Destination Bliss Volume 5 | Page 37

The Gift of EXPERIENCE C onsider this: You’re at a beautiful wedding, joy and revelry is felt throughout the crowd, and the gift table is covered by 17 blenders. You just hate to see it. Gifts are a wonderful way of showing a token of appreciation and love, but in today’s consumer-centric world, our unfortunate tendency is to focus on the physical item. Whether you’re the one bringing the gift or putting together the registry, there’s an easy alternative for avoiding this — the gift of experience. If you’re struggling for ideas, we brainstormed three great ones for you. ALL-INCLUSIVE SPA DAYS HONEYMOON ADVENTURES COUPLES CLASSES They are the Cadillac of experiential gifts. All-inclusive spa days are a decadent treat, pampering on par with royalty capable of melting away all stress — something that a couple who’s just finished planning a wedding is certain to have quite a bit of. Bonus points if it’s a destination wedding and the spa days are at their resort of choice. If not, see if you can find where they plan to spend their honeymoon. A newlywed pair will likely want to start their happily ever after off with some excitement, and nothing promises excitement like an excursion. Just like the spa days, you’ll need to know what their honeymoon destination is for this to work, but once you do — the options are near limitless. Whether it’s catamaran sailing around Antigua or dogsledding across a glacier in Alaska, our agency can help you personalize the adventure. These could be available on their honeymoon depending on the resort, but they could also be done after all the wedding festivities have come and gone. Cooking, painting, archery, underwater basket-weaving — whatever class it is, the name of the game is getting the couple to cultivate a skill together … and have some fun in the process. ASK OUR AGENCY FOR OTHER FUN GIFT IDEAS AND ABOUT CREATING A HONEYMOON REGISTRY