Mini Weddings during Covid - Gorgeous Gift Ideas under £25

Now that weddings are back on (albeit in a pretty minimal way), many couples are having to adapt the plans they made months ago when the world was such an incredibly different place. Quite understandably some couples have decided to postpone their big day, but others are keen to have their wedding day despite it all: and good for them! These covid-era weddings are going to be much smaller affairs, perhaps with a bigger celebration planned for the future when things are back to normal. 

These small wedding days and mini civil partnership ceremonies are every bit as special though, and I think they present a need to find an equally special gift. Just because you can’t be there with the bride or groom in person, doesn’t mean you can’t send them a special keepsake to help them celebrate their important ‘small wedding’ day!

Here’s a collection of thoughtful, meaningful and special wedding gift ideas for you to send to those couples getting married in summer 2020…

Personalised Wooden Circle Plaque, £23.95
Handmade to order and available in a choice of colours

'We Begin Our Adventure' Personalised Print, from £15.95

Created to order, available in a choice of sizes

Personalised Wedding Sign, from £18.50

Available in a choice of sizes and designs, for indoor/outdoor use

'Home is Where We Are' Mini Wooden Message Plaque, £12.95

Handcrafted and beautifully gift boxed, range of designs available

Personalised 'Ticket to Happiness' Print, £15.95

Created to order, various designs available

For more gorgeous personalised wedding gift ideas for the bride or groom, visit the Wedding Gift Collection on the website by clicking here.

Sarah x

 

Theme of the Month: Weddings & Anniversaries

Last month's Royal Wedding fever may have subsided a little, but we're firmly in the traditional wedding season now. The 'season' normally runs from around May to October, the months when the weather is (hopefully) a little more reliable!

So, with the most romantic season upon us, my theme of the month for June is all things wedding and anniversary - and I've rounded up some great personalised gift ideas below to celebrate the big day...

The website has also had a refresh, with soft summery pinks and greens to get everyone into the mood for long days and warm evenings. It's time to hold your face up to the sun and have a happy sigh: the warm and sunny days are finally here to enjoy!

So, whether you've been invited to a summer wedding, or you're celebrating your own wedding anniversary, I've got some truly thoughtful and special wedding and anniversary gift ideas here for you:

1) Rectangular Wooden Photo Block, £24.75 - beautifully finished solid wood block, featuring your favourite photo and personalised with your own words. Carefully sanded and given a beautiful wax finish.

2) 'Lovely Pair' personalised print, £22.95 - available in a range of soft colours, these prints are a generous A3 size and can be personalised with your chosen names. Other designs are also available.

3) 'Family Address' personalised canvas, from £18.50 - a lovely gift idea to welcome a couple to their new home, this contemporary design is available in a choice of colours and is created and personalised to order.

4) 'My Message to You' personalised photo print, £15.95 - a range of prints in various colours and designs to feature your photo and special message; a truly romantic gift to celebrate your wedding day.

5) 'I Love You This Much' personalised print, £15.95 - a simple, striking typographic print featuring your chosen names and available in a range of colours to suit.

6) 'Champagne' design personalised greeting card, £2.99 - one of a range of personalised greeting cards for the perfect finishing touch, all with fast free dispatch.

7) 'Personality' personalised canvas print, from £30 - featuring your favourite photo and text, and available in any colour you'd like, this contemporary print is perfect to celebrate an anniversary or wedding.

8) 'Bowls' personalised print, from £15.95 - "this one was too hot, this one was too cold, but this one was just perfect"! A truly romantic gift for the happy couple or to mark your own anniversary. Personalised with your chosen names and date and available in a choice of colours too.

9) Personalised Oak Photo Cubes, from £21.95 - a range of gorgeous wooden storage boxes designed to display four of your favourite photos, and engraved to order. A range of designs available, plus you can also order yours to be filled with Belgian chocolate hearts for an extra romantic treat!

There are lots of other personalised wedding and anniversary gift ideas over on the PhotoFairytales website - all with free UK delivery. Browse the site now, or narrow it down by clicking here to view Wedding Gift Ideas, or click here for Romantic & Anniversary Gift Ideas, or why not take a look at the Family Gift Ideas that celebrate your whole family too.

Sarah x

So, why DO we throw confetti at a wedding?

When you think about it, it does seem like a slightly odd thing to do - and one that’s pretty much guaranteed to get the vicar’s knickers in a twist! 

But actually, it seems we’ve been doing it for centuries - and apparently it dates back to Pagan times, when newly married couples were showered with grain to represent a ‘fruitful union’ (not unlike the wedding cake cutting ceremony which represents pretty much the same idea - when you think about it, the cake would also contain wheat which would also represent fertility). Druids believed that the fertility of the seeds would transfer to the couple on which they fell. And flower petals scattered for the couple to walk over were thought to protect the couple from harmful spirits.

So, how do you give Mr and Mrs a good send off and not irritate the vicar? Use biodegradable confetti, or visit your local florist and go for real petals instead.

If you've been invited to a wedding this year, why not check out the great range of wedding gifts at PhotoFairytales - guaranteed to be totally original and a fabulous keepsake for the new couple!

Sarah :)

The Art of Buying a great Wedding Gift

Well, wedding season is well and truly here. Which means one thing for the rest of us - gift buying! And that can be sooo hard sometimes. Most couples have either spent time living together before tying the knot, or have already established a home before even getting together. The traditional, practical sort of gifts are often simply not needed. The days of buying a toaster or a set of towels are pretty much over.

Unless the couple have a pre-prepared gift list, this can leave you with something of a nightmare buying situation! What to buy the couple who has everything? Wouldn’t it be great to find a gift that has a personal meaning behind it for the couple? Well, one way to do this is with a personalised gift which is special to the wedding couple. There seems to be a lot to choose from, but when you get right down to it, do you really think the couple would want a silver cake slice or a glass wine decanter with their names on it? Don’t leave taste behind when you go shopping! And it can be even harder if you don’t know the couple particularly well, or have a budget to work to.

The average spend on wedding gifts in the UK in the past year is just under a whopping £50 (that’s gone down by the way, a couple of years ago it was just under £80!). And when you factor in the cost of attending the actual wedding the costs can rocket. Considerations such at travel, childcare, clothing, spending money during the reception (and possibly the hen or stag night before hand!) all mount up. You don’t want to appear stingy, but in the current recession, cash-strapped guests can struggle to find a gift that fits within their budget.

So I’ll let you into a little trick if you’re heading to a wedding this summer: think of a gift that is something totally different and harder to put a price on. Perhaps you could offer your services to the couple as a wedding gift: decorate a room in their house while they are on honeymoon, organise a coming-home party when they arrive back, offer to help with their plans for the garden during the coming summer? Time to put your thinking cap on and think outside the box. Give yourself plenty of time too - rushing out to the high street to buy a gift at the last minute is a sure way of spending more than you wanted to.

Of course, you could always head over to PhotoFairytales too - you’ll find some amazing and totally unique wedding gifts there that won’t break the bank! All with free UK delivery (I’ll even post it direct to the couple if you like) and nothing over £30 - and it will be a gift the wedding couple will hopefully treasure throughout their lives together. (Plus, you don’t have to think about whether they would prefer the blue towels or the green. What colour was their bathroom again…??)

Sarah x