Hometown Glassware: A Gift for Any Occasion

We just counted up the weddings we're due to attend this summer and suddenly realized that we have a lot of wedding presents to buy! And while of course we generally buy gifts off a couple's registry, if they have one, there are times when a classy, well-thought-out gift is required and there isn't so much guidance.

So when we saw these custom-etched glasses from Love & Victory we promptly bookmarked them.

These 10-ounce glasses are custom etched with the city (or town, village, or hamlet, even) of your own choosing. You could give the happy couple glasses with their hometown inscribed on them, or the place where they are going to honeymoon, or maybe even a fictional city!

The only question remaining: Is etched glassware too old-school? Too old-fashioned? We don't think so. We think these are pretty hip, and a way to show off your civic pride too.

• Find them: Hometown Glassware, $78 at Love & Victory (Also check out their His, Hers, Ours decanter set...)

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Comments (6)

I like them and think they'd be especially nice to give someone who's moving ('cause glasswear is always useful when you're moving, right?). I say this because when I moved away from Austin someone gave me a pair of those Cat Studio city tumblers with the Austin design and I love them. They list some favorite places and bring back the memories and they have a retro-kitsch style I like. http://catstudio.com/

Thanks for a great idea! I've got a few weddings coming up and this is a good go-to.

I love it! I think it's a great idea. Although, I might prefer to have pewter julep cups (a common Southern wedding gift) engraved instead. They're perfect for everything but juleps--holding cotton balls, as water cups (I love drinking cold drinks from metal glasses), flower vases, etc....

Seems sort of oddly limited marketing. Why a town name? Why not any word(s) that meet the 13 character limitation.

I often use Armour Etch to make my own custom designs for glassware gifts.

@mdorothy: meg from love & victory here. good point. we've had requests for other words -- last names, etc. -- and are always happy to accommodate, but we'll amend our web copy to make that clear!