A wedding is one of the most important days in the life of every person. From ancient times to the present day, a lot of admissions, superstitions, customs are associated with the wedding, which, of course, are changing with time. Caring about what to give to the wedding for the newlyweds - in the first place with invited friends and relatives.
In Europe, before the wedding, there is a special list of desired gifts, the so-called "wish list", in which the young indicate what they would like to get for the wedding. In this case, the guests are relieved of doubts about what kind of gift to make the newlyweds.
Today's wedding rituals have changed significantly under the influence of American and European traditions, naturally, wedding gifts to newlyweds are increasingly being replaced by cash, gold bars or jewelry. Now the guests in advance try to find out what is needed for the newlyweds and give them the thing they need. Or close relatives buy one expensive gift that young people can not afford yet.
Ideas for a wedding for newlyweds
When choosing a gift for young people, focus not only on wedding traditions, but also on age, status, preferences of a young couple.
If young people have their own apartment or house - there is a lot of space for your imagination, give everything related to home, everyday life, future children: kitchen appliances, furniture, carpets, beautiful dishes, sets are all traditional gifts that give practically for every wedding. Very often it turns out that two toasters, a mixer or a coffee maker can give to the young. To prevent this from happening, talk with young people about all the gifts in advance - now this is not considered shameful.
If the newlyweds will live with their parents or rent an apartment, then the gifts should be more personal: gold jewelry, mobile phones, TV, laptop, tablet , home theater. Or maybe you have the opportunity to make gifts more expensive, for example: pay a honeymoon, give a car or cover the costs associated with a wedding banquet.
It is not superfluous to learn about what gifts are not recommended to give to the wedding:
- old or used things, including antiques;
- glass or crystal things, since broken dishes at the wedding are useless;
- clock;
- knives, forks, cold steel;
- mirrors - to quarrels and offenses;
- pearls - to tears;
- wallets and bags - give only together with money, as an empty purse - to money problems.
Unusual gifts for newlyweds at the wedding
Today, in addition to traditional wedding gifts and cash, gifts are increasingly given the original. It can be an unusual entertainment, an impression or a work of modern art.
For example: a walk in a balloon, a master class of golf,
A variety of extraordinary gifts can also be: a joint portrait of the bride and groom in a historical style (you can order a photo of the couple to make it a surprise), video congratulation - a movie about the newlyweds, order a photo collage on canvas or bed linen. Fashionable became such varieties of gifts as "wedding flash mob" and "sand surprise for newlyweds".