Comments on: What are the Best, Worst, and Craziest Wedding Gifts?

By: Chelsie

Chelsie — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:55:39 +0000

I know this was a long time ago…but I just discovered your site and I love it. I think we have a winner for a wedding gift. My Aunt and Uncle gave us a very gaudy ugly serving platter that had someone elses last name in permanent marker on the bottom.

By: Ginkgo100

Ginkgo100 — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:51:11 +0000

Weirdest I’ve seen: A tree. A real, live Japanese maple, which the gift-giver carted to the reception (not sure how he expected the happy couple to handle that).

One of the best I received: From the male half of that same happy couple — a painting by a member of his family which I had admired when I visited his family’s house. It is a small thing, and was completely unexpected but meant a lot to me.

Riskiest I’ve given: Yes, to the very same couple (honest, I do have other friends who have gotten married!) — Dave Ramsey books on personal finance. Don’t know if they rolled their eyes or were really appreciative.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:30:56 +0000

The weirdest thing we got was this plant stand shaped like a giraffe. It was totally random. I guess it probably would have worked in some people’s homes – but not ours!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:02:47 +0000

My husband and I got an ugly, plastic, Christmas ornament that was hot pink (yes, the 80’s-style hot pink) and black! It was a thick postcard, with a terrible painting of a bride and groom on one side; the other side had our names on it! So, even if we knew where it came from, we couldn’t return it because it was personalized! We put it on our tree every year and laugh.

By: Linda~

Linda~ — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:58:12 +0000

Worst gift:

My daughter was guilted into inviting a friend’s mother to her reception. The woman came with a date and gave a $20.00 check in her card. The check bounced.

I paid for both their plates, my daughter paid the $25.00 fee her bank charged, and this woman had a lovely dinner complete with cocktails and dancing…for free.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:30:08 +0000

We received a pinata. When we finally got around to opening it, it was filled with candy. Nothing says congratulations like a pinata filled with candy, right?!? I guess if we had been married on Cinco de Mayo or something…..

By: Emi

Emi — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:26:44 +0000

Best: something both beautiful and useful – preferably something that the couple requested!

Worst: something ugly and obviously expensive, from a relative who WILL ask about it and want to see it every time they see you. AGHH!!!

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:33:13 +0000

I have the winner for worst. We got a miniature teddy bear with pierced ears. It came in the original box but it had obviously been opened quite a few times already. No card or note so it remains the anonymous gift.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:08:27 +0000

A used toaster, full of crumbs (no kidding). I was not the fortunate recipient.

By: Sarah Marie

Sarah Marie — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:58:41 +0000

My husband and I were given a pair of fuzzy handcuffs from a humorous friend – awkward!

We also got a set of four really, really ugly plate/bowl combo things from a store we hadn’t registered at. I looked up the store’s website to see if we could return the dishes, and lo and behold, the dishes were on clearance for about $2.00 / plate.