Wedding Gift Opinions Please

Outdoorlass

Was thinking of getting one of the Circle Of Love figurines for a gift for my husbands niece & husband when the get married in a few months, I really like them, but I am quite sentimental anyway, just wanted your thoughts, happy to recieve? Or tacky?

Any other suggestions most welcome:)
Thanks:)

McKneff

No, I wouldnt to be honest, get them something practical, often ornaments end up on car boot sales or in the back of a cupboard.

Us olders are pretty traditional when it comes to things like this but the younger generation are not quite so....

rosalie-lavender

I agree with McKneff and whilst I would be happy someone had thought of me, given the choice I wouldn't give a circle of love ornament house room. I don't think they are tacky I just don't like them. Unless you know the couple like ornaments and in particular circle of love ones I would choose something else. Ornaments are quite a personal thing and what one person loves another person will hate.

nykied

I second rosalie, I got an ornament one year for my birthday from a friend. Expensive but I hated it. It didn't come out of the box until I showed my sister about a year later. Turns out she absolutely loves that series of ornaments. People's tastes differ too much to buy that sort of thing, I think.

Birdie85

I wouldn't bother either, OH and I are not fans of 'dustcatchers' and a lot of pressure comes from being given an ornament; you've got to make sure that it's on display so that the person who gave it to you is happy that you appreciate the gift, but if you don't like it you just hate the fact that it's there! We got given an ugly vase (well... not our style )from some good friends for our wedding and we have to have it on show as they're always popping in... we've learned to look around it!

Unless you know that their tastes lean towards these type of figurines I'd buy them something practical. It can be something that is both beautiful, sentimental and useful... like personalised wine glasses or a posh photo album to put their honeymoon photos in.

celyn90

Depends on the couple to be honest. I wouldn't really want one as I'm not an ornaments person, but saying that, one of OH's relatives gave us a bronze sculpture for a wedding gift - I would never have thought to buy something like that, but I actually really like it.

cel x

FunnySaving

If you're not sure about something which might take up house space, you could consider giving them something to do rather than a 'thing' if you know what I mean? There are loads of different experiences out there - someone gave my friend and her husband a hot air ballooning trip for their wedding, and another couple who recently got married had a gift list that was mostly experiences that they wanted to share as a married couple like a fancy dinner, a trip to the theatre and a his and hers pampering day (which raised a few eyebrows amongst his rugby pals!). If a couple have already set up home they often don't really have a lot of room for extra ornaments, so these are a great compromise.

LEJC

Do they have a gift list...and is the ornament on it...if the answer is yes then thats fine otherwise I would ask if there is a list or what they would like...

Personally I think its a lovely idea but I do appreciate that ornaments are not to everyones taste so before you buy I think its best to check what the present/gift arrangements are with the couple

Outdoorlass

Thanks everyone, there was no gift list in the invitation, so I presumed they didn't have one. Bit stumped what to get them really?

Idiophreak

My sister got one for her wedding last year and loves it, personally it's one of the things that I've been using as an argument with my fianc!e for having a gift list ("if we don't, people will end up giving us weird little statues!"). Tastes vary so wildly.

If there's no gift list, I'd either call/ask about to see what they want, or just give them a cheque. Not overly sentimental, but can never go far wrong

malibusami86

as hubbys sister was getting married abroad we converted money into kenyan shillings so they could have a nice meal out on us on their honeymoon

a plant? to plant in their garden and watch it grow?

i had matching bookmarks made for some friends wedding present. they were soon moving abroad for raf so wanted to keep it small, i had them personalised with their initials

or could give m&s or debs gift voucher. it'll always come in handy