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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not get something they can keep and use forever... like a nice large wooden storage trunk.  Then you can fill it with some other nice household items, like a blanket, new kitchen mugs, new linens, new towels, kitchen untensils, and maybe even a nice $200 restaurant gift card![/quote]

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As a person who got married less than 2 years ago, let me reiterate and summarize some very wise advice from PPs:

1. Do not go off registry, especially with anything large. Most newlyweds are crunched for space. Even if they have 3000+ sq ft, they still do not want a large trunk, large painting, etc. unless they picked it out themselves.

2. Do not go off registry with anything personalized. You may think you have great taste and they may have even told you in the past that they liked personalized things you've done in the past. They were being gracious and polite, but perhaps not being honest.

3. If you do experience gifts, make it convenient, affordable and without an expiration date. Do not give someone a $50 gift card for a restaurant that is $200 per person like Inn at Little Washington. Do not buy me a Groupon  or Living Social thing that will be impossible to schedule. Recognize that the wedding year was crazy busy and we might not be able to sign up for those kayaking lessons until the following summer. [/quote]

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