5 Ideas for Personalized Wedding Gifts

It seems like the moment you finish buying graduation gifts for the year, wedding season arrives.  Wedding season means buying wedding gifts – or buying a card and sticking money in it while you sit in the church parking lot.

While cash is always an option, and many couples have wedding registries to give you gift ideas, some wedding presents call for a little more thought and personalization.  Maybe you’re a friend of the groom and can’t get excited about giving him kitchen cutlery as a wedding present, or maybe the happy couple has been living together for a while (oh, for shame!) and is already well stocked in the domestic department.

Or maybe you’re just a big sappy romantic yourself and you love the chance to give a sentimental gift – and what better excuse than a wedding?

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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas – Personalized Gifts With Your Name On It

Yesterday I kicked off the Mother’s Day Gift Guide series with a look at top holiday gift ideas for women to eat.

Today we’re going sappy and sentimental.  And what is more sappy and sentimental than a Mother’s Day Gift that you can put your name on?  It’s like homemade but better because the materials won’t attract bugs.

Heart Bookmark by Things Remembered
$12.00

Yeah, $12.  My mom is one of those people who still reads real live actual books made of paper.  This is something thoughtful and pretty and useful that most readers don’t think to actually buy for themselves.

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