Engagement Gifts: 7 Ideas for the Months Before the Wedding

Engaged couple outdoors as the woman shows her ring

When friends get engaged, the wedding is still months away. These seven gifts are for the time in between: keeping the new ring safe, remembering the proposal, saving the cards and photos, and getting the planning started.

Personalized Wedding Planner, Hardcover Wedding Planning Book

1 A Hardcover Wedding Planner with Their Names on the Cover

This 8.5 x 11 inch hardcover wedding planner has 160 pages of checklists, timelines, budget and guest list pages, vendor sections and a honeymoon planner. The cover and spine are personalized.

Best for:

A newly engaged couple who are about to start planning.

Why choose this:

It gives the months between the proposal and the wedding one place for every decision.

Good to know:

You'll need to enter the personalization text when you order. Returns are not accepted.

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Lion Latch Travel Ring Box, Keychain Ring Box

2 A Keychain Ring Box for When the Ring Comes Off

This small plastic case clips to a key ring and holds the ring when it comes off. The lid only comes off once the carabiner is removed, so it can't twist open by accident. The shop says it's made in the USA.

Best for:

Someone newly engaged who takes the ring off for the gym, cooking or work with their hands.

Why choose this:

The new ring has somewhere safe to go instead of a pocket or a sink edge.

Good to know:

Check that the ring fits the inside before you order. Returns are accepted within 21 days.

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Personalised Leather Travel Jewellery Case

3 A Leather Travel Case for the Ring and Other Jewelry

This zip-around leather case, about 14 x 8 x 7 cm, has room for rings, earrings and a necklace. Embossing with initials is optional.

Best for:

A newly engaged person who travels and wants the ring to come along safely.

Why choose this:

It keeps the new ring protected on weekends away, from the engagement trip to the honeymoon.

Good to know:

It ships to the US from the UK. Personalized cases can't be refunded, so consider skipping the embossing if you're unsure.

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Custom Engagement Gift Ornament, Hand-Painted Proposal Location

4 A Hand-Painted Ornament of Where They Got Engaged

The spot where they got engaged is painted on this clay ornament from a picture you send, along with their names and the engagement date.

Best for:

A couple with a proposal place they'll always want to remember.

Why choose this:

It brings the place where they said yes out every year.

Good to know:

It takes about four weeks, so order early. The seller paints places, not portraits of people. The 'Engaged' stamp is optional. Returns are not accepted.

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5 A Wooden Box for Engagement Cards and Letters

Cards, letters and small things from the engagement can go into this wooden keepsake box, with optional engraving on the lid.

Best for:

A couple who are saving every card and note from the engagement.

Why choose this:

Congratulations cards, the proposal note and planning keepsakes all end up in one place.

Good to know:

Engraving is optional, so you can leave out the sample phrase. Check the size on the listing before ordering. Returns are accepted within 14 days.

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Engagement Portrait Custom Drawing from Photo

6 An Illustrated Portrait from Their Engagement Photo

This illustrated portrait of the couple is drawn from photos you send, with two rounds of revisions. It comes as a paper print or canvas from 5 x 7 to 24 x 30 inches, with an optional frame.

Best for:

A couple who already have a favorite photo from the proposal or engagement shoot.

Why choose this:

It turns the engagement photo into a piece for their wall.

Good to know:

Choose the paper print or canvas rather than the emailed file. Allow about four to five weeks. Returns are not accepted.

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Wooden Photo Album, Personalized Photo Album for Couples

7 An Engraved Wood and Leather Album for Engagement Photos

This photo album has a wooden cover and leather binding and comes in three sizes, from about 6 x 8.5 to 12 x 12 inches. It has 20 to 80 sheets of black or white paper and comes with 24 photo corners; you supply the cover text.

Best for:

A couple with a camera roll full of proposal and engagement photos.

Why choose this:

It gives the engagement photos a place before the wedding photos arrive.

Good to know:

Pick the size and page count for how many prints you'll add. Returns are not accepted.

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