Whether it is a pre-wedding gift to help the bride relax and take her mind off the big day, a post-wedding day treat, or even if you’re the groom and want to buy luxury wedding gifts for her, there is ample choice when deciding how to spoil the blushing bride and we’ve got the lowdown.
5. Afternoon Tea Indulgence
A luxury wedding gift for her designed to help her relax and forget those wedding stresses and worries. A 5-star hotel, built in 1905, the Scotsman in Edinburgh occupies an iconic building in the city centre. As well as being able to use all of the Scotsman’s spa facilities, including the pool, jacuzzi, sauna and steam room, this luxury gift experience entitles the recipient to three handpicked treatments. These treatments range from a manicure, pedicure, Indian head massage, body massage to a facial so the bride really can be pampered throughout the whole day.
4. Macaron Treats
An opportunity for the bride to take one of her nearest and dearest for an afternoon tea like no other. This luxury wedding gift for her takes place at Ladurée, a Parisan patisserie which has taken root in Covent Garden. The Covent Garden outlet is the first stand-alone tea salon and serves a host of delicacies. Choose from a table on the cobbled piazza square or on the balcony overlooking St. Paul’s and enjoy a glass of champagne, a hot drink of your choosing, Ladurée famed macaroons and a selection of finger sandwiches and pastries.
3. Artsy Getaway
Whether to escape the organising of the wedding or simply for a quick ‘minimoon’, this luxury wedding gift for her takes the bride (or the bride to be) away to wonderful Dublin. Aimed at the art or culture lover, this day out experience centres around a private, personalised tour of the National Gallery of Ireland for two people.
The National Gallery is widely renowned for having some of the finest European Art, ranging from 13th Century to the mid-20th Century. After being privately tutored about the art you are then invited to a three course lunch at a Michelin star restaurant, perfect to discuss the finer points of the morning’s art tour.
2. Personalised Perfume
They say a lady’s choice in perfume speaks volumes so what better way to let the bride express herself on her big day than a personalised perfume? Boasting having made bespoke perfumes for both Queen Victoria and Marilyn Monroe, Floris really is a one of those ‘once in a lifetime’ luxury wedding gifts for her.
Founded in 1730 and still run by Floris descendants, this luxury wedding gift experience entails a 90 minute private consultation with one of the Floris perfumers. From this consultation the bride will be able to create a bespoke perfume to her own preferences and then take it away – an experience she will be reminded off every time she wears her own perfume.
1. Bangle Beauty
If you want to give the bride a gift to remember her big day by or something she can discreetly wear on the big day to remember loved ones, consider this luxury wedding for her. Halcyon Days was founded in Londons Mayfair in 1950 and are now only one of 14 companies to hold all three Royal Warrants.
This is a sign of expert craftsmanship, something the bride will be able to see up closely during her full consultation with one of their designers. The choice of colour and design is purely hers, expertly guided through the process by the designer. The complete bangle is then later delivered to her, allowing her to wear it whenever she wants to remember this truly wonderful experience.
What lovely gifts! Great ideas, and so personal.