Mmmm, pizza! Those of us raised in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles era probably have an extra special affinity for pizza. Personally, I even love to cook with anchovies. Really, the best thing about making a pizza gift basket is how truly flexible it is as a gift! You can hugely vary price range, contents […]
How to Make an Amazon Wedding Registry – Tips & Tricks
Do you feel intimidated by setting up a wedding registry? Sure, there are all sorts of emotional and political obstacles to navigate, from getting over “it looks like a cash-grab” to “no Grandma, we really don’t want fine china.” Ignoring those nuances and couples’ discussions, there’s the “how to actually go about things” part. And […]
Pie Wedding Gifts or Wedding Gifts for Economists
Wedding gifts for economists you say? Yes, yes indeed. In shocking news, I get a lot of my ideas from looking at the wedding gift registries of my friends’ and seeing if anything pops out at me. One of my friends from grad school was getting married and I was perusing the list. I […]
10 MORE Expensive Wedding Gift Ideas
Weddings are an occasion where the floodgates seem to be unleashed in terms of gift giving. Maybe your only child is getting married and you want to bless them with an expensive wedding gift. Perhaps your children have refused any monetary help with the wedding, but you had already put aside savings and still want […]
Ten Things to NOT Put in Your Gift Baskets
Of course all of these come with the caveat that some people do in fact need these things. That said, many times, people already have a lot of these things on hand. In fact, people usually have nicer versions of these things already, too. When going to give a gift basket, think to yourself, “would […]
Teapot Wedding Gift Idea
When it comes to inspired wedding gift ideas, starting at the wedding gift registry there are some rather strong themes that emerge, especially when it comes to china and tableware. I’ve covered teapots once before, writing about teapot wedding gift top ups, and a selection of teapot and teacup poems. This May my spouse and […]
Weddings: What to Register for if You Have Everything
It is a pretty common story these days to have a couple getting married that already has one or perhaps two households’ worth of stuff to combine. They are left wondering to themselves, “what to register for if you have everything?” Let’s take a stab at wedding registry ideas for couples who have everything already, […]
Budget Wedding Gift Tip
Let’s say that you are a poor PhD student, slaving away in year five of six and eeking out a living on your graduate student stipend. Then one day your mail contains an invitation to your friends’ wedding. These friends hustled right out the door of their undergraduate degrees and are now raking in some […]
A Risqué Wedding Gift Idea
Are you the kind of friend who tends to be sassy, or ever so slightly off-side? Well, then this is the risque wedding gift idea for you! It starts out very innocently, but then takes a bit of a turn. The Laundry Hamper The laundry hamper is an item that can be found on many […]
Why You Have To Register For Gifts If You Are Getting Married
A good friend was getting married last summer, and I was honored to be part of her bridal party. My friend and her fiancé had planned all along to register for gifts at a local department store, but when they ended up going to the store for their registry appointment, they ended up leaving before […]
10 Expensive Wedding Gifts
Sometimes in life, you want to purchase expensive wedding gifts. Perhaps it is the wedding of your grandchild, or your best friend. Maybe you have been asked to register for some things which would work well as group wedding gifts and are looking for some inspiration. Here I present some fairly common expensive wedding gifts, […]