Couples reveal the gifts they actually ant for their wedding

Wedding gifts have evolved a lot in recent years, changing from traditional offerings like household goods to gifts of cash – however, research reveals that none of these things are what newlyweds really want.

Millennial couples are no longer craving the staple Le Creuset pots and expensive food processors, instead they are hoping for novel gifts like homemade dinners, offers to puppysit and even a back, sack and crack wax.

Many couples have also shared the worst gifts they received on their wedding day.

Wedding gifts have evolved a lot in recent years, changing from traditional offerings like household goods to gifts of cash. Now engaged couples want thoughtful gifts that require time and effort like puppy-sitting and even a back sack and crack wax

Australian wedding advice service Wedshed launched a gift registry called gravy that lets people input the things they actually want for their wedding, and it revealed the popular and unusual things people ask for.

Wedshed say the registry is useful as it can take the pressure off guests, you can ask for more than just monetary gifts, there is less waste from unwanted gifts and it’s convenient.

One of the most popular gift choices listed was cooking the newlywed couple dinner.

Another popular choice was couples looking for their friends and family to contribute to their IVF funds, as it is known to be a very expensive process.

One woman shocked her guests by asking them to give her husband a back, sack and crack wax.

Surprisingly, 12 of her dedicated friends and family offered to do the job.

Several couple who asked their guests to help out with their dog minding responsibilities by puppy-sitting when they go on holidays.

One couple even asked guests to get matching tattoos to commemorate the bride and groom’s big day

The final novel gift request was for their guests to get matching tattoos to commemorate the bride and groom’s big day.

Some of the gifts may seem unusual, but many couples say they would prefer to get something they would actually use, rather than end up with something they hate.

Newlyweds previously took to Reddit to share the gifts they received that they hated.

One woman said her future uncle-in-law, who is renowned for always giving ‘the worst gifts’ mailed them an early present of a rusted ashtray.

‘We don’t smoke,’ the woman laughed.

Many couples said they had been given presents that were clearly re-gifted.

‘For my bridal shower, my ex-husband’s aunt gave me a picture frame that was regifted. It still had the card to her from another person in the frame box,’ one woman said.

She explained that her ex was upset with the gift and returned it to his aunt, but she gifted it to them again on the wedding day, with the original card still there. 

One man said him and his bride-to-be were given a ‘used food processor’ that still had crusted remnants of food.

Another said he received a toilet brush and plunger, however, he admitted that although a strange choice for a wedding gift it is very practical.