i am sorry if there has already been a topic on this but we are currntly discussing our gift list we have decided to go with a certain shop N**T and I am not sure what to ask for we currently do not live together for various reasons (not because we do not want to live together) so we will be getting our house ready to move into straight after the wedding so we were going to ask for things to go into the house but I feel cheeky as do not want to put things on that are too expensive and I have no idea what price range I should go for?
Can anyone help me to decided what sort of price range I should be sticking too etc
xx
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CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
people can always club together for larger gifts ....
Pick a wide range of prices. Expensive gifts allow the very generous and those that want to go in together for a gift to get something good. I would have some very inexpensive things, a lot of mid range things, and a couple of big ticket items. You may be surprised by people's generosity. Just make sure there's enough items at every price point.
CommentAuthorInDreamland
I would put a range of prices on there so that people who can't afford too much can buy you a little something and those who can afford more can splash out. xx
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CommentAuthorAmyP7
When I went to a wedding last year their wedding list had a range, from £10 to £200 so maybe make sure there is a wide variety? X x
I would put various priced stuff on like lala said people can always club together if they want to buiy you something big or maybe just get you vouchers towards a more expensive gift
Kelly x
CommentAuthorMrsEminson2B
thanks everyone - i just didnt want to look cheeky to everyone by putting some higher priced items on - there a quite alot of things we like at various price stages and we said we would put on that we would except gift vouchers if people wanted to give us a gift voucher instead. xx
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CommentAuthorClareS
We've had the same problem. Don't really want a list and don't want to ask for money. We've advised our parents that if anyone asks and really wants to get us something then perhaps something towards the mr & mrs fun or vouchers for a certain holiday shop. that way we can put it all together for a delayed honeymoon. We're not expecting anything but if we get something then we'd be most grateful. With the vouchers it means they can give whatever quantity they want. If you got vouchers you could have the fun or choosing what to purchase then you could send your thank you's and state what item you'e put their money /voucher towards so it's personal to them x
CommentAuthorMrsEminson2B
yeah the most important thing is that people are there to enjoy our day with us xx
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CommentAuthornatalie2614
Im in the same predicament, we live together however we're bought basic things so we'd like a gift list with a decent kettle/toaster instead of tesco value lol. It would be nice to have a gift list although we would feel really cheeky.
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CommentAuthorSam
I'm surprised people would feel cheeky with a gift list, it's only a recommendations for things to buy. I think the cheeky thing is putting the list or asking for money with the invitation. To me it strikes too much of charging admission to the wedding. But then again I'm old fashioned like that. It's accepted that couples are going to ask for money/gifts with their invitations. I wouldn't worry about it too much.
CommentAuthorLittle Kettle
We were really surprised with people's generosity! We purposefully didn't put our whole denby dinner set on as one item as we thought that would just be plain ridiculous....however....my uncle (who I haven't seen for about 15 years) went and bought all the individual items from the dinnerware (bar a couple of things) so we could have put that on! Anyway, that left us in a bit of a pickle, as they were the first people to buy anything. The plates individually were upwards of £6 each, which would have been fine for those on a lower budget, so we had to go back to the list and choose some more items around that price LOL! most people spent between £20 and £50 each, but I'd recommend you pop a couple of larger items on there and lots of smaller ones too. Think about individual towels instead of towel sets for example, or individual plates, bowels etc. instead of a full dinnerware set. Hope that helps! x
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CommentAuthorKirstyJ22
When my cousin got married they wanted things to go into their house, but instead of having a gift list from a particular shop, they put the things they wanted on the list and it didn't have a price so they could get it from anywhere but you still get the things you want x x
CommentAuthorlizzylou
As long as you have a variety of prices it'll be fine. But as some others have said - check on it regularly so you can see if too many of the small things have gone. x
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CommentAuthorMrsEminson2B
thanks for all advice you have all been fantastic will make sure I put a range of things on the gift list and keep checking it so that if too many smaller things are brought we can add more. xxx
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