17 unusual wedding gifts to buy

Our Groom with a View Hamish Shephard on why you should go off-piste when it comes to wedding presents
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Hamish Shephard22 June 2016

Wedding gift lists have been getting a lot of attention recently, not least because some people have been (how can I say this politely?) ‘taking advantage’ of other people’s generosity.

Of course, the couple and their families are generously inviting you and spending money on a slap up party for their friends and family – but there is certainly a polite way to give opportunity for people to give gifts. Gift lists.

Gift lists are a god send if you’re planning a wedding – people can choose as little or as much as they want, and thankfully it’s stuff you want… not tea cosiess or draught excluders in the shape of a sausage dog. And, what’s more, gift lists are evolving too. I have teamed up with the lovely people at ‘Wedding Gift List of the Year’ Prezola to share some of our favourite unusual gifts.

Unusual wedding gifts

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Prezola is pretty smart and not just your run-of-the-mill-list - instead, it lets guests give cash contributions, add to honeymoon funds and get gifts from loads of unusual retailers.

Finally, gifts we give a shirt-tail about.

So, whether you’re deciding where to house your gift list, or simply like to ogle at the wonders of the internet, this is the list is for you.

Groom-to-be Hamish Shephard is the founder of free online wedding planner Bridebook.co.uk. His ES column, ‘Groom with a View’, gives fuss-free, practical advice to make wedding planning as enjoyable as it should be.

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