Gift ideas needed please

Friends of ours , who were both widowed when they met, put various board games on their wedding list. I would recommend Labyrinth which can be played and enjoyed by both children and adults. Cinema/ theatre vouchers would be a good idea otherwise a bottle of champagne or the inevitable photo frame. We went to both weddings of a young man we know but I told him he isn’t getting a third present.

Great ideas Humbert bear. Thank you.

I did wonder about champagne but didn't know if it was an "acceptable" gift.

I would say a bottle of champagne too.

Voucher for meal out?

Champagne is almost always acceptable!

As it's her third wedding, you're not a very close friend and going only to the evening reception, Champagne is an ideal gift.

The OP's income is her State pension - a meal out voucher would be over the top IMO.

I love Labyrinth - my husband hates all 3 versions!
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Perhaps a tasteful photo frame for this 3rd lot of wedding pictures? Wilko has a good and reasonable selection.

Not the "inevitable " photo frame, and vouchers would be expensive. A bottle of champagne is always welcome. There are some very reasonably priced.

A bottle of champagne would have been most unwelcome to me!

If they have everything they need why not buy chickens or a goat on their behalf from Oxfam. It would have made me smile at my wedding if someone had done that.

What about a National Garden Centre voucher? Lots of garden centres sell housewares, ornaments and soft furnishings along with plants etc.

Wedding day rose bush? Around £20 on Amazon but probably much cheaper in garden centres.

Yes I was going to suggest a plant for the garden. Or even a nice big outdoor container full of spring bulbs.

Champagne from Aldi £12.49, surprisingly good.

A bottle of champagne would have been most unwelcome to me!

Perhaps you don't drink alcohol Shysal. But for those who do its usually appreciated. It's a pretty "safe" present. I hacve older friends who have everything they want in their home as most older folk do. I always buy them wine/port for any celebratory occasion. I love getting food or wine too.

Lots of good suggestions here.

Many thanks all.

I love getting outdoor potted planters.
Or perhaps a beautiful green indoor plant.
It the champagne.

I think a picture frame could be one of many.

Or... Not it.

Even if you dont drink champagne yourself its still handy to have for guests on special ocassions or to bring with you to dos so I wouldnt worry about how much they like champagne.

Not all evening do guests bring gifts, some bring a group gift (if its a group from work, hobby or club) so a bottle is more than sufficient for an evening guest

Not champagne or photo frames !
My sister recently married for the second time and now has 10 bottles of unwanted champagne to find homes for . Such a waste of money . Unless you know their taste a frame probably won’t suit their home .

JL vouchers are always useful which is what sister would have preferred.

Vouchers are OTT for an evening guest IMO

Reason being they have to be of a significant amount in order to be usable without the couple needing to top them up.

An evening guest gift should only be a token

That's what I think about vouchers too Notanan

I assume you've offered to assist in disposing of the unwanted champagne Notagran.

The problem with tokens or vouchers is that it is obvious how much has been spent! I know that shouldn't matter, but.........

You could just take a card, and people will probably assume that there is a voucher tucked inside

However, let's face it this couple either have everything they want or need, or have the means to buy it themselves, so perhaps a pot of daffodils that could brighten the house for now, and then be planted out?