Whenever wedding gifts are mentioned, a lot of us are guilty of immediately picturing a dinnerware set. Imagine you had a guest list numbering up to 500 people, and one quarter of them thought it would be nice to get you a dinnerware set.

We know right… NIGHTMARE!!!

Even if you lived to be 150 and threw a lavish party every 6 months, you probably still wouldn't use all those dishes, and we haven't even started on the storage space.

True story: one of our colleagues here at namywedding.com got 5 pressure cookers and then had to go out and shop for a blender.

Ok so enough with the scary gift stories. The whole idea of wedding gifts is to provide the couple with things they would need to start up in their new life together. People are usually at a loss for what to get as wedding gifts.

That's why, we have provided you with the idea of wedding/gift registries. With this, we hope to make your job a lot easier, the couple a lot happier and totally eliminate the occurence of multiple gifts of the same nature. However, since the idea hasn't quite caught on in this part of the world, we will just give a few ideas that are simple, inexpensive and that the couple will definitely love and appreciate.

The idea is to basically run through the home 'room to room', and find what you can contribute to each room, thus helping the couple build a home. It helps if you can categorize the gifts, and then pick out a category that is not really common and get a gift from there.

We are going to categorize based on the rooms in a house and give you the price ranges of these items from the Game store in The Palms Shopping Mall:

NB: Pls note that these images do not show the exact items from the Game store.

Parlour/Sitting room

Wall Decor: These could be decorative items like wall mirrors (between N4, 000 and N14, 000), framed art (between N2, 000 and N20, 000), picture frames (from N4, 000 up), etc

Floors: Foot mats (between N1, 600 and N6, 000), center rugs (between N6, 400 and N10, 400), etc.

Kitchen

A blender/food processor: This is one that i haven't seen in a lot of weddings. It never really crosses the minds of wedding goers that a blender is actually a good if not great wedding gift.

Blender - N5, 400

Knife set & Cutting board: These are sold separately or sometimes go together in a set. You could go the extra mile by adding a knife holder.

Knife Set - N4, 700

Sandwich maker or Toaster: This is a very thoughtful gift and will come in handy on those saturday mornings just after the wedding when the couple just wants to get a quick breakfast and go back to snuggling.

Sandwich Maker - N6, 800

Toaster - N5, 200

Serveware: Basically fancy dishes in which food is served when entertaining guests: Serving platters, serving bowls, salad bowls, serving utensils etc. These can be gotten in a set.

3Pc round Casserole Dishes - N4, 000

Placemats (or table mats as we commonly call them) - N3, 750

Spicerack: This is a lovely gift that can come in very handy. If you think this gift is too small, then you could get it together with something else.

13Pc Chrome Spice Rack - N4, 560
3Pc Spice jars With Rack - N3, 580 

Cookware: Pots, pans, frying pans, pressure cookers, stir fry/wok, non-stick cookware, etc.

Cookware Set - N12, 400
Electric Deep Fryer - N6, 400

Bed & Bath

Sheets, bedcovers and duvets: Of course there are some really lovely sets of bed coverings that you can get for a reasonable price. Intsead of buying each of these items seperately, you could buy the bedsheets, duvet and duvet covers together and give the couple as a kind of bed gift pack/set.

Duvet Cover - N7, 000
Duvet - N6, 600
Bedsheets - N4, 000

Bathroom: Towels / bathrobe and slippers (for him and her), would have a nice touch if it had their initials on them.

3 in 1 Towel Gift Set - N5, 300

Therapeutic bath products: These could come in sets with, bathing gels, bubble baths, body salts and so on. They can also be gotten in together in gift packs.

Bath Products Gift Set - between N2, 160 and N2, 520

We could go on but we are quite sure or we hope that you get the idea. Remember to be thoughtful, creative or both. The more effort you put into your gift, the more appreciated it will be. Also try to consult friends and family of the couple for their tastes so as not to go amiss in your shopping.

Remember that gifts are not just physical or material so always send a gift of prayers and blessings to the couple.

Feel free to make suggestions and share a bit of your wedding gifts and perhaps what you would have wanted.