Hey, so my elder sister’s getting married soon, less than 2 months. And I’m stuck at deciding what I should gift her. Considering my budget isn’t big enough for gold jewellery, except maybe a small locket or earrings… I want to give her something which she would really cherish yet be affordable enough for me.
So, I need any suggestions… please. And also, for those of you in Pakistan, what would be a suitable budget? I’m thinking in the range of Rs. 10,000 or less. Should it be more?
Please help. BTW, I’m not married myself, but earning. So, kind of a limited budget.
She will probably get a lot of jewellery from others anyway. Being her sister you should try to find something more unique and at the same time something that will be useful for her. Preferrably something she will be using on a regular basis. That way she will remember you every time she uses it.
When my wife and I got married we got loads of tea sets and jewellery and honestly don't even remember who we got all that stuff from. But one uncle gave us a high-quality (ie long-lasting) microwave oven as a gift. And to this date after being married for over 9 years we often remember that uncle when we use that microwave. It still works perfectly fine, never had any issues with it.
How about creating a scrapbook with a selection of your favourite photographs and some captions? It can also be made quite cheaply and has more sentimental value to it.
I also like the idea of giving a Quran (like another poster mentioned), or a prayer mat.
Hey, my brother recently got married few months back, and i'm really close to my sister in law i've grown up with her and i'm probably closer to her than I am to my brother. I went through the same thing about getting gifts and in the end she loved what i got...
Basically I did her like a hamper basket type of thing and filled it with loads of little things: perfume, designed dress, clutch, heels, bits of jewellery nightwear etc I put a lot of effort in to it tho and she loved each thing BUT the best thing which was like a joint present for her and my brother i got this canvas made it was basically a collage of pictures of both of them from when they were babies to now, i wrapped it up and made them open it on stage and they absolutely loved it. They've put it up on their bedroom wall and honestly all the guests wanted to have a look at the canvas and everyone was like "awww"
So yea personally i think it's not always about spending more money etc, as u and others have already pointed out jewellery is something which she'll get loads of and it won't make ur gift any more special. U shud think sentimental, and only someone as close as a sister can do sentimental and its a keepsake, AND quite cheap too :D the only difficult bit is collecting the pics without them realizing (was harder for me coz i had to go to sister in laws house to find pics) but maybe u could ask ur brother in laws family to give u the pics without letting him know....
infinity rings are super cute and they symbolize eternal love and i don’t think any love as eternal as the love for your older sister (i have one of my own).
Get her a luxurious gift, designer shoes? Maybe the ones she'll wear on her wedding day.
The iPhone 5! :)
or even book a holiday or a spa treat for her to use after her honeymoon, I'm sure she'll love the extra treat.
I needed a hair straightener after my wedding, since my previous one was shared between is sisters. So I told my sister to buy me that because it was something I needed. So she got me that and eye makeup palette. So, you can just ask your sister maybe...if there's something she needs then you'll be helping her out there.
My sis is inshallah gettin married soon
my hubby and i are giftin a small diamond set…but as sister i will give her an album with our chilhood pix in it…(with a small story on the side of every pic/memory)
and englarge 1 pic of the complete fam
mayb a pic and somethin small that makes it so special for u and her is an idea for u aswell
About a year ago my brother got his medical degree and was selected for PhD. My parents throw a party to celebrate this. I kept thinking what to gift him, as I wanted to be it very special to him. Finally I bought a photo album for him so that everyone who came to the party could write their wishes or anything about my brother. Everyone loved it. There is still a lots of space left for photo's of the party and cards he received that day. He liked my gift the most coz a lots of friends, uncles, aunties have written so many sweet dua's in.
My sister is getting married in March inshaAllah. Being an earning person I thought I'll contribute in her jahez gifts( may be an lcd for her room or a piece of furniture). I can get a piece of jewellery too but that she'll be getting from our paremnts and her inlaws.
Try to get something which remain useful for her. Someone gave an example of a microwave, get any electronic home appliances kind of thing she can use later. Trust me , jewellery makeup clothes, crockery are not really useful gifts
i got my elder sister an artificial kundan set which she loves and wears on and off. i financed a "dholki" event and her "mehendi" event as well ( all small and strictly family but good events). MashaAllah. I never sort of projected that either of these things were 'gifts' though. In retrospect, maybe she feels that none of them were gifts. I don't know. I will never ask her though.
Get her a luxurious gift, designer shoes? Maybe the ones she'll wear on her wedding day.
The iPhone 5! :)
or even book a holiday or a spa treat for her to use after her honeymoon, I'm sure she'll love the extra treat.
Dont get her an iphone -the next one will be out just after the wedding.Technology gets old fast.
