Quote from: dakky on August 22, 2019, 10:13:30 AM

The thing is... I want to gift a friend who is getting married this weekend some crypto, ...

if that's your intention then you can use one of paper wallet generators below
https://www.bitaddress.org/ the one suggested by Kakmakr
https://walletgenerator.net/ (is this version safe now? can someone confirm this)
download it to your computer and run it offline, I recommend you use the bitaddress.org one
but walletgenerator.net site has nicer graphic art & wallet model
also for 'how to' instructions, you can read it on the walletgenerator.net page
they have good information and step by step instructions