Here's an idea for someone with a lot of money to spend on a gift, but no good ideas -- treat the newlyweds to a clean house.Imagine this scenario: you're newly married, you're moving in together for the first time after the wedding, you just got back from your honeymoon, and you've got hundreds of gifts strewn about your living room. You're exhausted from all the running around of the last few weeks, and now you've got a monster of a mess to sort out!
A messy house can be a real energy zapper, and dealing with all the unpacking, rearranging, and settling in can really kill your wedding buzz. And you really, really don't want to spend all evening cleaning when you get home from work, where you're still trying to catch up after taking time off for your wedding and honeymoon. How great would it be for someone else to take this load off your shoulders?
It's probably not something that the couple asked for (or even considered), but who wouldn't be grateful for a little help keeping things neat and tidy? I guess some people may not like the idea of a stranger being in their house, moving their things around, so this is a gift you'll probably want to run by either the couple or someone close to them to see if they'd like it. But I can think of few things I wanted more after my wedding than a clean house -- and someone other than myself to clean it.
You could pay for a housekeeper to come by a few times in the weeks after the wedding, or pay for a year-long service for the couple. This can get expensive, so maybe it's the kind of gift you want to pool together with others to purchase. I know I wish someone had done this for me!
Here's a website that lets you search around the country for different housekeeping services. The site also advertises customer reviews.
You could pay for a housekeeper to come by a few times in the weeks after the wedding, or pay for a year-long service for the couple. This can get expensive, so maybe it's the kind of gift you want to pool together with others to purchase. I know I wish someone had done this for me!
Here's a website that lets you search around the country for different housekeeping services. The site also advertises customer reviews.
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