Once upon a time, weddings were more than a celebration of love – they were an opportunity for a young couple to set up a new home with gifts from their extended family. Times have changed and many couples have already established a home before getting married. If you need a gift that truly stands out, pay a visit to these Vancouver shops.
The couple may not need a new living room set or bedroom furniture, but Briers has an amazing selection of decorative home accessories, including wall art, vases, candle holders and area rugs. Stop in the West 4th showroom and find something that they’ll use every day in their new life together.
Every item in this Kitsilano shop has been handpicked by designer and owner Lynne Jacobs during her travels around Europe and North America. Oh My Wish offers a bridal registry to make things easy, but it’s more fun to navigate the charming shop and find a little something for the couple yourself or order a personalized basket.
On a mission to inspire cooks everywhere, this south Granville shop has a superb selection of professional quality cookware, bakeware and gourmet food items. They also offer curated gift ideas for any happy couple, conveniently organized into categories such as perfect picks for under $100, kitchen favourites and treats for entertaining.
This Yaletown boutique carries gift items, along with wedding accessories and stationary. But dig a little deeper and you’ll find out-of-the-box gift ideas for the bride and groom. If you want your gift to stand out from the dishware and blenders, you can’t go wrong with personalized ceremony sets or engraved keepsakes.
You can poke around boutiques and stumble upon the seemingly perfect gift, but if the couple is taking this wedding seriously, they would have created a registry at The Bay. Browse the most-wanted brands and exclusive designer items, make your purchase online or in-store and rest assured that it won’t disappoint.
Sometimes the best gifts aren’t even things. Weddings are stressful and busy and in the aftermath, the bride and groom could use a day at the spa. Le Petit Spa in Kitsilano has facial and body treatments for both women and men. Your friends will never forget a relaxing, bonding experience.