A wedding gift was traditionally a set of dishes or glasses, or something equally similar for the home. However, with more and more people owning their own home before marriage, by the time the wedding rolls around, they have a distinct lack of need for anything homely. Many couples ask for a monetary donation instead, but some guests don’t like to do this, particularly if they don’t know what the money might be spent on.
One nice idea for a wedding gift is to ask for monetary donations to be put into a fund in order for you to buy one or even several art canvas prints. Fine art prints can be expensive but look beautiful in the home and are a lovely reminder of your special day and your life and marriage together. They look good on display and can be a real talking point for guests and visitors to your home. And how nice to say: “Yes, that was one of our wedding gifts”.
Artisan Galleries can set up a wedding fund list so that you can then buy art canvas prints or original art from their collection of works by different artists using the gifted money from your family and friends. It is unlikely that they would be able to buy you art of this calibre individually, so this system allows you to pool the money they would have spent on a gift and buy something bigger and that you’ve chosen yourself to appeal to your personal tastes and complement your joint home.
Your wedding fund list will appear in the relevant section on Artisan Galleries’ website and your guests can make donations by email or phone for the amount they wish. You will then be able to cash in the amount (plus add to it if necessary) on the art you’ve chosen whenever you wish.