Bro and soon to be wife have both been married before. Not youngsters. Well enough off that they have what they want. We want to get them something different. They leave for Italy the next day. Ideas?
How about gifting them with this song?
If you could get Frank to sing it for them that would be really GREAT!
Wow, just two hours old & already this is a zombie thread!
Thanks, Doc. Maybe we can figure out a cool way to do that.
A poster of some worthy Italian film?
Books are a personal gift.
Suitcases can be useful.
(I have no idea. Just spitballing.)
A gift of cash in Italian currency with the suggestion that they buy something on their trip for their new home together with it~art, fabrics or textiles,books, cookware, whatever might bring them joy and remind them of their wedding trip. Maybe they can find an artist there to do a portrait of them.
A smoke detector. I gave one to a couple who were marrying for the second time each. They told me it was a thoughtful gift and they appreciated it very much.
~VOW
Thanks, but we’ll pass on getting them a smoke detector. Along the same vein, a few years ago, my son thoughtfully bought a fire extinguisher for his wife for Valentine’s day. (They’re still married!)
How about a nice surge protector?
His and hers luxury bathrobes. If they are going to have the same last name, get them monogrammed with the first initial. It’s a gift that recognizes that they have an intimate relationship and it’s something that people don’t really splurge on for themselves.
I’ve gotten a snow tire and a water heater for birthday presents.
It will be 48 years in June.
(The snow tire was my first birthday after we got married)
~VOW
Do they drink wine ?
Might be nice to come home from the honeymoon to a truly decadent bottle of something Italian.
Nice binoculars. Small enough to take on trips.
I was thinking if you know where they are staying, work with the hotel concierge for a pre-paid dinner out someplace special. Logistic might be complicated, though. At the very least, you could arrange for flowers to be in the hotel room.
If none of that, perhaps a nice dinner for when they return.
Doesn’t Italy use the euro now? Though I do have fond memories of paying thousands of lire for a pack of gum back in the day.
Anyway, I like the suggestion of cash for the honeymoon. If you want to be extra thoughtful about it, you could research ideas for how they might enjoy spending it and suggest those, though I’m sure they would prefer not being locked in by having you pay for the thing directly. Think outside the box; it doesn’t have to be an experience in Italy (dinner, tour, massage) or a souvenir. It could be a new set of luggage, a flight upgrade, a photo album service where they upload their wedding and honeymoon pix and get back a nice printed book, etc.
Yes, they do. Makes it easy to slip them a card with euros for them to spend on, in or about Italy.
If they’ve never been, maybe they need some of the gear for traveling…I’m thinking security, e.g. a neck wallet.
Isn’t there an animatronic Sinatra?
If not, don’t they say the best inventions start from an unfulfilled need in your own life?
Hint. Hint.
Nothing says romance quite like a travel money belt.
I’m going to go against the ideas of cash - I think wedding presents, particularly for financially secure second timers, should be something thoughtful, memorable and cherish-able. If I knew their home tastes, I would invest in a really nice Italian art print.
(Although if I’m really honest, I’m not a fan of second timers expecting presents - weddings are expensive things to attend anyway, it’s enough to ask guests to spend money on travel, hotels, time off work and nice clothes. When I got married second time, I specifically said ‘no presents’.)
Having a pickpocket steal your passport, credit cards, etc. are pretty romantic as well.