<p>Practical gifts - sounds completely boring, but they’ll use them all the time:
*Nice towels (think big, fluffy, and squishy)
*A nice set of sheets - sateen or whatever
*If they are starting off a house, a set of matching plates, glasses, etc would be great - 8 plates, salad plates, salad bowls, and a matching serving bowl could be very nice
*Placemats, tablecloth, etc - maybe a nice runner (one of the linen ones - Lenox has some pretty ones) and matching or coordinating tea light holders</p>
<p>The not-so-practical but within budget:
*Pair or champagne flutes - you can get some nice ones from Lenox for about $20 each (when on sale) - just shop around for the sales
*Those silver nesting flutes that make a heart when you put them together - give BEFORE wedding so they can toast each other in them
*silver candlesticks
*again, pre-wedding stuff - serving set of knife and spatula - in silver - so they can cut the cake with it
*centerpiece/salad bowl - Crate and Barrel sometimes has some great ones for about $40 - really lovely glass - and maybe a nice pair of wooden serving spoons for it
*house stuff, like a floor lamp, Foreman grill, serving utensils (spatulas, slotted spoons, basting spoons, all in a container for easy access - of course, you can add in fun stuff like a pepper mill or a cheese grater)</p>
<p>The sensual:
*massage oil, essential oils, maybe one of those essential oil diffusers
*blue garter belt (Victoria’s Secret sells them) - it’s something new and blue, all in one</p>
<p>~Aries, nester extraordinaire</p>