Wedding Gifts for Couples: 7 Ideas for the Day Itself

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If you want to give the couple something from the wedding itself rather than the registry, these seven are built around the day: the vows, the rings, the toast, the guest book, the venue and the flowers, plus a wine box to open years from now.

1 A Wine Box for a Love Letter Ceremony

This engraved box holds a bottle and the letters for a love letter ceremony. It's made from aspen and Baltic birch, about 13-5/8 x 14-1/8 x 4-1/2 inches, and left unfinished. One compartment holds a bottle up to 13 inches tall; the larger one is lined with cork for letters and keepsakes.

Best for:

A couple planning a wine box or love letter moment at the ceremony.

Why choose this:

They seal letters to each other and a bottle on the wedding day, then open it together years later.

Good to know:

The wine isn't included, and you can order it without the wine compartment. Engraving with their names and date is part of the order. Returns are not accepted.

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Watercolor Wedding Venue Portrait, Custom Wedding Venue Painting

2 A Watercolor Portrait of Their Wedding Venue

Their wedding venue becomes a watercolor, worked from a photo you upload after ordering. The seller says each venue is hand-painted and then reproduced as a print on 320 gsm cotton paper, from 5 x 7 up to 12 x 16 inches, with their names, the venue and the date.

Best for:

A couple who chose their venue with care and want to remember the place itself.

Why choose this:

It keeps the place where they married on their wall long after the day.

Good to know:

Choose the printed version, framed or unframed, rather than the digital download. Returns are accepted within 30 days.

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Vow Books Set of 2, Wood Cover Vow Books

3 A Pair of Wood-Cover Vow Books

These 4 x 5 inch vow books have maple, cherry or bamboo covers and a vegan leather binding. Each has 20 sheets of acid-free paper, blank or lined, and the covers are engraved with their names or pronouns and the date.

Best for:

A couple who are writing their own vows.

Why choose this:

They read from them at the ceremony and keep their own words afterward.

Good to know:

Order the set of two so each of them has one. Returns are not accepted.

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Wooden Wedding Ring Box, Double Ring Box, Ceremony Ring Box

4 A Wooden Double Ring Box for the Ceremony

This carved double ring box holds both rings for the ceremony. It comes in one of six woods, about 1-3/4 x 3/4 x 2-7/8 inches, with ring openings about 1-1/4 inches wide.

Best for:

A couple who want something nicer than a ring pillow to hold both rings at the ceremony.

Why choose this:

It carries the rings down the aisle and keeps them safe on the nightstand afterward.

Good to know:

Engraving is optional, on up to four sides. Check that wide or tall rings fit. Returns are not accepted.

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Wedding Guest Book Alternative, Drop Top Heart Frame

5 A Heart Drop-Box Guest Book Frame

Guests sign small wooden hearts and drop them in through the top of this frame, which has a large engraved heart for the couple's names and date. Sizes run from 8 x 10 to 20 x 24 inches, holding about 30 to 180 hearts.

Best for:

A couple who want a guest book they'll actually hang up.

Why choose this:

Every guest's note ends up in one frame they can see every day.

Good to know:

Pick the size by guest count. Returns are not accepted.

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Engraved Waterford Crystal Champagne Flutes, Set of 2

6 Hand-Etched Crystal Toasting Flutes

This pair of Waterford Elegance champagne flutes, each 11 inches tall and holding 8 oz, is etched by hand by the seller and shipped in a gift box.

Best for:

A couple who want something special to raise for the wedding toast.

Why choose this:

They're used once for the toast and then brought out every anniversary.

Good to know:

Etching is optional, and you approve a proof first. A color fill needs hand washing. Returns are not accepted.

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Framed Pressed Wedding Bouquet, Custom Flower Preservation

7 A Framed Pressed Wedding Bouquet

The couple's own wedding bouquet is pressed and arranged in a frame.

Best for:

A couple who want to keep their wedding flowers.

Why choose this:

The bouquet from the day becomes something they can hang at home.

Good to know:

Order before the wedding: the couple ships the bouquet within 2 to 4 days after it, and the frame takes up to about four months. Some options are deposits. Returns are not accepted.

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