Innovative Wedding Gift Ideas

Don’t panic on the thought of what to gift your cousin / friend on their wedding. no you don’t have to gift gold or something as cliché as cutlery set or bed sheets or saree, the new age concept is to customize your own wedding gift basket which can contain a mix of items ranging from exciting home décor curios, books, jewelry, a variety of gift voucher, chocolates and flowers.  Exploring the options of innovative wedding gift ideas, I visited some of the quirkiest lifestyle stores in Kolkata, to see what they have to offer. What I found was nothing in comparison to what I was ready for – here’s a brief synopsis of my window shopping experience.

 Abar Baithak – a quaint café in Jodhpur Park which not only offers some lip smacking snacks and knick knacks but a variety of beautiful home décor items like tinted glass lamps, wall accents, bags and jholas of Indian indigenous products, apparels, jewelry, and a very selective range of books. What is exciting about this place is if you want to gift something special, then you can order one of it’s very popular Pineapple pudding cake, a statement Abar Baithak delight, nowhere available in the rest of Kolkata.

Kaji – Owned by a very sweet couple, Shrivant and Devina, Kaji is one of the elite concept stores with a studio full of imported items in furniture, light installations, soft furnishing, dinner sets, 3D paintings, statutes and more. Located at Garcha Road, Kaji has two other major branches, one at Quest Mall and another at Russell Street, a store they collaborate with the famous furniture brand Apartment 9. A little heavy on the pocket, Kaji products are however one of a kind.

Story – remember Crossword in Elgin Road? The place now flaunts a new brand called Story, which is said to be Eastern India’s largest bookmall spaced on 15,000 sq meters. Though it is primarily a book store, however once you walk inside you can compare Story to any popular lifestyle stores. Apart from the variety of spell bounding amazing photo frames, leather home décors, unique utility home products, Cushions, cameras, electronic appliances and more, Story has it’s original range of merchandise – amazing mugs with interesting snippets, Diaries, Clock and more. When at Story, selecting some quick amazing wedding gift items won’t take you much time, I promise.

Giggles – Located in the prime of Park Street, Giggles happen to be a very old store that sell stationary items, home décor items, luxury home décor items, interesting showpieces, accessories of several types and lots more. The best thing about this store is you get to select from cheap, reasonable and expensive items.

Urban Haat – this is one very lifestyle store that caters to a variety of demands of the urban crowd. Located on Sarat Bose Road, beside the famous Geeta’s Circle, Urban Haat is styled on lines of roadside stalls. The beautiful wheel cart showcasing an exquisite collection in jewelry and grooming accessories will drive you insane. There are home décor items in metal sourced from rural Rajasthani villages, earth ware handpicked from the best markets in rural west Bengal, exclusive range of bamboo furniture, statement fashion apparels, jutis, scarves and lots more. Out of the other four stores, Urban Haat is the only place that sells innovative gift baskets with a lot of assortments for functions as mehendi, wedding and more. Therefore you don’t even have to wonder what to gift, at Urban Haat the gift basket waits ready for you and that too at an unbelievable price. The store is a must visit for those looking for season’s best wedding gift ideas in Kolkata.