| With the days starting to get warmer you can be sure | | | | Not necessarily. Don't be intimidated by the size of the |
| that wedding season is now upon us. The months | | | | wedding when choosing your gift. If you're close to the |
| between April and July see the most weddings, and if | | | | couple or even feature in the wedding party then sure, |
| you're between the ages of 25 and 35 it's a fair bet | | | | go for broke. The important thing to remember is that |
| that you'll know someone who is about to be married. | | | | the gift will mean more from the people closest to |
| Inevitably you'll have to start thinking about a wedding | | | | them, so if it's someone you don't know that well then |
| gift, but for those who want to forgo the wedding list | | | | a huge gift is just wasting your money, no matter how |
| and go "off piste" with their gift idea, it can be difficult | | | | big the ceremony. |
| to know what to get. How much should I spend? What | | | | 3 - If money's a bit tight, what about a group gift? |
| should I choose? | | | | This is a great way of getting a quality gift if you're on |
| To help you out we have put together this list of 5 | | | | a budget. Get a few people to go in together and get |
| handy guidelines to guarantee you get the happy | | | | them something they'll really want rather than a few |
| couple the perfect wedding gift. | | | | token gifts. If you're the one in charge then make sure |
| 1 - Take notice of the wedding list. | | | | you get everyone's money upfront to avoid the |
| Ok, so you want to go it alone, forget the wedding list | | | | potentially awkward process of chasing money from |
| and get them something a little bit different. But what | | | | your friends. |
| do you get? Although you don't want to delve into the | | | | 4 - Bear delivery times in mind. |
| wedding list for your gift, it doesn't hurt to have a look | | | | It's only natural to leave things like wedding gifts to the |
| at it for inspiration. This could give you important clues | | | | last minute, especially if you have a few weddings to |
| as to the prices of gift expected and the type. There's | | | | attend in a year. But if you're ordering your gift online, |
| no point getting them furniture vouchers if they have | | | | remember the delivery time! Even online traders will |
| already furnished a small house for instance! Take a | | | | have lead times for specific gifts so bear this in mind |
| look at the range of gifts they are expecting, it will help | | | | when choosing your gift. Make sure you don't turn up |
| you to decide on a budget and narrow down your | | | | empty handed and order your gift in plenty of time. |
| options. | | | | 5 - Make it personal |
| 2 - Gauge your gift by your relationship to the | | | | If you want to get a wedding gift that's not on the |
| newlyweds. | | | | wedding list there's a fair chance you'll want it to stand |
| So you're going to the wedding of the year, the church | | | | out and be something that's personal. There's no better |
| has been booked for years, the venue is the | | | | way of doing this than by getting an engraved gift. This |
| swankiest around and the guest list has more people | | | | way you can ensure it'll be treasured by the couple |
| on it than you have ever met in your life. So you | | | | and there's no chance of getting the same present as |
| should be looking to get the mother of all gifts, right? | | | | someone else, yours will be truly unique. |