����������� Most of us cringe at the prospect of purchasing a wedding present.� Will it be the right color and style?� Will the couple receive two or more like it?� If they�re older or have been married before, do they already own one?
����������� Even if the couple is registered in several stores, choosing the right gift still can be a daunting task.� The good news is, with a little thought and imagination, it doesn�t have to be. Here are 25 gift ideas that are uniquely yours. Best of all, some require little or no cash.
1.����� ����� Buy a gift certificate to a trendy, new restaurant.
2.����� ����� Secure tickets to a play or sporting event they would enjoy.
3.����� ����� Offer to sit with the couple�s children and/or pets while they are on their ���������� honeymoon.
4.����� ����� Arrange for a cleaning service for the couple�s new home, or offer to do it ����� yourself.
5.����������������� Cook and freeze a week�s worth of meals for the pair to enjoy when they return from their honeymoon.
6.����� ����� If you�re handy, offer your decorating, plumbing, electrical, carpentry or ���������� painting skills for their new home.
7.����� ����� Enroll the pair in a course which interests them both.
8.����� ����� Put together a basket for a romantic evening including wine, cheese, fruit, ����� candles, massage oils and a tape or CD of soft music.
9.����� ����� Using photos, hire an artist to render a portrait of the couple.
10. ����� If the couple is moving into a home, buy them a wedding tree which, like their ����������� love, will grow through the years.
11. ����� Start a photo album of the combined families.
12.������������ Treat the couple to a weekend getaway for their six-month anniversary.
13. ����� Employ a masseuse as a pre-wedding treat.
14. ����� Volunteer to run any last-minute errands the couple may have.
15. ����� Use your home to house out-of-town wedding guests.
16. ����� Host a pre-wedding party for the couple and their families.
17. ����� Arrange for a rental car for the couple to use on their ����� honeymoon.
18. ����� Stock the couple�s honeymoon suite with a champagne and goodies basket.
19. ����� Act as the couple�s personal driver and ferry the couple and their out-of-town guests back and forth from the hotel, airport, train station or other destinations.
20. ����� Fill the newlywed�s refrigerator with perishables, and their bedroom with fresh ���������� flowers to enjoy upon their return.
21. ����� Extend your services to act as a bridal coordinator with the photographer, florist, ����� caterer, musicians, clergy and others on the wedding day.
22. ����� Create a video of all the bridal celebrations including their engagement party, ���������� wedding shower, bachelor/bachelorette parties and rehearsal dinner.
23. ����� Take instant photos throughout the wedding day and present the pictures (and, �������� perhaps the camera) to the couple as they depart on their honeymoon so they � can see their wedding photos immediately.
24. ����� Offer your home for the wedding and/or reception.
25. ����� Upgrade their airline tickets from coach to first or business class.
������������ Choose one of these gifts, and no one will be standing in the return line at the department store after the wedding.
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