30 Ideas for Thoughtful Engagement Party Gifts
Updated: Oct. 26, 2023
These are the sweetest gifts for newly engaged couples, from a sparkling wine gift basket to celebration ice cream.
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Whether the couple is newly engaged or hosting an engagement party, it’s difficult to know exactly what to gift them. Do you keep it simple with a timeless gift or opt for cheeky “bride-and-groom-to-be” merch? Oftentimes, the best engagement party gifts aren’t things, they’re items that say “Congratulations!” all on their own and help them look forward to the big day. We rounded up the best engagement party gifts so you don’t have to. They pair well with a bottle of bubbly!
By the way, these are the best wedding registry ideas for engaged couples.
Personalized Charcuterie Board
This wooden serving paddle is one of the best engagement party gifts to celebrate your favorite couple’s special day and celebrate their love of cooking! Personalized with their names, this board is the go-to gift choice for friends who love to entertain. Pair it with these cheese board gift ideas to really wow them.
Couple’s Bucket List Journal
What better way to kick off an engagement than with a personalized bucket list journal? Every little detail is customized to the couple, from the names to the cover artwork. The newly engaged couple will love brainstorming their biggest dreams together and making them a reality along the way with this unique wedding gift.
Wedding Keepsake Library
From something borrowed to something blue, every engaged couple needs a wedding keepsake library. They’ll store special keepsakes like ring boxes and pressed flowers in this library-style system.
Ring Dish
The bride-to-be needs a safe place to keep her ring, and there’s no cuter resting spot than a handcrafted ring dish. Customize your gift with the couple’s initials and your choice of a hand-painted flower or greenery. These dishes are approximately 3 inches in diameter and won’t break if they’re dropped because they are made of clay instead of ceramic. Phew! This makes for a fun bridal shower favor as well.
Custom Art Print
This custom art print featuring the special couple will be enjoyed for years to come. The watercolor-esque print is fully customizable: Pick the skin tones, hair color and style, gender and even pets! Finish it off with the couple’s names and initials “etched” into the park bench. Adorable!
Sparkling Wine Gift Basket
When in doubt, gift baskets are always a welcome treat. Especially when they include some bubbly, like this sparkling wine basket. It’s complete with everything the happy couple needs to toast to their future, including confetti, gouda, crackers and pineapple rings. Cheers!
Let’s Toast Reed Diffuser
If engagement had a scent, this would be it! This Let’s Toast reed diffuser is basically Champagne in decor form, and it’s perfect for any celebration. With notes of mandarin, grapefruit, apple, pineapple and of course, Champagne grapes, any room comes to life with the scent of engagement. Plus, reed diffusers tend to last longer than candles so this gift offers double the celebration. Consider this a sweet bridesmaid gift as well.
Flower Bouquet
Keep it simple yet sentimental by sending the newly engaged couple a beautiful floral arrangement. It’s the best way to shower them with your love without overwhelming them with something they probably don’t need (or won’t use). Make it extra special by pairing the bouquet with a timeless crystal vase. Or, keep the blooms coming all year long with a flower subscription.
Engagement Wine Label
For a thoughtful yet affordable engagement party gift, you can’t go wrong with this adorable, “Pairs well with getting engaged,” wine label. Slap it on a bottle of bubbly or two, or the couple’s favorite vino (if you know what it is). Cheers to forever! You can’t go wrong with these wine gifts either.
Personalized Champagne Vase
Because the happy couple is probably receiving a lot of flowers, gift them this personalized Champagne vase to display their arrangements and cherish their engagement date for years to come. While you can also send it as a wedding gift, we love it for engagement celebrations because they’ll likely receive an overload of wedding memorabilia. Plus, it’s important to remember all the special moments that led to the wedding.
Wedding Countdown Calendar
A wedding countdown calendar can really only be used during a couple’s engagement, so it makes one of the best engagement party gifts. We love this personalized chalkboard pick. It’s a simple yet adorable ritual the couple will look forward to using every. single. day. The countdown is on!
Congratulations Ice Cream
Who wouldn’t want a congratulations ice cream assortment? The sweet treat comes with aptly-named flavors like Chip Chip Hooray, Celebration by the Spoonful, Sweetest Congrats and Bravo Bites. Plus, they don’t have to eat it all right away. They’ll think of their special day every time a hankering for ice cream sets in. Talk about one of the yummiest engagement party gifts!
“I Do” Candle
Though it may be a little too soon to be throwing around, “I Dos,” this candle sets the tone for the future. With notes of fresh peonies, it doubles as a gift for the happy couple to look forward to their special day and reminisce about their wedding from walking down the aisle to celebrating with loved ones. Anthropologie is also on our list as one of the best wedding registry sites.
Champagne Flutes
Believe us—Champagne will be pouring at the engagement party and most ensuing wedding-related gatherings. Get the couple timeless matching flutes and pair them with these affordable sparkling wines. The best part? The couple is guaranteed to use these long after their engagement and wedding day thanks to their classic design.
Custom Shortbread Cookies
Whether you can’t make it to the actual engagement party or want to send a sweet note, these custom message shortbread cookies are just the gift. Personalize the message with their names and engagement date or a heartfelt message. They’re almost too sweet to eat!
Candle Warmer Lamp
What pairs well with a new candle to celebrate the couple’s love? A candle warmer lamp, of course! Not only does it make their favorite scents last almost forever, but it adds a cozy glow to any room. It’s the luxurious yet functional home decor staple everyone needs. Read our candle warmer lamp review for the full scoop.
Feyoncé mug
I mean, c’mon it doesn’t get any cuter than this Feyoncé mug. Whether or not they adore Beyoncé, this mug is a fun spin on all the other “Mrs.” or “bride-to-be” merch they’ve probably already seen. Don’t leave out the guys and check out these thoughtful groomsmen gifts.
Personalized Succulent Pot
If you can’t tell by now, the best engagement party gifts celebrate the couple’s love while offering endless enjoyment for years to come. That’s exactly what they get with this adorable succulent pot that’s personalized with their name and engagement date. Choose sweet add-ons like a card or gift box packaging then ship straight to the happy couple.
Couple’s Journal
Billed as “couple’s therapy in a journal,” this little book fosters intimacy and connection among engaged couples. It’s filled with guided prompts and weekly connection tips to help couples communicate and plan their lives together. This journal is a thoughtful way for the newly engaged couple to maintain important aspects of their relationship while walking into a new season of life.
Engagement Gift Box
If your long-distance bestie recently got engaged, send them this super fun engagement party-in-a-box. It features a potted succulent, candle tin and luxe matches. From there, you can add on goodies like bath bombs and lip bombs. Find more sweet care package ideas.
Wine Subscription
What pairs well with wedding planning? Wine, of course! Planning a wedding is stressful, and a wine subscription is the perfect little treat they’ll look forward to every time they sit down to plan. With Splash’s wine club, they’ll get six bottles of wine per month with a monthly subscription. Or, you can choose an every-other-month or quarterly subscription to keep the bottles flowing.
Engagement Wishes Jar
Engagement party gifts everyone can enjoy during the actual event? Check! This engagement wishes jar comes with cards for guests to jot down words of wisdom for the couple. It’s a thoughtful way to share well wishes with the couple while turning it into a heartfelt keepsake.
Personalized Board Game
For the couple who’s always hosting a game night, this luxe Monopoly board is the way to their heart. Bonus: you can personalize it with their names for an extra special touch. We love the modern take on the timeless board game, and it offers a little something different in the way of engagement party gifts.
Future Mrs. Tumbler
Fiancés everywhere are showing off their future last names with these personalized tumblers. Customize with your choice of cup and text color. There are tons of options to choose from, but we’re big fans of the metallic rose.
A Cozy Blanket
Here’s a practical engagement party gift they won’t see coming: a giant, cozy blanket. It’s the biggest and downright coziest blanket they’ll ever own (and it’s stylish!). Not to mention it’s something they’ll look forward to lounging in after long nights of wedding planning. No more fighting over who’s hogging the blanket! Big Blanket Co. made our list of the best blankets for a reason!
Letterpress Vow Booklets
If you know the couple is going to write their own vows for the ceremony, they’ll truly cherish these vow booklets for the rest of their lives. Letterpress printed on handmade beige paper, they include six interior pages for writing their vows or love letters to each other in honor of their special day. The booklets are adorned with a silk ribbon. It’s all about the details, after all.
Personalized Address Stamp
Between save the date cards and wedding thank you notes, the engaged couple is about to be sending a lot of cards. Gift them the final (read: special) touch with a personalized address stamp. The cursive font is so classy and something they’ll use on all their future cards—wedding and beyond.
Cake Serving Set
There are tons of things to look forward to on the big day—especially the wedding cake! Adorned with the couple’s name and wedding date, this stainless steel cake serving set with silver-plated handles makes a thoughtful pre-wedding celebration gift. It pairs well with these wedding cake toppers. Don’t forget to check out our collection of the best engagement party cakes.
Embroidered Hoodies
If the newly engaged couple loves loungewear, gift them a sentimental new piece with these embroidered hoodies. Unlike some engagement-themed merch that couples might not care to wear after their wedding day, these hoodies are super subtle with their engagement date embroidered in Roman numerals on the front, and each other’s initials on the sleeve.
They make for sentimental anniversary gifts too. The color options are endless, so rest assured this gift is truly customized to the couple. Note: The hoodies are sold individually, not as a set.
Keepsake Ornament
If a holiday celebration is in order, this personalized ornament is the way to go for engagement party gifts. It serves as a reminder of their special day as they trim the tree together for years to come. How sweet!
Additional research contributed by Taste of Home writer, Lauren Naru.
