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If the basics are covered, try these delightfully impractical wedding gifts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local sculptor Donna McCarthy’s elegant Dancer will pirouette into your living room, and your heart. $325 at Tresor Gallery, Park Avenue, Winter Park.

For couples who already have the household necessities, registering at an art gallery or a specialty shop can result in some out-of-the-ordinary gifts. Here are some examples.

However crowded a newlywed’s home may be, there’s always room for the spare, woodsy charm of Enchanted Forest candleholders from Michael Aram’s Bark and Branch Collection. $235 per set at Be On Park, Park Avenue, Winter Park.

 

Handmade from trees that have fallen in a remote Massachusetts forest, this black walnut round bowl, $150; peppermill, $175; and black walnut salad servers, $35; are by Spencer Peterman at Be on Park, Park Avenue, Winter Park.

The colors of sunset are captured in Karo, a vase by Jars Ceramics, $125 at Be On Park, Park Avenue, Winter Park.

Bring a glow to any room with a jade dinner plate from the Tourron collection by Jars Ceramics, $29 at Be On Park, Park Avenue, Winter Park.

Whether or not there’s tea inside, a gentle warmth emanates from a handmade teapot from the Tourron collection by Jars Ceramics, $110 at Be On Park, Park Avenue, Winter Park.

Take one step beyond carving your initials in a tree: Have your monogram engraved on a tailor-made cutting board by Maple Leaf. $140 at Be On Park, Park Avenue, Winter Park.

There’s no denying the heat generated by Volcano Under Construction, a colorful, conical art piece by Ron Lederer. $325 at Tresor Gallery, Winter Park.

A mini-landscape that fits in anywhere, Hillside Vineyards, Napa, CA, is an oil-on-linen painting by local artist Stacy Barter. $750 at Be On Park, Park Avenue, Winter Park.

A beautiful frame, poised to showcase new memories, is from Michael Aram’s Forest Leaf Collection. $109 at Be On Park, Winter Park.