9 Of The Weirdest Wedding Gifts That These Celebrity Couples Received
We all love giving and receiving gifts for weddings, but some of these gifts are just a little bit strange.
Wedding gifts can be sweet, practical, and sometimes completely bizarre, especially when a famous couple is involved. From royal newlyweds to celebrity pairings, some presents were chosen to be memorable for all the wrong reasons.
This roundup looks at nine of the weirdest wedding gifts ever given to celebrity couples, including animals, unusual keepsakes, and a few items that sound more like jokes than registry picks. The mix of thoughtful, strange, and downright random gifts makes the whole list hard to forget.
By the end, you may never look at a wedding registry the same way again.
1. Prince William and Kate Middleton: a bike
Prince William and Kate Middleton invited guests to make donations for charity rather than giving physical gifts. However, they were given a tandem bike as part of London's new bike-share program.
Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com2. Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman: a cow
When Anne and Adam got married, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) offered the couple a peculiar gift: a cow named Peter.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry asked for charitable donations for their wedding gift, but they received something else from the Taronga Zoo in Sydney. They offered to name two koalas after Meghan and Prince.
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4. Madonna and Guy Ritchie: two rolls of toilet paper
In December of 2000, this couple received a rather odd gift for their wedding: two rolls of toilet paper, which were supposed to indicate how marriages should be.
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Wedding money battle alert, the bride who faced in-laws paying against her partner’s wishes.
5. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain: a Game of Thrones DVD box set
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia received a gift when they got married in 2004: a Game of Thrones box set of DVDs.
6. Prince Charles and Princess Diana: a ton of peat
Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer got married and received over 600 gifts. Among them was a ton of peat from a local council, intended for use on their estate in Gloucestershire.
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7. Katie Price and Alex Reid: a pig
When Katie Price and Alex Reid got married, they received a mini pig named Bingles.
8. Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles: a poem
One gift that Prince Charles and Camilla received on their wedding day was a poem titled Spring Wedding, written by Andrew Motion.
9. Keira Knightley and James Righton: an olive tree
Keira Knightley married her boyfriend James Righton in France, and they received an olive tree with their initials on it from James Righton to symbolize their love.
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These wedding gifts are quite odd, but some of them are very special and carry a lot of meaning behind them. I don't know if we should take notes on these wedding gifts, but hey, I'm sure these couples enjoyed receiving some of these wonderfully odd gifts.
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