The first years of life - this is usually a period when everything is absolutely necessary, and some household trivia will never be superfluous. Especially if the father lives separately from his parents, and they need to live habitation. Here, perhaps, from this moment and it is worth to start off when choosing a New Year's gift.
The idea first.
And so, if you decide to buy something useful, but still doubt, you can simply trivial to ask about the needs of the family. Probably, they lack complete set of forks, or several cushions for complete happiness, while you convulsively chose household appliances.
But not a guarantee that you will receive an answer to this question, and the effect of surprise will be spoiled. It's easier if you visited them already at a party and could spot the "shortage" yourself. But it is possible that you are not the only one who is attentive. Yes, and still consider the limitation of the last visit, perhaps everything is already done without you.
The second idea, a couple as a gift a couple.
We take into account the fact that they are probably the first months of their life together. They did not have time to bother each other, and probably as long as life goes to the background, in comparison with their desire to be together all the time. There will be useful couple gifts. For example, it can be paired cups, bracelets, bathrobes, even the same room slippers. Ideal if you can afford to perform an individual order of similar items, for example, with their initials, or simply a funny image.
The idea is the third.
If the young family has already managed to acquire all the necessary things for the new year, then it is a matter of symbolic gifts. Perfect for such cases are a variety of statuettes, perhaps even functional, family charms, decor elements, just pleasant little things. Particularly successful will be a gift that will cause a newly-married couple a certain association. Perhaps you know their favorite song, and give it to a music box, or they somehow met in a special way, and you, with the help of some object, remind them of this moment. Usually such gifts are perceived very warmly, and are of great importance for those who are given them. Also, with such a gift, you will show your attentiveness and warm feelings towards a young family. Only the main thing, that this gift would not be too intimate, and did not reveal their secrets. Unless your communication is pretty close, and the secret was told to you by both spouses.
If a young couple has a good sense of humor, in choosing a gift, be sure to build on this fact. Now there is a mass of seemingly unnecessary items that raise the mood. By the way, such a trifle will long remind the couple of you.
The idea of the fourth.
Elderly people have memories, and young people have hopes. Make such a gift that in future your newlyweds would have something to remember.
There are two options here, either you give them an event, or something in which you can keep memories. Let's start with the events. To do this, do not necessarily get all your stash and buy a ticket to a romantic trip. Although it would be a very good option. Sometimes enough tickets for the concert, to the theater, cinema, to the exhibition. Perhaps tickets for some extreme entertainment.
Now Vienna's themed balls are very fashionable, if a couple likes to dance - give them two invitations to the nearest of balls. Do not forget to take into account the tastes of the couple, their interests and preferences, otherwise instead of photos, the frame will be your gift.
By the way about the frames and photos. This can also be a great gift. Give a young family, an interesting frame, or even a few, a photo album, a family notebook, or something like that. If you find this gift too banal, add something to it from yourself.
A good idea for a photo album will be if you first fill it with several of their joint photos, inserting them according to the stages of the development of their relationship. You can make such photos in the form of a collage, or draw up a thematic framework. Everything will depend on your abilities, wishes and imagination.