Books That Make Great Wedding Gifts

The first time I met Shainoor to talk to her about her wedding, she told me she was going to have love quotes as part of her invitation and decor. I absolutely loved the idea and immediately thought of the perfect wedding gift for her. On her wedding day, I placed a book of love poems at their sweetheart table.

Although our lives are filled with Ipads, Kindles, and Kobos, I still believe in reading, touching, and holding a real book. Previously I shared ideas if you wanted to create a book themed wedding, here are some great ideas if you are a guest wanting to give the happy couple a great book gift for their wedding.

~Monica
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For Travel Lovers:

The Travel Book by Lonely Planet, $50.00 at Lonely Planet. 

For Food Lovers:

Modernist Cuisine at Home by Nathan Myhrvold and Maxime Bilet, $86.49 on Amazon.

For City Lovers:

New York: Portrait of a City by Reuel Golden, $69.99 at Taschen.

For Cocktail Lovers: 

Vintage Cocktails by Brian Van Flandern, $50.00 at Assouline.

For Geography Lovers: 

Atlas of the World, $199.00 at Oxford.

For Wine Lovers: 

The World Atlas of Wine by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson, $97.99 on Amazon.

For Comic Lovers: 

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, $53.85 at Amazon.

Wedding Registry Trends 2013

With so many couples getting married later in their lives, having established careers, and living together before getting married, it is inevitable that wedding trends are slightly different from when our parents got married. This includes wedding registry trends.

In our parent’s generation, they didn’t have “wedding registries” at big box stores. Wedding presents would be given to the couple at the bride’s wedding shower. (This is where she would be “showered” with presents from family and friends.) Most of the presents back then would be household items to help the new couple build their love nest. 

Fast forward to today, couples usually have most of the things they need in the household and sometimes double of each item when the couple moves in with each other. Here are the wedding registry trends as of now.

~Monica
Owner and Lead Designer @ Wishahmon

Infographic Credit: Wedding Republic