Would a restaurant gift certificate be an ok wedding present?

[Swede]

My cousin and his fiance have been living together for ten years,with 2 kids. They are getting married next month,I'm stumped on a gift.

[mcctatas]

1. Sure...

if you throw in babysitting...

[Critters2]

2. I think so. Afer ten years, they've probably got a Crock Pot. nt

[ThomCat]

3. That depends.

If it's a good restaurant (not low end), and if it's one you know they like, and if it's not a very formal wedding then probably a gift certificate would be fine.

People getting married who already have kids tend to be more flexible about what they consider good gifts. :)

Make sure the gift certificate is enough for a night out for the whole family if you are giving this as a gift.

[LeftyMom]

4. You don't really have to get them much of anything, unless you want to.

The point of a wedding gift is generally to facilitate setting up a combined household. Since their household has already lasted longer than a lot of marriages, don't spend much for that purpose- presumably they already have towels and plates. ;)

I would get them a dinner out or a nice bottle of whatever their drink of choice is, maybe packaged with some attractive stemware, would be perfect. Maybe even a promise to babysit if you live nearby, our payment toward a sitter if you don't. As parents, what they probably would appreciate most is some time to themselves. So yeah, I think you've got the right general idea.

[grannylib]

5. I would think so...we got a couple for our wedding, and we really

appreciated them! I had two kids when Hubby and I married, so getting out either just the two of us, or as a family, was always a treat.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. yes, if it is a good non-chain restaurant and enough for a nice

meal with a bottle of wine. Put it in a really nice card and mysbe throw in some cash for the tip or to be used for a baby-sitter. At this stage of the game I think they would really appreciate it.

Congratz to the couple :party:

[KitchenWitch]

7. Only if it is an Olive Garden gift certificate!

:P

[bluesbassman]

9. But the op did not indicate if mom was lactating,

Also we were not informred of their pitbull ownership status. But the kicker is how they lean about corn flake encrusted chicken.

[mcctatas]

10. Ya know...

even though I missed the great Olive Garden wars, I almost feel like I was there :rofl:

[coyotespaw]

11. I gave my boss's son and his wife an Olive Garden gift certificate

as a wedding present. Then again, I knew that she loved going to Olive Garden. I also paid their babysitter off for a night of their choice so they could go out and have a relatively classy dinner.

[Book Lover]

8. Sadly, no

Since you are under no obligation to give a gift even if they had never lived together, I vote you just give them a nice card, or how about you go crazy and write a letter on lovely stationery telling them what a great couple they are and what a wonderful family they have. Much better than a gift that has no meaning (unless the restaurant does have a certain meaning for the couple, like they had their first date there or the like).

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. Gifts should reflect the personality of the giver AND of the recipient.

I don't see a gift certificate doing that, unless you own the restaurant or are the chef there, or if the restaurant has meaning for the couple in some way (either they eat there a lot, they dated there, or it's a real pricey super fancy place that they'd otherwise never be able to get to eat at)

[PVnRT]

13. If it's a more casual acquaintance, I suppose that would be OK

Frankly, though, for family, something better is warranted. Find out where they're registered and choose something in the $30-$40 range.

[Mudoria]

14. Hardee's.... If they truly love each other there isn't

a more romantic thing than to sit at a plastic table and chow down a thickburger (wait, was that a artery I just heard clog up?). How close did you say these people were to you?