Officiant gift question?

My officiant is a family friend whose wife and kids are basically family. My fiance and I decided to give them money even though they did not ask for anything in return. I do like the idea of getting him a gift card somewhere or you can donate a blessing to his church. I would even ask my family what will be a perfect gift.

Congratulations on your upcoming marriage!

There are a couple of ideas that you can do for him:

1) Find out if he has a favorite restaurant and get him a gift certificate for it.

2) How about a regular watch instead of a pocket watch? He would probably wear that a lot more.

3) Is he a sports fan? Maybe getting him tickets to a sporting event or even a gift certificate to go golfing would work.

All the Best,

Weddings by Dezign

How about a donation to his church or an Episcopalian charity? Priests can always use money. I'm sure he would rather help someone than get a watch.

I think money is often appreciated by officiants. They may keep it, give it to their church or give it somewhere that it is most needed. As members of the church they are often highly aware of where the greatest need is (and quite frankly, sometimes it is their own need depending on their personal situation). We had prepared an extra check for our officiant as a 'tip' and gave it to her after the ceremony. She was so gracious and told us that she would give this check to a specific organization as a contribution in our name. I thought it was quite sweet.

I have the same problem, I'm giving the officiant a gift card to a restaurant that I know he'd want to eat at with his family. That way its not money, but something that will be appreciated.