Destination wedding gift?
June 13, 2024 3:17 PM Subscribe
My friend is getting married next week, a few hours flight away. What's a good gift I could send to her home before she leaves, via Amazon or similar? Budget of $50 is perfect, could go higher if it's really great. Thanks!
She's 30ish, artsy, outgoing, and a very active and lively person. Does a little cycling and snowboarding as occasional hobbies. Natural type, but does enjoy some cosmetics and fashion. She likes film, cares about equality, especially people with developmental delays. She travels a ton for work, too, so maybe something travel related, although I assume she has her travel gear well worked out already. I've never met her partner so this is just for her. We're very friendly colleagues, so nothing too intimate. Oh, and the wedding location is warm and sunny but not beachy.
Thanks for any advice!
She's 30ish, artsy, outgoing, and a very active and lively person. Does a little cycling and snowboarding as occasional hobbies. Natural type, but does enjoy some cosmetics and fashion. She likes film, cares about equality, especially people with developmental delays. She travels a ton for work, too, so maybe something travel related, although I assume she has her travel gear well worked out already. I've never met her partner so this is just for her. We're very friendly colleagues, so nothing too intimate. Oh, and the wedding location is warm and sunny but not beachy.
Thanks for any advice!
maybe a subscription to empire magazine? it covers films, gives her something to read while traveling.
posted by koroshiya at 4:08 PM on June 13
posted by koroshiya at 4:08 PM on June 13
Something for the couple's home is a usual wedding gift. Have you been to her house, and do you have a sense of what she might like? Maybe a couple of nice champagne glasses, if she drinks that, or beautiful teacups?
(Have you asked if she has a registry or Amazon wish list she could share with you?)
Backup option: $50 donation to a charity for people with developmental delays. She must have a favourite charity if she's specifically into that cause.
posted by Pallas Athena at 4:15 PM on June 13 [3 favorites]
(Have you asked if she has a registry or Amazon wish list she could share with you?)
Backup option: $50 donation to a charity for people with developmental delays. She must have a favourite charity if she's specifically into that cause.
posted by Pallas Athena at 4:15 PM on June 13 [3 favorites]
Maybe a pass for an airport massage or an upgrade to the airport lounge?
posted by samthemander at 4:25 PM on June 13 [2 favorites]
posted by samthemander at 4:25 PM on June 13 [2 favorites]
Assuming you want to give a personal gift to her, and not a wedding gift: wedding day emergency kit. Pain reliever, antacid, eye drops, garment tape, safety pins, tide pen, nail file, embroidery scissors, tissues, hair clip, tampons, all in a little pouch.
posted by umwelt at 4:56 PM on June 13 [3 favorites]
posted by umwelt at 4:56 PM on June 13 [3 favorites]
Since you said "any advice" would be appreciated... even though your heart is clearly in the right place, and you mean very well, some people might find it a bit uncomfortable to get a wedding gift clearly aimed at only one of the couple. It is, after all, a gift to commemorate a wedding and not just, for example, the bridal shower. It doesn't matter at all if you know her new spouse, you're still giving a gift to mark her new status as a couple and you risk sending a message you don't intend if you leave him out of it so obviously. Even if it's something you choose to really please her taste, make it something shareable to avoid possible weirdness with her and/or her spouse if you meet him in the future.
That said, since she likes cosmetics, maybe some kind of products that they could both use, like lotions or soaps.
Browsing on Amazon there are some cool coffee table books on inclusive art with developmentally delayed artists.
posted by Tim Bucktooth at 5:42 PM on June 13 [6 favorites]
That said, since she likes cosmetics, maybe some kind of products that they could both use, like lotions or soaps.
Browsing on Amazon there are some cool coffee table books on inclusive art with developmentally delayed artists.
posted by Tim Bucktooth at 5:42 PM on June 13 [6 favorites]
Oh! We received a bottle of wine “for our first anniversary” that we did legitimately save and open on our anniversary. We appreciated it!
posted by samthemander at 6:24 PM on June 13 [5 favorites]
posted by samthemander at 6:24 PM on June 13 [5 favorites]
Pallas Athena's thought reminded me of a gallery where you could find both something for a home & a gift that someone who cares about equality in the way your friend does would appreciate: Creative Growth (their current exhibition partners with a wine company if you like that idea)
posted by HearHere at 6:27 PM on June 13
posted by HearHere at 6:27 PM on June 13
If you are thinking about possibilities from the world of food and cooking, I would suggest something that could be on the table at a big family dinner like Thanksgiving. Serving dish, casserole, platter, wine glasses, vase for the centerpiece etc.
posted by SemiSalt at 5:06 AM on June 14
posted by SemiSalt at 5:06 AM on June 14
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posted by HearHere at 4:00 PM on June 13