As much as you enjoy receiving an invitation to a friend or relative’s wedding shower, it can be difficult to find the perfect gift. If you’re lucky, the bride has registered at local stores or online so that people will know what she wants. If she hasn’t, how can you know what to get her that she won’t get a dozen of? The secret is to come up with something unique, something only you can give. That doesn’t mean you should find something really weird to give her. Instead, you can give her something of yourself that she will cherish forever.

If you have a talent, you’ve really got it made. You can make her a special wedding quilt, create a scrapbook where the happy couple will be able to insert pictures of their first year together, or make up some casseroles that they can put into their freezer so that they won’t have to worry about cooking for a few days. You can knit them Christmas stockings with their names on them to use their first Christmas together and to start a family tradition (then you’ll have a sure gift when each child comes along, because you’ll be able to knit matching stockings), paint them a picture and put it in a lovely frame, or craft some special item that only you know how to make. It will all depend on what you do well.

So what do you do if you don’t have any special talents and crafting abilities? There are still a lot of novel ideas that the bride is sure to appreciate. You can always create a coupon book offering your services for various tasks. Offer to do some laundry, clean the house, weed the garden, prune the bushes, or babysit if the couple happens to have children. These are tasks that the bride may have never tackled before, depending on her previous living situations, and you might be surprised at how much she’ll love your offers of assistance. Just make up a bright, colorful book of coupons and wrap it like you would any other gift.

If you still haven’t gotten any ideas that you think are right for you, stop and spend some time thinking about something you could do to help the bride. Wedding shower gift ideas like these are all the more special for coming from your heart, and your efforts are sure to be appreciated much more than another toaster.

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One gift idea for a second wedding anniversary is to add extra china pieces to dining ware. Learn more about buying second wedding anniversary presents withtips from an antique appraiser in this free video about buying wedding and anniversary presents. Expert: Blake Kennedy Contact: KennedyBrothersAppraisers.com Bio: Blake Kennedy has been the owner of Kennedy Brothers Auctions and Appraisals since 1991. He is a certified estate specialist and a member of the Certified Appraisers Guild of America. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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On a seventh wedding anniversary, get a partner something for their office or work environment. Find out some more ideas for a seventh wedding anniversary gift withtips from an antique appraiser in this free video about buying wedding and anniversary presents. Expert: Blake Kennedy Contact: KennedyBrothersAppraisers.com Bio: Blake Kennedy has been the owner of Kennedy Brothers Auctions and Appraisals since 1991. He is a certified estate specialist and a member of the Certified Appraisers Guild of America. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

The traditional gifts for an eighth wedding anniversary are items made of bronze, linen or lace. Get ideas for buying an eighth year wedding anniversary gift withtips from an antique appraiser in this free video about selecting wedding and anniversary presents. Expert: Blake Kennedy Contact: KennedyBrothersAppraisers.com Bio: Blake Kennedy has been the owner of Kennedy Brothers Auctions and Appraisals since 1991. He is a certified estate specialist and a member of the Certified Appraisers Guild of America. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

The 10th wedding anniversary is the year of the diamond, which is why diamond earrings or necklaces make great gifts. Find out more about 10th year wedding anniversary gifts withtips from an antique appraiser in this free video about buying wedding and anniversary presents. Expert: Blake Kennedy Contact: KennedyBrothersAppraisers.com Bio: Blake Kennedy has been the owner of Kennedy Brothers Auctions and Appraisals since 1991. He is a certified estate specialist and a member of the Certified Appraisers Guild of America. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

I’ve already graduated high school, but my boyfriend is having his senior prom this year and I need a dress because I don’t want to wear mine from last year, and he doesn’t really want to wear pink again =). Wondering what’s in this year, I’ve seen a lot of short dresses, but I like the large poofy, almost wedding like dresses. Any suggestion on where to get an inexpensive dress, I really don’t want to spend a lot, since it’s not my prom, $100 is pretty much the limit. Thanks!!

Pearls are the typical 30th year wedding anniversary gift, but before buying pearls, make sure they are real by rubbing them against teeth. Learn more about buying pearls for a 30th wedding anniversary for withtips from an antique appraiser in this free video about buying wedding and anniversary presents. Expert: Blake Kennedy Contact: KennedyBrothersAppraisers.com Bio: Blake Kennedy has been the owner of Kennedy Brothers Auctions and Appraisals since 1991. He is a certified estate specialist and a member of the Certified Appraisers Guild of America. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

On the 14th wedding anniversary, buy gold or ivory gifts. Get ideas for buying a 14th year wedding anniversary gift withtips from an antique appraiser in this free video about choosing wedding and anniversary presents. Expert: Blake Kennedy Contact: kennedybrothersappraisers.com Bio: Blake Kennedy has been the owner of Kennedy Brothers Auctions and Appraisals since 1991. He is a certified estate specialist and a member of the Certified Appraisers Guild of America. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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It was a bittersweet but fitting way for the Griffins Mills Presbyterian Church to open its bicentennial year, with a memorial for a church member whose avocation as a Civil War re-enactor epitomized the church’s dedication to history and the fight against slavery. On March 6, David J. Schmidt was eulogized and remembered at a service held in the handsome 1832 church on Mill Road just a few …

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