What should I buy for a wedding gift?

[Jehannum]

a power tool, man can never have too many power tools & they will always come in useful, get a good brand like dewalt makita or hitachi

that looks a lot like something else I see quite a lot :D

[Vutulaki]

a power tool, man can never have too many power tools & they will always come in useful, get a good brand like dewalt makita or hitachi

that looks a lot like something else I see quite a lot :D

Like filthy chink vermin? Way too many of them around....

[Winnson]

Friend from college days getting married

No 'list' or 'registry' of gift suggestions or whatever as far as I can see (which is good, I am not a fan of those)

- What should I bring them?

I was thinking about a nice mason jar of weed

Any better ideas?

Cash. Let them pick what they want themselves. Any couple getting married would like some more cash more than another waffle iron, coffeemaker, or set of China.

Cash is king.

[Winnson]

If they both smoke, a mason jar of weed is good too.

[Masato]

OK we are getting close to wedding day

My sister-in-law was in total shock when I told her my jar of weed idea (and she loves weed), says its terrible and she's glad I told her so she can teach me about wedding gifts lol

I have not yet received her wisdom but look forward to it

She said I need to buy something for the house or something, but who knows what they have or what other people got them? LOL @ a wedding couple getting like 7 toasters :D

Here is my plan, tell me honestly:


Was gonna make a grouping of smaller gifts:

- A nice hardcover of 'The Prophet' by Kahil Gibran (is this also bad etiquette? to give things of a personal/philisophical nature? I once gave an Alan Watts book to someone and they reacted very strangely like I was peddling religion on them or something lol)
- Some simple handmade pottery from Mrs. Masato
- Some candles
- Jar of weed


Also noted I don't really know the guy's wife. Met her a few times but that's it.

Should I stay traditional? Or is this OK?

thx

[Benwahwah]

I really like the homemade pottery idea. You could maybe draw up a picture of them together yourself as well. Something they would like to hang up on their wall.

[Winnson]

Not for nothing, but Newlyweds appreciate cash more than anything else. They can spend that on what they want.

If it's something really personal and artistic, it might be a memory that will last long after the cash is gone.

Choose wisely padiwan. And yeah, passing someone a bag or jar of weed as a wedding gift could be like, front page bad news. LOL!

[Winnson]

I got it. For their wedding gift at the wedding, give them a nice, personalized card with several certificates inside:

1. A personal portrait by you. Digital or whatever art you can do to portrait them.
2. A future tattoo if they want it.
3. A mason jar full of a herb or spice of their preference
4&5, two other cool things that you can think of. Promises. Give them 5 promises. Follow through though no matter what.

That would be sick and very, very unique.

[Winnson]

Make sure you do the promises though. Don't give them a free promise. That could be all kinds of fucked up.

4. Something for the house maybe? Specify price cap!
5. X hours of babysitting, if required

Something like that. 5 promises, but you make goddam good and sure you make the promises. Don't leave yourself open boss, or you could live to regret it.

You lock down those 5 promises though, and that would be a sick wedding gift. Just be fucking careful. If you're not and have to buy them a house or new car or something crazy in 5 years, that's on you. Don't come bitching to me.

Good luck!

[Canuckster]

They should have a listing of gifts at a registry somewhere no? That way you avoid the 6 toasters,