Is your best friend getting married soon and you still don’t know what to give her for her big day? We got you covered. Wedding gifts are so important and special because it is one of the biggest and most important events of anyone’s life. And if it’s your best friend, then the responsibility to give them something special just increases. Most people prefer cash as it helps with wedding chores and afterward as well. The best gift ideas are ones which include asking your best friend what she prefers.
In case you end up not giving cash and wanting to give her something memorable and valuable, then here are some options for you to choose from. P.S.: Most of these options are for your girlfriend’s best friend.
1. Formal Dress with Matching Accessories
Every bride needs clothes; formal, semi-formal, and even casual. Some brides make an entirely new wardrobe for their wedding to enjoy wearing in their new home amongst new people. Formal outfits always come in handy as the bride and groom get invited to a lot of dinners and events post-wedding. You can get your best friend a good formal outfit with matching accessories that she could use in her post-wedding festivities. A good formal outfit can cost anywhere between Rs20-70k. match the accessories such as earrings, bangles, and clutch. Trust me, your best friend would love this appropriate and useful gift. Every girl wants great outfits to wear post-wedding.
2. Spa Day
A spa day can never go wrong. Every bride needs it, every woman needs it. Plan a complete spa day with services, massages, hair treatments, and anything else that your best friend might need. No girl would mind an extra day of grooming and relaxing, in case she already has it booked. You can also make it a spa day for both of you and enjoy a relaxing time together. The spa day can end with a good meal or coffee date so that your best friend feels relaxed before her wedding festivities begin.
3. Customized Nikkah nama Frame, Pen, and Dupatta
Girls are always looking for customized items, especially for their big day. Customized items are becoming so common and have become trendy. Hence, you can pick something customized to add a sentimental touch to your gift. Customized Nikah Nama is something trendy that your best friend will appreciate for her nikkah. Other ideas for customized items ideal as wedding gifts are Nikkah pens and dupattas. Nikkah pens are decorated pens with the names of the bride and groom along with the date of the event that can be used for the signature and then later be kept as a keepsake. Customized Nikkah dupattas are ones that have the names of the bride and groom embroidered or printed on them.
4. A Bridal Shower Party
Usually throwing a bridal shower or a pre-wedding party is the responsibility of the best friend. You can plan a bridal shower as a gift for your best friend. You can arrange cake, decoration, balloons, food, and a special gift in the end such as a jewelry piece or formal outfit as mentioned in point 1. Invite friends over and make it a memorable night for the bride-to-be where you remember old times, sing, dance, and give her wishes for the future. Nothing better than a night to remember with sentimental and valuable giveaways.
5. Room Décor Items
Another great gift is room décor items. Every bride wants to decorate her new room or new house if she’s shifting separately with her to-be husband. Home décor items make a great gift as they are usable and valuable at the same time. Some items can be crystal vases, crystal decoration pieces, dinner sets, bed sheet sets, customized door hangings with bride and groom names, or an expensive wall clock.
6. Couples’ Watches
Wristwatches are valuable items that make great gifts as well. You can give a set of couples’ watches that the bride and groom both will appreciate. Watches come in all price ranges. You can pick the ones that fit your budget. It’ll be a great accessory to wear and it is evergreen so the couple can keep it with them for a long time.
7. A Staycation
Of course, you can’t give her a whole honeymoon but a staycation at a local hotel or resort is a good idea as well. Most couples don’t go to their honeymoons immediately. And even if they do, they could come back and use a staycation later. Book a staycation with all-inclusive facilities to be valid for six months. The couple can use it any time after their wedding. It will be a great gift for them to enjoy quality time together.
Why is Cash a Good and Bad Idea?
There are always some people who believe cash is the best gift option for anyone getting married. And well, most relatives and friends in our society do give cash to the bride and groom. It’s obviously a good idea as the bride and groom can use the cash in any way they want. They can use it around the wedding chores, for their last-minute shopping needs, to decorate their new room or house, to spend on their honeymoon, or to save it together as a couple.
But why do we think it could be a bad idea? Well, because most people are already giving the bride and groom cash. There’s usually only one best friend. So, if you want to make it special and give her something she can remember, then one of the ideas from above would be a great way to show her your love and convey best wishes. Again, it’s the preference of the bride. It’s always better to ask her first if you’re confused.
Conclusion
Weddings are a once-in-a-lifetime event for most people. If you’re someone sentimental (like me), you would want to do something special for your best friend and leave the cash presents for all the other relatives and family friends.
Author
Quratulain Qaseem AKA QQ is an MA in English Literature. Her love for finding fun stuff and telling everyone about it is (slight annoying) enlightening! Fueled with copious amounts of coffee, QQ enjoys her work as a content marketer, reading in her free time, and sleeping as much as possible! You can reach out to her through Instagram!
