Engagement Gift Basket Ideas
Engagement Gift Basket Ideas - Kate is a senior editor covering home, registry and wedding decor. He has been with Brides since 2015. A couple's engagement calls for celebration! While engagement gifts aren't required, it's a nice gesture to have guests bring a gift to the engagement party or send sweets to the happy couple when they break the news.
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Engagement Gift Basket Ideas
However, shopping for gifts for newlyweds can be more difficult than buying a wedding gift. Luckily, there's no shortage of options—from sweet personalized gifts to timeless crowd-pleasers—and at a variety of price points. If the couple is set for an engagement party, NYC-based event designer and registry expert Jung Lee recommends choosing something from the registry.
Take the same budget you'd spend on bubbly and put it toward a special piece they'll have forever," Lee says. A personalized piece of art or another item to commemorate the engagement will also be something the couple will treasure for years to come. While gifts aren't necessary, it's always nice to show up to a party with a holder, recommends Victoria Della Torre of San Francisco-based Etiquette Design Company.
If you decide to splurge on some fine champagne, she says, "gift the couple a matching champagne flute or matching travel toiletry bags (great for honeymoons and other trips!"). To help you find the perfect item for your favorite couple, we've researched the best engagement gifts and tested a few for ourselves in our NYC-based lab.
Personalized Items
We've tried everything from thoughtful personalized tokens to classic options that can't go wrong. Couples who love a night of wine at home will appreciate the Slant Personalized Stemless Glasses or the VoChill Personal Wine Glass Chiller (with their favorite bottle of fun). Want to make their engagement special?
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Gift the couple something personal like an inspired print store custom couple print or a painted press ring dish. Read on for the best engagement gifts for the happy couple. This little dish may be their most treasured gift – it helps keep their engagement rings and wedding bands safe on the nightstand or next to the sink.
Personalize it with the happy couple's initials and engagement date for a thoughtful touch. Associate fashion editor Erica Reales liked the overall look of the product, as well as the packaging it came in. "There is a muslin cotton drawstring bag stamped with the brand's logo," he said.
It's a really nice touch that makes the gift feel handmade and super personalized." The site offers several customization and design versions, from minimal lettering to more ornate floral motifs. Reals didn't like the matte finish and the quality of the material, but they appreciated that the dish was very durable.
Foodie Gifts
Because it's not made of traditional ceramic or glass, these dishes won't break in transit or if they're dropped on the floor." He tried dropping it on the ground several times to test the strength of the material and he was not disappointed. "For a personalized item that feels handmade, this is a really good selection and price."
— Erica Reales, Associate Fashion Editor This personalized photo will be cherished for years to come. Customize everything from hairstyles and clothes to pets on both sides of the couple. It's a touching gift that earns a permanent place of honor on their wall. Senior Editor Kate Donovan created a custom version of this print representing herself, her partner, and her cats.
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This print came out a little different than I expected, but it's beautiful," she said. "The design has a unique, handmade vibe that feels fun." Donovan felt that the customization options were a bit limited and wished there was more variety in clothing. "For women, there are only striped patterns in different colors and solid white shirts," he said.
Donovan said he was a little confused that it was marketed as a "gay wedding gift," but without any LGBTQ+ cultural symbols. "It felt a little one-dimensional and watered down." He says. "I think this print is a great value gift, it looks like a real handmade, personalized painting at a fraction of the cost."
Gifts That Guide
Kate Donovan, Senior Editor When it comes to practical gifts, this one just might take the cake. Between save-the-dates, wedding invitations and thank-you notes, couples have a lot of mail to go through. Make their life easier and help them streamline the process with this custom ink and stamp set that includes their return address.
Senior editor Maggie Krienberg tested the stamp on various envelopes. "The font is really beautiful and gives the envelope a vintage feel," he noted. "I like how the name is written in script and the address is in typewriter style." Krienberg was also impressed by the ink pad included in the package, but wanted the stamp itself to come with a case or cover.
After a few uses, there is still ink left on the stamp so I don't want to keep this stamp loose in a drawer or cabinet," he said. In general, Krienberg is a fan of the stamp: "I buy it as an engagement gift for a newlywed couple or as a housewarming gift for a friend who's moved into a new house. It's a product that the recipient will get a lot of. Even after the wedding."
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This stamp is easy to use and comfortable to hold—a must when you stamp hundreds of wedding invitations!" —Maggie Krienberg, Senior Editor Choose from three memorable locations—the couple's hometown, where they met, where they live, or where they got married—to create a handmade, inspired map piece.
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You can add custom text (like wedding date) to make it more personal. It comes in a variety of sizes and frame options at a range of prices. "This woodblock print of the map is well done and the print is clear," says editor Jessa Calor.
The wood is durable and doesn't seem to break easily." Kalor personalized this print as a gift for her partner, featuring places that have special meaning for both of them. "I like how each mountain is shown with a detailed terrain map representing those special places," he said.
The size and quality make this map worth every penny - it captures special moments perfectly." -Jesa Calor, Editor There are many custom cutting boards out there, but some are beautifully and elegantly crafted. In addition to the choice of text, there are a variety of sizes and materials to choose from, including marble, walnut and white oak – so you can choose one that suits the couple's style.
The quality of this board is really good and it's a good weight," says senior editor Kate Donovan. "It's a little smaller in size than I expected, but a great choice as a small charcuterie board or accent platter." There are huge size ranges available on the site, however, if you are looking for a bigger board it is possible to choose something else.
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