooden base. The romantic gift will always bring a smile on your friends face and fill their hearts with eternal bliss.

You can also gift a customized calendar where every month will have a picture of the couple. The picture will be related to that month and all the special dates in their life will be highlighted in the calendar. So, think innovatively and make the best gift for your friends.

Wedding is one occasion which a groom and bride will never forget their entire life. It is very special moment for them and to make it even more remembering and to be a special part of it you should gift them a personalized wedding gift so that the couple remembers you whenever they see the gift. Following are 8 tips or ideas on what types of personalized gifts can you come up with for the couple.

1. Get a wine bottle for them with a label containing a special message
2. An apron with a personalized printed words like ”A cook only for my hubby”
3. A frame with their picture together or their names combines inside a heart
4. A bud vase with a personalized design
5. A set of pillows for the couple with special quotes printed on it
6. Ceramic dishes in the form of letters
7. Personalized mugs or class set
8. Personalized jewelry set

Ketubah

Every Jewish couple has to sign the ketubah, or marriage contract, before the ceremony. The ketubah can be decorated, reflecting the interests and tastes of the couple. The ketubah’s beauty and gift value comes from the decorations, which are done in watercolor or acrylic or using mixed media, also filigree paper cut is popular. The tradition of to decorate this ketubah dates back to the 10th century. A ketubah may be expensive, so you should consider giving it as the group gift with friends.

Challah Board with Knife

A challah means the braided bread loaf blessed and which you should eat on the Sabbath and many Jewish holidays. Jewish people have the concept known as “hiddur mitzvah”. Help the couple for extending this concept to this ritual blessing using bread by giving the couple a challah board with knife. A challah board is generally wooden and comes in a set including a knife.

Local Flavor

The important aspect of your wedding welcome basket should be focused on local gifts. The guests may not be familiar to your hometown, so you can provide some simple gifts reflecting the city. You can place a wine bottle from the local winery or some food sample from the local store.

Something about You

The next step in creating a wedding basket is that it should focus around you as the couple. The wedding guests which are from outside often don’t have the opportunity of knowing both the bride as well as the groom, so your welcome basket can be a way of sharing fun facts about both of you.

Travel Guide

A travel guide can be included in the welcome basket for guests. Suggest some fun breakfast place and drinks at your happy hour and a park for guests who like the outdoors or some local entertainment venue.

Malay is a predominant ethnic group of Malaysia just south of Thailand. They are defined as Muslim by Malaysian law. Most are from Sunni branch. A traditional Malay wedding lasts a few days consisting of many various ceremonies with gifts being exchanged at most of the events from groom to bride as well as from bride to groom and gifts given by the family and friends to the newlyweds. On the engagement ceremony the groom’s family brings gifts including expensive articles such as gold or diamond ring and sometimes a Sirih meminang, a beetle leaf container packaged attractively for the Bride. The brides family too presents many gifts, usually outnumbers the gifts they’ve received.

Traditionally, the Bride’s family gifted Bunga telur (boiled-egg wrapped in decorations) to guests as symbol of fertility. Nowadays chocolates are given instead. Finally the couple is bestowed with gifts and loads of good wishes by the guests.

Hippies were known for their love for nature and eco friendly lifestyles. Even today many people get inspired by the hippie lifestyle that was prevalent in 60’s and try to imbibe the hippie philosophy of peace, love and happiness. While shopping for a wedding gift for a hippie couple, look for eco-friendly items. Green gifts such as incense sticks. They can simply enjoy the scent or use it for meditation, spiritual rituals etc. One can find incense sticks along with intricately carved burners in varied shapes.

To gift an antique, Record players are the best bet as that was once the most played and treasured item are becoming popular again. Traditionally, organic linens were loved by the hippie couple. These never go out of fashion
Another practical gift is the compost pail that can be used to make their natural fertilizer and use it for their plants. You would be remembered fondly each time they see their plants growing!