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Do Europeans do Wedding Gift Registries??
An old friend from Spain is getting married and I'd like to send something. I'll probably send her a classically "American" gift but I wanted to see if she has a registry. She got me a paella pan (certainly not on my registry but one of my favorite gifts!!!) and included her family recipe for seafood paella along with step-by-step photos of her preparing it. What an awesome thought!
Anyway, I have two questions:
1. Is it in the European culture to do registries?
2. Can you think of anything "American" that would make a great gift? I haven't been to Spain since the mid-90s so I'm not sure what's en vogue over there now.
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Re: Do Europeans do Wedding Gift Registries??
We have a few Dutch friends who have gotten married and they requested money.
Maybe send some money with a photo of your family if you haven't seen them in a while, or a few photos in a book?
No help with the American thing. I struggle with this when ever we need to buy my husbands co workers something from the states. They are amused by the funniest things.
In Britain couples usually register at a store but im not sure for Spain.
Good luck finding a typical 'American' gift, Im British so no help here!!
In Spain, people give money at weddings. I know that is not fun but people really make up cards with their bank account number so that people dont have to bring the money to the wedding.
I dont know what a typical American gift would be or how much money you would want to spend but you can create a gift basket with classic American movies and snacks.
You can also order something from Amazon UK and have it shipped there.
Fred and Ginger Are Getting Married
*Updated 5.08.12
Whatever you do, don't give her a coffee serving set. We've been given FIVE now. Not sure if that's a coincidence, or if it's a typical Spanish gift.
If you didn't get an invite, forget the typical Spanish gift of 100+ euros/invited person. Things I've needed in the past have been measuring cups and spoons, the Joy of Cooking cookbook, etc. Make sure they have/use an oven if you give them baking related things.