Wedding gifts , what to spend

I conscientiously wrote down who gave what wedding present, but only to be quite sure I'd written each person a thank you letter. I was grateful for each and every one.

My parents bought us cutlery which is still in use every day and my parents in law bought us china which has long gone. But my daughter has recently bought some of the same china in a charity shop which she uses as it reminds her of her childhood! Can only remember a tray, which is still in use and towels as other gifts. But this was in 1967 so a long time ago. Second time married in 2003 and no gifts as we didn't tell anyone until afterwards

I remember getting fish knives and forks !! who uses those now ?

Pyrex pyrex and more pyrex
We did have a slow cooker that lasted 35 years!
Not sure how long the new one will last.

My grandparents gave us crystal glasses and decanters which are packed away in the loft.

A quiet wedding with only close family (no reason, just preferred it that way), so few wedding presents and never had a list.

we got some lovely things including our sitting room furniture from Habitat..the "in" place to shop and a food processor and blender that has been in use every day of the 43 years since.Our best present though was money from a neighbour with instructions to buy a fridge freezer ...sadly we got waylaid on the way to the electricity shop and spent the money on a chess set instead.The neighbour thought we were bonkers but all these years later and heavens knows how many fridges and freezers we still have and cherish our chess set.I still use a fair number of wedding gifts including vases and glasswear and even some cutlery and I remember who gave us each one its nice to remember the person behind each gift

I didn't keep a record but I remember we had a list but still ended up with 3 wooden spice racks.

We were married in 1973. I remember that my 6 colleagues ( all of whom were going to the wedding) each contributed £5 towards the purchase of a fridge. Essie felt this was miserly, and took me to town to buy a coffee grinder and a food processor!

Teetime I have just noticed on a for sale site local to myself pyrex dishes are being sold for up to £12 each.???

No presents for second marriage 39 years ago. First wedding all I remember is 12 pyrex casseroles - hate pyrex always have.