# What’s a GREAT wedding gift the second time around? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 11, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676 "2022-04-11T17:54:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/1 "2022-04-11T17:54:03Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/2 "2022-04-11T19:07:09Z")
How about gifting them with this song? [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDqlHcjbLaI) ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/3 "2022-04-11T19:39:30Z")
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!_ ---
**Author:** ![CC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/4 "2022-04-11T19:44:45Z")
Thanks, Doc. Maybe we can figure out a cool way to do that. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/5 "2022-04-11T21:04:35Z")
A poster of some worthy Italian film? Books are a personal gift. Suitcases can be useful. (I have no idea. Just spitballing.) ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/6 "2022-04-12T03:55:12Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/7 "2022-04-12T07:37:41Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![CC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/8 "2022-04-12T14:05:07Z")
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!) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/9 "2022-04-12T14:26:37Z")
> [@CC](#): > > we’ll pass on getting them a smoke detector How about a nice surge protector? ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/10 "2022-04-12T14:32:31Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/11 "2022-04-12T14:49:49Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/12 "2022-04-12T15:12:58Z")
Do they drink wine ? Might be nice to come home from the honeymoon to a truly decadent bottle of something Italian. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/13 "2022-04-12T16:46:06Z")
Nice binoculars. Small enough to take on trips. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/14 "2022-04-12T17:12:30Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Esprise\_Me](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprise_me/32/2947_2.png) [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/15 "2022-04-12T18:37:04Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > 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. 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. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/16 "2022-04-12T18:43:45Z")
> [@Esprise\_Me](#): > > Doesn’t Italy use the euro now Yes, they do. Makes it easy to slip them a card with euros for them to spend on, in or about Italy. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/17 "2022-04-12T21:49:53Z")
If they’ve never been, maybe they need some of the gear for traveling…I’m thinking security, e.g. a neck wallet. > **[Worried about Pickpockets in Europe? Read These Tips and Tricks](https://www.travelfashiongirl.com/pickpockets-in-europe/)** > > Don't let the fear of pickpockets in Europe stop you from visiting your dream destination! Here are six tools to help prevent this from happening to you. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/18 "2022-04-13T02:01:20Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/19 "2022-04-13T09:52:35Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > If they’ve never been, maybe they need some of the gear for traveling…I’m thinking security, e.g. a neck wallet. 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’.) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676/20 "2022-04-13T10:28:35Z")
> [@SanVito](#): > > Nothing says romance quite like a travel money belt. Having a pickpocket steal your passport, credit cards, etc. are pretty romantic as well. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-great-wedding-gift-the-second-time-around/962676.md?page=2)