Wedding Gifts

I came across this 'speakers corner' topic and really wanted to share my opinion on this as it was something myself and my husband experienced for ourselves. The question is asking if asking for money as a wedding gift acceptable and I certianly think it is! The reason I say this is because when you get married nowadays, most couples have already lived together for quite some time and many have a lot of the 'traditional' wedding gift items already......you know the things I mean......toaster, photo frames, towels, dinner plates etc etc! In our situation it was even more sensible for us to ask for money as gifts as we live in a flat and so have even less ...  Read the complete review

Wedding gifts are often a sore point for a couple, especially when you have the traditional view point of "be grateful for what you get". Often setting up a gift list is a great way to show people what you would like, but how many people can honestly say they just add things because it's what they want without looking at the cost? I for one will not be raising my hand to that! At the moment OH and I are trying in vain to make a gift list with a popular high street store. Do we add things that we want like an ice cream maker despite the over zealous price tag? Or do we play it safe and ask for a set of wine glasses (a set which I have deemed to ...  Read the complete review