Oregon has a distinct style and flavors all its own, so incorporating this flair into your wedding gifts will ensure that whomever you're gifting leaves with a lasting smile. Thoughtful Oregon gifts are easy to come by if you know something about the state's natural resources, like myrtlewood, salmon and arrays of different berries. This guide can be the insider's ticket to finding the most pleasing gifts Oregon has to offer.
Oregon's Incredible Edibles
Even if you don't live in Oregon but are traveling there for a destination wedding or as a wedding guest, you can use
online Oregon gourmet foods websites to find everything from
smoked salmon fillets to
muffin mixes and tomato pesto quick bread. But most of all, make sure to check out all of the
jams, marionberry jellies, dried Oregon cherries and Oregon hazelnut scone mixes available in gift packages. To wash it all down, check out a list of
Oregon coffee roasters and you'll find gift packages that smell like a dream to the coffee connoisseur. In addition, Oregon is known for its sweetened black tea drink, chai, which is available in gift packs from companies like
Oregon Chai and
Heartsong Chai. No Oregon wedding gift would be complete without some of
Oregon's famed wine flavors, grown from Roseburg to the
Umpqua Valley. And of course, if those you're gifting to are chocolate lovers, don't forget to include some
truffles or fudge handmade by the Brigittine Monks in Amity, Oregon.
Ambiance and Oregon Pampering
For those who like to smell like an Oregon orchard there's Oregon-made
pearberry shea butter,
mango melon lotion, or
strawberries and champagne shea oil for moisturizing after a leisurely honeymoon bubble bath. Reminisce about the fresh herbs in the Oregon air with
Harmony Huckleberry Thyme Spray or a
bath set with essential oil of lavender soaps, lotion, and body spray. For the eco-minded ocean lover, set the tone of a relaxing evening with the
Pacifica Mediterranean soy candle.
Authentically-Oregon Wedding Gifts
Any home would be Oregon-spruced with a dish set of
myrtlewood bowls, salad tongs, wooden spoons or tumblers. Top that off with canteens and
pint glasses showing your favorite Oregon animal, such as the face of a black bear. Bring out the deep-forest feeling with candles in scents that
resemble a campfire, a cedar chest or a country cabin. If the person you're gifting to has a love of eastern Oregon's famous rodeos like the Pendleton Roundup, check into Oregon styles of
camouflage boot slippers for ladies or
traditional "cowboy kicker" slipper boots for the guys. Llamas and alpacas of Oregon have shed their wool for
handcrafted Pendleton wool blankets, perfect for the couch or those cold Oregon nights. Due to free-range farming and loving animal care techniques in Oregon, many products are gleaned from the wool of ranch animals like sheep and alpaca, making everything from
blankets to hats to woven alpaca rugs. Your guests will feel warm and fuzzy going home with one of these authentically-Oregon wool gifts, plus you'll be supporting Oregon family farming!
Men's Wedding Gifts
For the men on your mind and sports fanatics, choose from gorgeous
myrtlewood golf putters or put the game in perspective with a whole slew of different
monoculars under fifty dollars for those men who want a closer look at the football field, the horserace or flocks of Oregon birds. If you've got collegiate sports fans on your hands, make sure to look into the seemingly endless line of
Oregon Ducks and
Oregon Beavers team merchandise, like parkas for playing in the Oregon snow or mascot-faced watches.
