Roles of Giving Gifts for Weddings

Whether it is a grandparent, sister, father or coworker, they need to know how to purchase the right gift for the couple that has invited them to their wedding.

There are a few things to keep in mind when deciding what to buy for the couple.

1. Consider the relationship to the couple.

2. How much is the target spending amount?

3. Will the gift have a personal touch or not?

Father:

Give something personal for the son or daughter that brings them back to their childhood.

They will have something from their childhood and be able to share that memory with their significant other.

For example, a father and his son always went out for pizza on Friday nights. Buy the couple a pizza making kit to use together.

Coworker:

The relationship with the couple tends to not be as personal.

Stick to the more general items on their registry.

Kitchen items are always needed for a couple just starting out together.

Grandma:

Purchase something they can cherish for many years to come. A blanket might be such a gift.

Customizing the blanket with the couple’s last name is a great way to make it more sentimental.

Aunt:

Jane Sterenberg attended her niece’s wedding in Seattle. Jane and her family live in Iowa, while the rest of their family live all over the country.

The bride requested no gifts because they knew people would be spending money to get to their wedding.

Sterenberg went ahead and got her niece and her husband a gift card anyway.

”Because my family is so spread out we often give gift cards so it is easier for them to transport the gift, [for] us or them, to the destination,” Sterenberg said.

Sister:

Recent sister of the bride, Rachel Demmer, got her sister a steel tub ice cooler for when her sister and husband host bonfires in the summer.

“I knew it was the perfect gift for the perfect couple, because they are outgoing people who have people over often,” Rachel Demmer said. “I thought I would give them something that would double as decor, as well as practical for when they host people over to their new house.”

Demmer also added the couple’s last name to the side of the ice tub cooler.

“I got their last name put on the outside of the tub to personalize it,” Demmer said.