The path to “I do” always begins with a proposal. With proposal season now at an end, there are lots of newly engaged couples celebrating their special milestones and busily counting down to another big moment – their wedding days.
If you have a special couple in your life who has just got engaged, you’ll want to mark the occasion with a great gift. Here’s our rundown of the very best engagement gifts on the market right now so you have all the inspiration you need to pick the perfect pressie.
A custom couples print from SarahBurnsPrints
Personalisation is the key to great gifting, so why not treat the happy couple to a custom couples print from SarahBurnsPrints?
This handmade engagement gift provides a lasting memento that is certain to take pride of place in its home. Its simple yet elegant design will complement any interior scheme. The print can be personalised with the couples’ names and an important date, which could be the date they met, became engaged or their prospective wedding date.
A journal made for two from Ballantine Books
Journaling is such an important pastime for so many people as they reflect on their own mindful journeys through life. In the spirit of doing things together, the Do One Thing Every Day Together journal from Ballantine Books is a great gift for newly engaged couples.
This journal is made for two offering handy prompts and meaningful messages to help them record their relationship story so far and reflect on the points that could just make married life even sweeter later down the line.
It’s essentially a time capsule for their relationship and a relaxing and mindful way to spend their time well away from the chaos of wedding planning.
A personalised ring dish from Ellie Ellie
The newly engaged couple in your life is going to need somewhere to store that sparkler and their wedding rings, and there’s no better way to do just that than with this personalised ring dish from Ellie Ellie.
Crafted from wood and etched with their initials, it’s a trinket dish that’ll celebrate their new relationship status in style.
A couples’ experience from Virgin Experience Days
Shunning the traditional engagement present for something entirely different will certainly be appreciated by stressed couples in the run-up to their wedding days. With this, gifting a couples’ experience from Virgin Experience Days is a great way to go. Here WeddingWire explains more about why experiences count:
“If one half of the couple is a best friend of yours, you are about to get an earful for months, as they navigate vendors, venues and endless decisions. Weinberg says an experience gift could be a meaningful way to illustrate your support… This also gives them something to look forward [to] that isn’t wedding planning-related, but merely about their love for one another.”
A custom cutting board from RusticFlitch
For a beautifully crafted piece that puts their union proudly on display in the heart of the home, this custom cutting board from RusticFlitch is the ideal gift for engaged couples.
Using olive wood, the cutting board’s timelessly rustic style is certain to be adored by couples with varying tastes. You also get to personalise the board with their names in a font and style of your choice.
A wedding planner and organiser from Martha Brooks London
Keep the happy couple organised from engagement to their big day with this stunning wedding planner and organiser from Martha Brooks London.
The planner is filled with prompts and checklists to make wedding planning a breeze. It also features a keepsake pocket and romantic bookmark, that can be embossed with their names for an extra luxurious touch.
A champagne candle from Wax & Wane
Saying “congratulations on your engagement” has never been so easy with this champagne candle from Wax & Wane.
The soy candle is beautifully scented, environmentally friendly, and even double wicked to represent the two halves of the very special couple. It also burns for over 65 hours so the couple can keep enjoying its elegant, satisfying fragrance throughout the wedding planning process.
