Hollie & Tim
Gifts
After four years of living together you end up with pretty much everything you need, so deciding on what to do about a gift list has been a difficult experience.We could have quite easily gone to John Lewis and made a list of every shiny thing that caught our eye, but we don't feel it fair to ask you to pay for things for the sake of it, that we neither need nor have the room for. Nobody wants to be the person who gets stuck buying the toast rack anyway.
What would mean the most to us is for all of our guests to enjoy our wedding day alongside us, and to help make it as perfect a day as possible. That would make us happier than any set of solid silver steak knives ever could.
However, we have been told that some people may wish to buy us something regardless, so therefore instead of doing the above we are bucking tradition and asking for something a little more 'modern' - contributions towards our Honeymoon. Please understand that this is not a prerequisite for attendance and is by no means as important to us as having you all as a part of our big day. If you would like to contribute in this way, please contact either us directly or Hollie's parents; Gaye and Gess.
Here's a quick idea of what your gift will go towards;
Early morning Sushi breakfast at Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo - £15
Visit to the International Manga Museum in Kyoto - £10
Tickets to watch Bunraku, Japanese puppet theater - £20
Visit to the Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo - £20
Tickets to watch Sumo wrestling - £20
A relaxing day spent at the natural Onsen (hot springs) at Urami-ga-taki - £30
An evening's Karaoke in Tokyo - £30
Evening out in Akihabara, the geek district of Tokyo - £30
A nights accommodation in a mountain hut at the top of Mount Fuji - £40
Visit to the Koya-san monastic complex in Kansai, with accommodation in temple lodgings - £40
Visit to the Peace Memorial Museum at Hiroshima - £20
Canoe trek through the wilds of Kushiro Shitsugen National Park - £50
Provisions for the 1368-step climb to the Kompira-San temple at Kotohira - £10
The cost of two ash umbrellas, required for safe passage across the lava-fields of the Sakurajima active volcano - £20
Indulge our passion for Scuba diving on the far South islands of Ishihgaki-Jima and Kabira Ishizaki - £100
A 21 day unlimited rail pass - £280 each
Jungle trekking on the lush Mangrove Island of Iromote-Jima - £50
A continuous supply of rice, rice, fish, rice, noodles, sake, rice and more sake - £10 a pop
The means to find a bed, wherever we may find ourselves - £20
Take part in a traditional Tea Ceremony in Tokyo - £30
The cheapest plane tickets we can find so far - £600 each
Once again, please don't feel obliged to give us anything at all - what we really want is your presence on the day, not your presents.
by Hollie & Tim