Log onto your Facebook and chances are you will get an update from someone or the other getting married. That's okay. Your day will come too. Let's just slide over that. But when you are getting a DM or a text from a friend announcing their wedding, chances are you aren't as disgruntled because one, open bar, two, it's a friend's wedding, and three, you get to join in the celebrations for the next few days. But it is not all about new clothes and booze and dancing. There is also the matter of a beautiful present to be gifted to the couple.
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Many people tend to give cash as a wedding present these days. As practical and sensible as doing that is, many people also find that to be a little on the impersonal side, especially if you are very close to the couple about to get hitched. Here are some ideas you can play around with.
Silver jewellery
Many people have a budget constraint when it comes to wedding presents. And yet they want the gift to be grand and classy. Silver jewellery fits beautifully with that order. Silver earrings for the bride and cufflinks for the man - perfect.
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Assorted wedding gift pack
Nothing says thoughtful like an assorted package of individual presents, each representing a different thought behind it. A book, something for the new home, something for their honeymoon may be, and the individuals. All of this in a nice carved wooden box and you are sorted. But this does require a lot of thinking and effort, and a fair knowledge of what the people like.
A statement furniture piece for their home
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A beautiful Victorian mirror frame, a distressed white desk, a handmade floral paper lamp, or simply a chintz armchair - an accent furniture for their new home is always a good idea.
