Gift Ideas

Unique & Unusual Wedding Gift Ideas 

Great and Unusual Wedding Gift Ideas

If you are looking for something a little more lasting and unique than the usual gift registry for appliances and china and silverware for newlyweds, you are not alone.  While all of the basics are necessary and make wonderful gifts for a young couple starting out, you may want to consider giving them something a little more personal and long-lasting.

It seems that everywhere you turn these days, there are stories of people running back in to burning houses, (or flooding houses if you’re from Japan or live somewhere along the mighty Mississippi), to rescue their most valuable and precious possessions – their personal photos.  Think about it, other than your pets or the lives of your loved ones, nearly everything in your home is replaceable.  Why not give a gift that is not only considered the most treasured of possessions, but one that will, if stored digitally, potentially last forever?

There are many ways you can give a cherished and lasting gift to the newlyweds lucky enough to know you.  Here are a few ideas to get you started:

-       Give them a gift certificate to the best Wedding & Portrait photographer you can find in your area.  You may want to go in on the gift with other family members or friends, but you and your gift will be greatly appreciated and remembered for years.

-       Offer to take have favorite wedding photo made into a beautiful framed or canvas presentation as a main showpiece in a special place in their new home.

-       Give them a gift certificate to have all of their wedding pictures digitally scanned and stored at a photographic specialty business, such as The Photo Touch.  They will love you for it and never have to worry about fire and flood, (or spilled soda or tomato juice), ever again!

-       And for that extra special, unique gift idea, you may want to hire a professional songwriter to tell their special story in a song written specifically for and uniquely about them.  This may then be used as the background track to videos or pictures of them in their very own movie or DVD slideshow.  Think of it as their own personal music video that tells the story of their love.

-       Finally, be creative and think of other very meaningful and customizeable things you can do to help personalize the celebration of their love and lifetime commitment, capture the day, and show the special couple how much they are loved, cared for and appreciated.

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Great Gift Ideas for Father’s Day

Memories.  Meaning.  Magic.

So, Father’s Day is almost here and you are looking for the perfect gift to give Dad this year. If the tie rack in his closet is full, it’s not always easy to find just the right thing to tell him how much he means to you and thank him for the wonderful years and memories he has given you and your family.

The absolute greatest gift you can give your father is your time and love.  One of the best ways to show that is by presenting him with something meaningful and lasting; a memories’ keepsake that he will use over and over again and treasure for the rest of his life.  A Heartmade Songs Musical Video Treasure is one of the most personal, unique and beautiful ways to say, “I love you!”

It’s as easy as taking a little walk down memory lane and recalling some of the most special and meaningful times of your life and moments you shared with your father.  There may also be special characteristics or traits or even favorite sayings you hold dear to your heart and want him to know that you treasure about him.

Maybe it’s the way he has sacrificed over the years, or taught you to ride your bike, or been there to pick you up and love on you when you fell and scraped your knees.  Perhaps he took the family on a wonderful, memory-making vacation of a lifetime, which you would like to commemorate.

One of the things that makes a Musical Video Treasure so powerful is the combination of your pictures and memories combined with beautifully expressed sentiments through music presented in a customized, one of a kind song, made just for him.  Much more than just a slide show set to music, a MVT is more like “The Movie of His Life” set to his very own theme song!

These may then be presented in a luxurious customized PhotoPlaq featuring pictures of Dad and/or family moments and memories, to be decoratively hung on the wall for enjoyment as a memory keepsake and lasting beauty.

Another wonderful gift idea is to find all of your family photos and preserve them by having them digitally scanned and stored, to be saved from fire and flood.  You may even want to scan and preserve precious, meaningful notes and letters.  Some of the best of these may then be presented in a pleasing and attractive coffee table style Photo Book, to be treasured for years and passed down as an heirloom from generation to generation.

Or, you may want to show Dad how important family is by taking a favorite family photo and presenting it in classic canvas format to be placed in his office or in the home where all may enjoy it for years to come.

This Father’s Day, whether you are on a tight budget or want to show your love extravagantly, the possibilities are endless.  Just think memories and meaning and we’ll add the magic!