Your daughter or son finally experiencing their happily ever after with their special someone is something all parents hope for. We all know wedding planning can be tough with many ups and downs, from securing third-party products to the reception location. Engagement gifts from parents go a long way in making the happy couple feel supported on this big decision.
What will the newly engaged couple like, what won’t they? We’ve compiled a list of the best engagement gifts from parents for the newly engaged couple.
1. Diamond Ring Dish
That beautiful engagement ring needs to be safely protected, and it can be in a gorgeous diamond ring dish. Coming in various exquisite designs and colors it also doubles as a decorative dish on their bedside table. One of the best wedding gifts, it shows the kids you’re serious about protecting this marriage.
2. White Wine Glasses
Keep the romance alive in their relationship with divine white wine glasses. That pairs perfectly with a bottle of wine and a delicious cheese board. With a modern and sleek design, they add an elegant touch to any candle-lit night or dinner party with the parents.
3. Photo Album
You might think a photo album is a boring wedding gift from parents because it’s been tried and dusted. But sometimes old is golden, and humans are sentimental creatures who love looking back at happy moments like a wedding day. The photo album can be personalized to be an even more heartfelt gift.
4. Flowers
A bouquet of flowers will never go out of fashion! And with so many flowers to pick from, it doesn’t matter that your son-in-law likes tulips or your daughter likes lilies. With the addition of personalized wedding wishes the happy couple will truly feel your warm wishes.
5. Wine Chiller
Don’t subjugate the white wine glasses to a life of loneliness. Set them up with a wine chiller, a thoughtful engagement gift, that will keep their favorite drink cool while they have fun. Perfect for the happy couple for date nights or on their big day.
6. Wedding Countdown Blocks
Don’t you just love, LOVE? It’s a wonderful thing to watch your child commit to their person for all of eternity. Wedding countdown blocks are a sweet engagement gift that lets the couple know you’re counting down the days to their happily ever after with them.
7. Personalized Candle
A personalized candle with a sweet message for the future bride and groom is a cute engagement gift. Not only will it fill their house with the most heavenly scents, but their hearts will also be filled with so much warmth from the custom message on the candle.
8. Personalized Card
You can never go wrong with a good ol’ card. It can be sweet or funny, saying something along the lines of, ‘Congrats on the rock’. Making it a classic yet still thoughtful engagement gift. And if you pair it with a personalized candle you build a great engagement gift set!
9. Champagne Flutes
Since you are the parents of the bride or groom it’s only fair that you furnish their kitchen. With the white wine glasses, wine chiller, and now these exquisite champagne flutes half of their kitchen cupboards are already stacked.
10. Mr and Mrs Wine Cooler
Newly engaged couples love nothing more than cheesy gifts to celebrate their love. An insulated wine cooler bag is the perfect engagement gift to keep your drink at the right temperature and fresh. It can be used for romantic picnics or a dinner under the night sky.
11. Pet Wedding Bandana
A dog bandana is definitely not on the wedding registry but it’s a great engagement gift for the engaged couple if they have a doggo or a meow meow. With a customizable message such as, ‘My humans are getting married’, their pet will be the best-dressed guest on their wedding day.
12. Wedding Planner Book
Make the wedding planning process even cuter with a wedding planner book. Filled with pages of prompts from budgeting, a guest list, vendors, etc. And pockets for magazine cutouts, business cards, and more. Everything one might need for wedding planning.
13. Floating Picture Frame
That beautiful engagement photo needs an even prettier picture frame. Floating picture frames are a great engagement gift from parents that captures the excitement of the happy couple, while also being a cute decorative piece.
14. Mr and Mrs Luggage Tags
When they celebrate their wedding with a honeymoon at an exotic destination, they’ll probably have luggage with them. Imagine how cute they’ll be with their matching Mr and Mrs luggage tags. Adorable! A romantic and practical engagement gift that can be used for holidays as well.
15. Keepsake Box
Keepsake boxes are the sweetest wedding gifts that are most likely not on the wedding registry. They can be personalized with Mr and Mrs on the outside and are great for storing sentimental things like wedding rings or honeymoon plane tickets.
16. Wine Bag
Now that the kids are adults they’re drinking and we all know they did at the engagement party in the midst of opening all the engagement gifts. And you guys are cool, healthy parents who know their favorite wine needs to be stored in a gorgeous wine bag.
17. Personalized Coasters
Coasters are a great practical gift perfect for the engagement party even. But when you add a personalized touch to it, such as engraving Mr and Mrs or bride and groom, it then becomes one of the sweetest engagement gifts.
18. Candle Holder
Engagement gifts like candle holders are quite unique as other family members wouldn’t think of buying them. Coming in various designs they can be extremely romantic and celebrate their love. And coming from a future mother-in-law this can be viewed as approval.
19. Decorative Key
An exquisite, decorative giant key representing the ‘key to a happy marriage’, that can be hung on a wall. It can seamlessly match the interior decor choices of the engaged couple. An amazing celebration of their love.
20. Wine and Whiskey Glass Set
Listen, we’re really trying to position you as the cool mom or dad your children can go shopping with or just browsing around with. With a wine and whisky glass set, you create the ultimate engagement gifts from parents for the couple’s home bar. Easy brownie points earned.
21. Can Coolers
While running around with all that wedding planning, the couple are probably going to be too stressed to enjoy life’s biggest moments or their special day. That’s why can coolers are the perfect gift that keeps the happy couple’s drink cool while they run around like headless chickens trying to capture the perfect engagement photo.
Conclusion
Your not so little bundle of joy getting married doesn’t happen every day and should be celebrated with love and care. The newly engaged couple is probably also feeling a lot of fear and worry around this and an engagement gift from the future in-laws will help ease pre-wedding jitters.
With romantic and practical gifts in this guide, I’m sure you will be able to find the perfect gift that will also assist in strengthening the bond between you and your future family member.