New husband voodoo doll

Wedding planning all getting a bit too much? Turning into a Bridezilla? Heavens, no! You’re perfect so it must be him turning into a groomonster.

Turn him back into your perfect prince by sticking pins into 25 different areas of the doll from ‘cook us dinner’ to ‘bring me flowers’. Comes with 10 pins so lets hope he is a multi tasker. £14.95 at Gadgets UK.

Gifts under £20

It’s generally considered pretty rude not to bring a gift to a wedding but not everyone can afford the hundreds of pounds that a useless crystal decanter costs. So how do you comfortably address the problem without sounding like a cheap guest or a patronising couple?

The ball starts in the couple’s court. When registering for your gifts, consider your guest’s pocket. No one ever knows quite how much another person earns or has as disposable cash. Don’t assume they want to splash out loads on your do – especially if they have already paid for long distance travel or don’t know you that well. It’s good manners to include several low priced items that all guests can afford. Don’t forget to thank your guests for the gift and never ever mention if you were dissapointed.

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Gifts – the best, the worst and the very hopeful!

Some wedding couples are very hopeful people when it comes to their wedding list. 1 in 4 couples don’t like what they get whilst 1 in 5 flog their gifts at car boot sales. Over 70,000 couples exchange their gifts in British stores every year and a third hide ugly pressies in the attic or only bring them out when the gifter visits.

The worst possible gifts that couples don’t want to receive are fondue sets, teas maid, wine decanters, his’n'hers towelling robes and picnic hampers finds a survey by Amazon. But what do some very hopeful couples ask for?

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Gifts that go on giving

Its not uncommon these days for the bridal couple to have set up home long before tying the knot. And they are more than likely to have their fair share of toasters, linens and must-have gadgets so why not have a gift list with a twist?

Without getting all preachy on you, charitable giving is about really making a difference to someone who desperately needs it and helping to preserve our planet for future generations. You could even consider running an ethical list alongside your wedding – a beautiful idea that will get all your guests talking. Take a look behind the jump to see some of the amazing and inspirational gifts around including a whole wildflower meadow (left) for a mere £20 from Good Gifts.

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A sticky start

Want to get the bride and groom something quirky but cute on the big day. Or maybe you fancy a gift for your other half?

Ripe Gift’s bunny boat is a cuddly blue bunny in yes, a straw boat (because that’s where bunnies live right?) It’s packed with chocolately goodness, honey and even sparklers and is just the thing to get your honeymoon off to a very messy, tasty start. Well, you may as well start as you mean to go on. £48