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5 BuyMeOnce Wedding Gifts for Every Budget

5 BuyMeOnce Wedding Gifts for Every Budget

Give the happy couple something so solid it can be handed down through the generations. A gift as durable as their commitment to each other.

How To Build Your Perfect Gift Registry: Top Tips and FAQs - Buy Me Once UK

How To Build Your Perfect Gift Registry: Top Tips and FAQs

Want to know how to dodge faux pas and get all the things you want on your wedding registry? We’re going to answer all the questions you’ve been too polite to ask…
8 questions to ask yourself during the process of gift-giving - Buy Me Once UK

8 questions to ask yourself during the process of gift-giving

Giving gifts can be incredibly stressful - and it can also be deeply rewarding. If you’re finding yourself drained by the gift-giving process, we want to help you take a step back. These eight questions will allow you to interrogate the pressures you’re putting on yourself - and help you find an approach to gift-giving that works for you.

30 wedding gifts that will last forever after - Buy Me Once UK

30 wedding gifts that will last forever after

Something that lasts forever is symbolic of the lifelong commitment of marriage. What better way to celebrate a couple’s union, than with an item they’ll make memories with for the rest of their lives?

How to Plan an Eco-Friendly Wedding on a Budget - Buy Me Once UK

How to Plan an Eco-Friendly Wedding on a Budget

Knowing that the average wedding creates a pile of waste the size of a car and pumps 62 tonnes of COs into the air can create a bit of angst before you’ve even begun the wedmin. But never fear – there are ways of dramatically reducing your impact while increasing the meaning and not breaking the bank. Here are our top nine tips for planning an eco-friendly wedding on a budget.

Sick of food waste? Serve it at your wedding! - Buy Me Once UK

Sick of food waste? Serve it at your wedding!

Did you know one third of all food produced is wasted – most of which is fit for human consumption? Charlotte and Nick Baker wanted to tackle the problem at their wedding. The British couple asked Fur Clemt Real Junk Food Café in Wigan (a food waste charity) to feed their 135 guests.

Putting a Ring on It: How to Find Your Perfect Ring - Buy Me Once UK

Putting a Ring on It: How to Find Your Perfect Ring

Choosing an engagement ring is a much more emotional rather than practical decision. The rings we wear symbolize so much and are the ultimate BuyMeOnce purchase since many of us wear our engagement and wedding rings our entire lives.

10 wedding gifts to love - ‘til death do you part - Buy Me Once UK

10 wedding gifts to love - ‘til death do you part

There’s something poetic about giving a wedding gift that could last the couple the rest of their lives - and beyond. Just as a marriage is a bond for life, so should be the perfect wedding present. This is a list of our top ten wedding gifts that could last the happy couple forever.