Big news just in: jingle bells are out and wedding bells are in! A holiday engagement has been announced within your circle, how exciting! Just when you thought the gifting season was over, you now need to find another gift. What makes a good engagement gift you ask? Well, we’re here to list the most important things to consider when it comes to engagement gift-giving.
A memorable engagement gift can be summed up as a sincere, thoughtful, and loving gesture. From extended families to best friends, these important factors are needed to pull off a memorable gift-giving experience. This article will help you on your journey to finding said factors, so let’s get into it!
Personalized Engagement Gifts
Picture-Perfect Moment
Deep dive on their socials to find pictures of special moments they shared, for example: a first date or summer vacation. From there, create a photo block or cube to honor their happy engagement. Finding a suitable photo gift can be a fun and meaningful task as you reminisce about shared memories over the years!
A Wine-derful Gift Set
Start by picking up their favorite bottle of wine, and then add in a cute wine label, stemless wine glasses, and a corkscrew: now they can pop some romance anytime they please! Wine lovers will appreciate these small gestures that, when combined, become a beautiful engagement gift.
Love Is Brewing
For the couple who’ve basically been living like they’re married since long before the ring, the ‘joint morning ritual’ is already second nature. Gifting them matching coffee mugs is a sweet way to let them roast and toast the occasion for many days to come!
Unique Engagement Gifts
Start Spreading the News…
There’s nothing quite like announcing an engagement in person! If you’re a group of friends or colleagues looking for one big engagement gift, consider booking the newly engaged couple a trip home. Having long-distance parents or siblings can take a toll on their celebrations, so arranging a trip for them to reunite will be best engagement present ever! Not only will it catch them totally off-guard, but it’ll be a happy memory they can cherish for many years to come!
X Marks the Spot
While an x can be represented as a kiss in DMs, x also marks the spot on a map. If the lovebirds are from different states or countries, a poster displaying their location via coordinates or a geographical map is a truly romantic engagement gift. Especially for the geography and travel lovers out there!
Honeymoon Recommendations
In a world where booking vacations has become an online craze, take this as an opportunity to scale things back and create a vacation binder for the merry couple. From a PowerPoint presentation to a scrapbook set-up, save them time and energy by researching exotic honeymoon destinations around the world. They’ll be over the moon with such a time-saving gift.
Traditional Engagement Gifts
Signed and Sealed
Let’s be honest: a good old-fashioned engagement card with a gift card or cash is always a win! Even if the ‘real’ gift was a quick bank transaction, pairing it with a physical card makes it feel like a celebration rather than a chore. Plus, if there’s an engagement party, it saves you from showing up empty-handed.
First Heirloom
As this’ll be their ‘First Christmas Engaged,’ there’s no better way to mark it than with a customized ornament. It’s more than just a decoration; it’s a little piece of history for their tree. Every year, as they decorate together, it’ll serve as a beautiful reminder of the year their journey truly began.
Keepsake Box
The road to the altar is paved with small but significant mementos. Help them keep it all in one place with an authentic keepsake box. It makes such a thoughtful gift for the couple in which to to store those ‘something blue’ treasures, engagement party corks, and wedding invitation ideas – basically, all the little things that can tie their wedding planning journey together beautifully.
Now that you’ve got some engagement gift inspiration, you’re ready to go! If you happen to be an excited fiancé or fiancée seeking tips to put on your gift registry, why not stick around and browse our readworthy wedding planning articles like “Save the Date Tips” and “Building a Wedding Website“? To everyone and anyone reading this, we hope you’ve an amazing time celebrating the news. Cheers!
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