Gift Experiences for Couples
Time spent together as a couple is time spent developing your closeness, your friendship, and not a little bit of romance. Gift experiences for couples highlight alone time against a backdrop of an awesome life experience.
If you're shopping for a couple's gift experience, you may have noticed that not all of these gifts are built for two. What would be the fun of gifting your husband a weekend of championship-caliber golf if all you get to do is stay home with the kids? And how much fun can your boyfriend possibly have during a weekend spa getaway? Clearly, the answer to these problems is to look for gift experiences that involve the both of you as a couple.
Deciding on Gift Experiences for Couples
The ocassion of the gift will help you pick the best gift experience for yourselves as a couple.If you are looking into an experience gift to mark an important milestone in your lives (an important birthday, anniversary, etc.) then you may want to think along romantic lines. If the experience gift is a "just because" thing or an extra special birthday gift, your choices are a bit wider. Think of it this way -- very few women want to spend Valentine's Day in gourmet cooking classes, while a couple's makeover and photoshoot isn't at the top of most guy's birthday wish lists. Picking gift experiences for couples is (like everything else) a matter of compromise.
Examples of Couples' Gift Experiences
Yes, most "couples" specific experience gifts are romantic in nature. We're talking about things like private chef's catering four-course meals in your home (and doing the dishes for you), an in-home wine tasting party for a couple and a few friends, or horseback riding for two on a quiet beach. These options pop up first when you search for "couples' experience gifts" because people assume you're after a romantic gift. If you look a little harder, you'll notice that some gift experiences not listed as "for couples" will have a spot built-in for the gifter as well. From helicopter tours of New York City to biplane rides in the Pacific Northwest, there are loads of less classically "romantic" experience gifts for couples available.
I recently advised a buddy of mine to take his fiancee on a "weightless flight" gift experience, and after he got over the obviously dumb move of inviting a soon-to-be-married woman to anything with the word "weight" in it, he reported what an incredible time they had. First is the anticipation of the experience, then the heady buildup right before the big event, and finally an endless supply of memories to spice up your dinner conversation. What more could you ask for?
Gift experiences for couples can be something as simple as a meal prepared by a famous chef or an event as complex as a week-long "Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp". Think of the things you have in common as a couple, toss in a little bit of spontaneity, and prepare to have the time of your lives.