Worst Wedding Gift You Should Avoid
When invited to a wedding, it is automatic that you will face an age-old question: What wedding gift should I buy? While you may not necessarily oblige yourself from giving, it is just a practice that you should at give attention on the item you can give for the bride and the groom.
Meanwhile, giving wedding gift does not mean giving the first thing that comes to your mind. You still have to contemplate on the right gifts to give and of course the worst gifts to avoid. What are those? Below are some of the worst wedding gifts you may want to avoid. They are categorized for better comprehension:
Useless gifts
This would be our starting point. If you think that you can give anything you like, then you can consider giving some angel figurines, a scented candle, picture frames, a basket, hamper (alone), etc. But it you think otherwise, then you may want to delete them from your list of possible wedding gift items. While you think that these gifts are both inexpensive and cute, the couple that will receive any of them would think that you are a cheap genius. Insult aside and try to put things into the right place: Would you want to receive a scented candle on your wedding?
The trying hard artwork
Unless you want to give Picasso, Van Gogh or Rembrandt, you should refrain from giving “artwork”. Have you ever thought of receiving piece ceramic horses, a hand blown vase, a framed painting that is actually a framed picture of an apple on a cheap paper, an artwork that looks like a junk, etc? Think of it this way, unless you want to receive these things, never ever give them to others. And if you do, be prepared that these gift would end up on the storage or at the attic.
The recycled
After your wedding, you were invited to attend another wedding. Thinking of what to give, you rummage on the gifts you received on your wedding that you never used and wrap it on a paper. And instantly, you already have something to give. Do you think it is proper? While the recycled gift you intend to give may have a value, the fact still remains the same: it is “recycled”. You also would not want to receive on your wedding day a gift that seems to be older than you. Nah… that’s an exaggeration but still recycled is recycled. No more, no less.
The totally out of place wedding gifts
On your wedding day, you receive a book on relationship. What would you feel? It is like receiving a deodorant on your birthday right? Make sure you know what type of wedding gift to give. Avoid things that may insult the couple or things that may signal things that is undesirable.
The $15 gift
You are on a department store and stumble upon an item with a $15 price tag. You then grab it and head to the cashier to pay for it. Immediately, you have it wrapped and bring it to the wedding. Think of this: do you have a nerve to place it beside several expensive gifts? Well of course, giving gifts is not a competition. But think that you are giving gifts to for a good reason and not to “just get over with it”. If you want to give a gift, then consider $50 or higher items.
There you go. Just remember all these and surely, you and your gift will be much appreciated and remembered.