Making Happy Couples Happier, Part 1
ehow’s How to Buy a Wedding Gift is a must for anyone who’s been invited to a wedding. Foremost in their list of steps is to find out where the couple is registered, and then “Select a gift from the registry that is within your price range, even if that means you can buy only one cup and saucer.”
But what if you’ve done all that (or, uh, haven’t gotten around to it), and you’re still stumped on what to get? Here, some stylish finds that should please any couple. And since they’re all available from Amazon (or through our Amazon-affiliated Store), buying them is just a click away:
for The Traditional Couple
Churchill China Chelsea Blue Willow 45-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 8
Based on a legend of two star-crossed Chinese lovers, the pattern of this dinnerware features intricate double borders with a combination of geometric detailing for a fabric-like visual texture. The central imagery depicts a Chinese landscape complete with bridges, a river, trees, and houses. Two doves - reincarnations of the fugitive lovers - hover above the scene.
A 45-piece collection that includes eight place settings, each with a 10-inch dinner plate, an 8-inch salad plate, an 8-3/4-inch rimmed bowl, a 5-1/2-inch saucer, and an 8-ounce teacup. Rounding out the set, the five completer pieces include an oval platter, a vegetable bowl, a creamer, a sugar bowl, and a sugar bowl lid.
Chelsea Blue Willow dishes are made from high-fired earthenware and have a chip-resistant glossy glaze over the transfer-printed pattern. Designed to stand up to frequent use, the line is safe in the microwave, freezer, and dishwasher.
for The Practical Couple
Black & Decker PD600 Pivot Plus 6-Volt High Performance Screwdriver
Decidedly unromantic, but oh-so-practical- this is the type of gift the bride and groom don’t usually know they need, but need very badly- especially if they’ve just moved into a new home. This tool is powerful with a capital P. It’s got a 2-speed gear box that gives you a low speed for screwdriving and high speed for drilling, superior “pivoting action”, and- this is a nice touch- an integrated light with separate on/off switch to illuminate dark work areas.
for The Pythonite Couple
The Complete Monty Python’s Flying Circus Megaset
If the bride and groom are the type who suddenly quote bits from “Fish License” and spew insults like “Your mother was a hamster…”, they’ll love this DVD “megaset”. It contains all 45 episodes- in chronological order- of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. That’s three-and-a-half seasons of dead parrots, cross-dressing lumberjacks, loonies, upper class twits, and spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, baked beans, spam, spam, and spam.
