The 50 Best Wedding Gift Ideas for Couples Getting Married

When it comes to wedding gift ideas, there are so many options that it can feel overwhelming to pick just one. Luckily, most couples create a wish list their guests can shop from that makes gifting easy-peasy. And as long as you know where they’re registered, finding the soonlyweds’ wish list should be simple. Most online registries have a handy search bar you can use (if your couple is registered with The Knot, visit our registry finder). While that should definitely be your starting point, we know that guests sometimes need to look elsewhere for wedding gift ideas. When you’re in a pinch, you can rely on this list of the best wedding gifts.

Engaged and ready to register? This inspiration isn’t just for guests. Keep scrolling for wedding gift inspo, then use The Knot Registry to add items (from anywhere!) to your curated wish list.

What’s a Good Wedding Gift?

Anything from the couple’s registry is a great wedding gift. The soonlyweds have requested each item specifically, meaning every present listed is something they’ll definitely appreciate. Shopping for a couple who doesn’t have a registry or already has most of the things they need? We’ve got you covered.

“If you’re looking for something off the registry, I would look to The Knot Collections for inspiration,” says Sam Kaplan, Senior Manager, Registry at The Knot. “Our team has curated the perfect assortment of gifts for every couple’s interests.” Find out which gifts guests love giving, the coolest experiential presents, the latest winners of The Knot Registry Awards and more.

We’ve also got plenty of great wedding gifts for couples who have everything right here, including custom keepsakes, upgraded housewares and items to reflect their special interests. For more advice, check out our complete guide to wedding gift etiquette and use our wedding gift calculator to figure out your budget.

The Best Wedding Gift Ideas

Ready to check “buy a wedding gift” off your to-do list? These classic, cool and creative ideas are sure winners and you can snap them up right away.

1. The Adventure Challenge Couples Edition

Here’s a unique wedding gift: a scratch-off activity journal filled with a year’s worth of cute and creative date ideas. Each date is a total mystery until it’s scratched off, giving adventure seekers plenty of fresh and exciting things to look forward to. If your gift budget is on the bigger side, upgrade to a book that comes with a camera for capturing memories. Nab 20% off the site with our exclusive code: THEKNOT20.

2. Bryan Becker Personalized Dream Together Wedding Bowl

This keepsake bowl is a timeless and meaningful wedding gift they probably didn’t think to register for. It’s made from stoneware clay and engraved with the phrase: “Love always, laugh often, forgive quickly, dream together,” along with their names and wedding date. It’ll look beautiful in a display cabinet or on a shelf or console table.

3. Estelle Colored Glass Set of 2 Martini Glasses

Add this one to the list of the best wedding gift ideas for couples who like to keep up with the latest trends. Colored glassware is having a major moment and this wedding registry trend isn’t going away anytime soon. Estelle Colored Glass creates some of our favorite colored glassware, from cake stands and decanters to these eye-catching martini glasses. And while the to-be-weds probably already have wine glasses and champagne flutes if they’ve been living together for a while, we bet they don’t have stylish martini glasses.

4. Patricia Carlin Intersection of Love Photo Print

Home decor is particularly tricky to buy for someone else, but when you’re shopping for a wedding gift for a BFF whose style you’re super familiar with, artwork becomes fair game. Our readers adore this sentimental print that represents a couple’s special relationship. Use it to symbolize when their paths first crossed and the love story that’s blossomed since. It’s easily one of the most thoughtful wedding gifts you could choose.

5. Our Place Perfect Pot

Want to pick up a classic wedding gift for the couple, but not sure what kind of pots or pans they actually need? We’ve got you (or rather, Our Place has got you). The brand’s Perfect Pot does it all. This culinary masterpiece can be used for boiling, roasting, baking, crisping, steaming…the list goes on. Oh, and it looks pretty darn stylish, too—so they don’t have to rush when it comes to cleaning it up and putting it away.

6. Anniversary Journal

Want a keepsake they’ll keep coming back to? This anniversary journal has sections for commemorating the lovebirds’ first anniversary all the way up to their 60th, making it an especially sweet gift for newlyweds. Each year has four pages of prompts and space to fill in favorite memories, details about how they celebrated, photos and more. If it isn’t already heirloom-worthy enough, the vellum paper gives the journal a luxe look and feel. It’s a cool wedding gift they won’t see coming. (Oh, and there’s a personalized version too.)

7. Wood By Stu Personalized Couple Names Sign

This Etsy seller makes custom home decor that celebrates a couple’s love, like this rustic wooden sign. Their first names are spelled out in handmade raised lettering and joined together by a heart—how romantic! And since the grain and stain varies slightly on every piece of wood, each sign is subtly one-of-a-kind. How’s that for a cute wedding gift?

8. Mano’s Wine Wedding Cheers Custom Etched Wine Bottle

Extend the celebratory toasts by giving the happy couple a bottle of wine—but not just any bottle of wine. This California cabernet sauvignon is custom engraved with their names, the date they said “I do” and an illustration of two clinking champagne flutes. They can keep the bottle after as a sweet memento (and impromptu candle holder), making it a super-sentimental wedding gift suggestion.

9. Click & Grow The Smart Garden 3

When you’re cooking for two, it’s always a challenge to use the full pack of herbs from the grocery store. Click & Grow makes it so the couple can grow their own—without a traditional garden or any outdoor space. This indoor garden automates every step of the process, from giving plants water and nutrients to getting them the right amount of light. In addition to herbs, it can grow fruits, vegetables and flowers. In other words, it’ll seriously up their garnish game.

10. Kate Spade Grace Avenue Double Invitation Picture Frame

This special frame is a thoughtful wedding gift for the sentimental couple. The silver-plated frame fits a cherished photo as well as a copy of their wedding invitation. This sophisticated wedding gift also has special glass that’ll protect their precious keepsakes from the sun, preserving the mementos for years to come.

11. Hamlin Row Shop Last Name Doormat

A custom doormat is easily one of the most creative gifts to celebrate a marriage we’ve ever seen. Have it personalized with the couple’s new family name (if they’re sharing one, that is) so they can show off their marital status right on their doorstep. This neat find really is one of the best wedding gifts ever.

12. Jennifer Francis Fillinger Etched Champagne Flutes

Cheers to married life! This set of two champagne flutes are a cute twist on a classic wedding gift. Each one displays the couple’s initials and wedding date on a rustic faux bois backdrop. The lovebirds can use these to toast their love and commitment on future anniversaries.

13. Ring Video Doorbell

If their home is already stocked full of valuables, help the couple upgrade their security instead. The Ring is fitted with a video camera that can be accessed from their smartphones (and they can opt to receive a notification whenever someone rings the bell or motion is detected on the property). Really, this wedding present idea is two gifts in one: a convenient new doorbell and peace of mind.

14. Canvas Vows Pushpin World Travel Map