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Want Ideas For Wedding Gifts With A Personal Touch?

Entertaining, Home & Garden, Wedding | December 9th, 2009 No comments

It isn’t pleasant to find that the wedding gift you spent hours hunting for has been duplicated by another wedding guest. It makes both gifts less significant and important. It also tells the couple that you have not spent too much thought or time in looking for a wedding gift. It may also convey the feeling that you couldn’t be bothered to look for the right wedding gift and just got the first thing you found, and that this is indicative of your relationship with the couple. Nobody wants to leave such an impression. That is why we are all always looking for uncommon wedding gift ideas. And, wedding gifts with a personal touch are sure to be unique and do not have the risk of being duplicated.

If you have any artistic skill or talent and you choose to employ it for making a wedding gift, it is sure to be unique as well as well appreciated by the couple. It is reflective of the sentiments you have for the couple as well as indicative of the time and effort you have put into making a unique wedding gift. So, if you can write a poem, write a verse or two for the couple and have it framed. If you can paint, make a painting or better still, a portrait of the couple and present it to them. If you can blow glass, make a unique wedding gift out of blown glass. Make use of your artistic skills to impress the couple as well as the guests at the wedding.

If you are skillful with your hand, there are a number of uncommon wedding gift ideas you can choose from. You can make a small cabinet with secret drawers, each carrying a romantic message for the couple. It will be a cherished souvenir as well as a constant reminder of their love for each other. Or make a quilt using colors of the wedding décor. Transfer wedding photos onto fabric and stitch them on the upside of the quilt. You can also print their names and wedding date on fabric at stitch that. Put a romantic message on the underside of the quilt that will remind the couple of their romantic moments. Or you can embroider their names with a sweet message on pillowcases and gift it to them. This, too, will serve as a creative reminder of their love for each other.

If you feel that you do not have the talent or skill to make an artistic present, don’t worry. There are still more ideas you can use. You can make a collage of the couple’s pictures. Or you can paste dried forget-me-nots on a piece of handmade paper along with a picture of the couple, their names and their wedding date. You can make a wall hanging with their names, photos, wedding date and a simple, but heartfelt message to the couple. Gifts like these are not expensive, but are considered very thoughtful and are cherished for long

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