The Wedding Lounge - Port Douglas

Stubby coolers - They still work, they really do. They travel well, no mess and will most certainly get used back at home. Very easy to source and customise.

Bottle openers - See stubby coolers.

Seeds - Perfect for a hipster wedding, because growing things is #onpoint. A cute customised pack of seeds with a magnet (if you like) no mess, no fuss, no need to choose a different gift for kids.

Baby maracas - left of centre but fun from the word go. These little shakers make the most unlikely guest find their way to the dance floor, immediately solving the age-old question of what to do with your hands.

Noteworthy Oxfam Unwrapped - Click on it, it's easier for google to explain.

Not so good: Breakable anything - Large or cumbersome picture frames with glass, beer glasses, or anything glass. It is hard to transport, equally annoying for the guest to take home.

Chocolate - The tropics are very tropical. The Hershey kisses are cute but abracadabra meltorama.

Bottles of olive oil - Pinterest seems to love this idea, we beg to differ. See also, breakable anything.

Candles - I cautiously place this one here due to a personal experience. A hot day of travel saw the candle melt throughout my suitcase. My bag still smells divine but the bits and bobs at the bottom never really recovered.

I discovered a table at a recent wedding with locally made scented soaps and also a few stubby coolers, you could choose either. A sign saying 'please take one' avoided any confusion. Some men love soap, and some women love beer. Overall the choice was theirs.

If Aunty Jean is a bit light-fingered and takes a few too many, don't despair, we all have our own way of remembering how wonderful weddings are. Let that be hers.