A new toaster is always a welcome gift, but three of them is a little excessive.  This is the reason why it is popular to put together a gift list, which will enable your friends and family to buy gifts that you really need, with no risk of the same gift being bought twice.

Many big department stores offer nationwide services, where you can choose gifts at your leisure, either in-store, online or from a catalogue.  Generally, stores like you to place your list with them eight to ten weeks before the wedding.  Friends and family can visit the shop to make their choice, or order a gift over the phone or via the Internet using a credit card.

Most wedding services will arrange for your gifts to be packed, wrapped and labelled before being delivered to your home or reception venue.  Don’t forget to choose a wide range of gifts to suit all budgets, bearing in mind that some guests may want to club together, but others will buy something on their own.

If you are thinking of writing your own gift list, this is traditionally managed by the mother of the bride, who must ensure that she crosses an item off the list every time she is informed of what a guest has bought.

Details of your wedding gift list should be sent out with your handmade wedding invitations.  The Designer Card Company offers Deluxe 3-way folded Wallet wedding invitations that feature a handy wallet to hold things like the gift list, as well as maps, directions and information.  Some guests choose to have matching information cards made, stating a message to their guests on gifts, such as:

We are sending out this invitation
In hope you will join a celebration
But if a gift is your intention
May we take this opportunity to mention
We have already got a kettle and toaster
crockery, dinner mats, and matching coasters
so rather than something we have already got
We would appreciate money for our honeymoon pot
But most importantly we request
That you come to our wedding as our guest

Other matching designer wedding stationery items are also available to compliment your wedding invitations.

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