Wedding present question

jenhug

Hi.

I was wondering what the future brides and grooms would think if someone got them a voucher for an ironing service or a cleaner for a set amount of hours instead of a standard gift?

I should add, I neither own or work for a cleaning and ironing company and I am definitely not looking for customers!

mum2one

i think its a really nice idea - I'd personally would go for the ironing service, I'm just thinking a house clean they might take it as you think they have a messy house, but unless your my mother who use to love ironing - most of us hate it! xx

jenhug

I refuse to iron unless its something like an uniform.. The kids only throw it on the floor anyway!

duchy

If you don't know them well enough to know if it'd offend or not......get Argos vouchers instead !

CompBunny

I would welcome vouchers for a cleaner with open arms as a wedding gift!!

Especially if you put a little note in saying something like "So you can spend your time as newlyweds doing more important things!"

Although I agree that it depends on your relationship with the couple as to whether they would take offense or not

McKneff

So many people don't iron these days, I only iron very occasionally, if your relationship is concrete and if the both work full time, then I would go for the cleaner.

minerva_windsong

Agree it depends on your relationship with them, but if one of our friends bought either of those for me I'd be chuffed to bits! If you know them well enough that they wouldn't take it as you saying 'your house is a pigsty' then I'd go for it. I'd be happy with either of those myself but - and again this depends how well you know them - I think I'd go with the cleaner.

Georgiegirl256

I've just got married, and if someone had have given us either of them as a present I wouldn't have liked it. I'd have felt they were trying to tell me something! Unless they have asked for something like that or mentioned it, then personally in my opinion I think it's abit cheeky!

ska_lover

Haha I agree with Georgiegirl, I thought that as soon as I read the 1st post.

OP it's like you are saying to the bride that she is a scruffy get, and needs to get her house cleaned and her ironing done and think she can't cope.

Please do not buy this as a gift, it could be percieved as insulting! I am half inclined to think the OP is trolling!!

FBaby

I think it is a brilliant idea, I would have loved it, although my fiance wouldn't because he thinks only he can iron his shirt properly (which is fine with me ) It all depends on how well you know them. I wouldn't feel insulted at all because my house is clean (thanks to hubby to be who is borderline OCD), but I believe I do mention at times to some that if we had a cleaner, it could be time spend doing something else, so from that perspective, it would show that they listen and take what I say into consideration. If however the couple is very messy, and you don't know them well enough that they would know your intentions are not to make a point about it, then yes, I can see how it could be perceive as an insult.

ellay864

I think it's a great idea if the people giving it know the couple well enough. Years ago I went to a wedding where guests paid for things like car servicing and MOTs, TV licence, gardener...the couple loved it, they had pretty much everything they needed but were up to their eyes in mortgage payments so it was very much appreciated