We went to a wedding with the idea I would just got to their wedding registry and assign a gift, but they chose not to register anywhere. That meant just putting money into an envelope.
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| Wine and Cheese Gift Basket |
Does anybody else feel a bit strange about that sometimes? First of all, I'm always second-guessing how much money and secondly, I know what I do when I get cash as a present.
I just put it in my purse and end up spending it at the grocery store or the parking garage. True--maybe they could use it to buy gas for the car. I don't want to do that any more.
I have a couple wedding presents I still use and think of the people who gave them every single time I use them.
But I don't know the tastes of this couple well enough--I called her mom and found out they love to go to the local park for picnics with a basket of wine and cheese.
Problem solved! I found a great wine basket at Baskets by Rita and called to ask if they'd help me personalize a couple items. They were so nice and helpful. No, I talked to the real person, not somebody in a foreign country, who was going to put the basket together for me. The baskets are not mass produced and sitting on a shelf. They make them individually after they get the order.
The wedding invitation was covered with sunflowers and the wedding was at a site with a sunflower background. I requested the basket contents and ribbon include the bright sunflower yellow color. I had it delivered to my house and I was so excited! It was cool--when we arrived at the wedding, there were only plain cards on the gift table--the made a huge impression did I ever get a huge bling for my money. It definitely made an impression. From now on, I'm walking into birthday parties, anniversaries, etc. with a basket.
