Wedding Party Gift Ideas

The following are creative wedding party gift ideas. The selection of gifts for the wedding party and other special guests can and should be done well in advance, including writing the Thank You cards that accompany the gifts.

Everyone in the wedding party does not need to get the same gift. Meaningful wedding party gift ideas will come from your relationship with each individual. Select gifts that are meaningful to each recipient. On the other hand, I have seen each member of the wedding party receive a beautiful, but uniquely styled, name-embroidered, loungewear to be worn at a casual pajama-type pre-wedding party event for wedding participants only.

This is a great time to consider the individual personalities of each recipient. I once received a beautiful gift basket that contained food products and fun items made in Portugal, Canada, and Florida. These gifts represented places that we had visited together. Your relationship with your closest friends and family members is a collection of unique gifts.

Presentation matters

When considering wedding party gift ideas pay special attention to the container and presentation. Each of the following makes a creative way of presenting gifts to your wedding party.

A decorative box

A decorative box about 14 x 14 x 6, adorned with a silk flower and/or ribbon on the outside.

A travel carry-on bag or case

A travel carry-on bag or case containing a passport holder, luggage tags, binoculars, postcards of different places your recipient has visited, airline slippers, a sleep mask, and an overnight travel pouch.

To create this look, look for:

• Carry-on travel bag
• Passport holder and wallet
• Personalized luggage tags
• Luggage scale for travel
• Clear travel toiletry bag
• Wireless earbuds
• Stainless steel credit card holder

A personalized hiking backpack

Content options include a collapsible hiking stick, insect repellant, t-shirt, protective sun hat, water bottle, and compass.

To create this look, look for:

• Backpack
• First aid kit
• Hiking poles
• Insect repellant
• Sunscreen
• Sun hat
• Compass
• Water bottle
• Can of nuts

A workout tote and accessories

A workout tote made of cloth or leather. Content options include an exercise towel, fun gym shorts or t-shirt, a water bottle, muscle liniment, a flash drive containing purchased, legal music to exercise by, and a fun fitness book.

To create this look, look for:

• Workout tote bag
• Gym towels
• Water bottle
• Fitness journal
• Workout resistance bands
• Wrist coil with key ring
• Travel toiletry bottles and case for him or her

A backpack picnic basket

A picnic basket with a checkered blanket, a candle, a bottle of wine and crusty bread loaf, and a picture frame with a photo of you.

A flower box

A flower box or window box. Contents could include potted flowers that could be replanted in the garden for an ongoing reminder of the relationship, a garden flag, garden stepping stones, garden gloves, a garden kneeling pad, and a small watering can.

Personal convenience gift ideas

Great gift ideas for your wedding attendants:

• Dopp or toiletry kit
• Travel pouch
• Makeup bag
• Monogrammed cloth shopping bag
• Gift toiletry bag

Keepsake gift ideas

• Timepiece
• Jewelry
• Wrist cuff or cuff links
• Keepsake ornaments
• Crystal or ceramic vase set
• Kaleidoscope
• Compass
• Antique phone symbolizing the desire to keep in touch

Functional gift ideas

• Upscale key chain
• Whiskey and wine cubes to keep drinks cold
• Shoe shine kit, gym bag
• Beauty products
• Scented soap
• Personalized paper napkins: “Welcome to our home, Jordan and Chris”
• Cloth napkins and napkin rings
• Upscale socks
• Leather work gloves
• Gift card
• Fragrance set
• Elegant candle
• Electronic coffee mug
• Passport holder
• Charcuterie board
• Monogrammed coasters
• Matching sweaters
• Personalized razor
• Electronic chef thermometer
• Deluxe or personalized luggage tags
• Monogrammed thank you cards or notes

Relationship gift ideas

• Picture frame with the recipient’s picture in it
• Personalized gratitude journal: “Forever and Always, Jordan”
• Book of quotes or poetry
• Box of assorted granite hearts
• Recurring flower delivery scheduled monthly
• Engraved compass: “Look to your true north”
• Personalized garden flag with meaningful picture: “Relationships grow”

Fun gift ideas

• Beach towel, sunglasses, sunscreen, and beach book or novel
• Scarf, mittens, and wool socks
• Paperboy hats or sunbonnets
• Chef apron, grilling utensils, barbecue sauce, and cookbook
• Hammock, a set of drink umbrellas, and a sexy novel
• Nightshirt pajamas
• Treats

Travel and entertainment

Travel and entertainment options are great gift ideas that many will appreciate and welcome. That being said, if your attendants and you want something of a more permanent reminder of the occasion of your wedding, these types of gifts would be best accompanied by another more tangible expression that can be a keepsake.

If you own timeshare, a week at a vacation resort for your “Bests” could be a wonderful gift. If the members of the wedding party are all friends, this could be a lovely group gift.

Tickets to live theater performances, concerts, or tickets to a dinner dance are other options. A simple gift certificate is not the best idea.

Travel luggage tags that include a picture of the recipient are a unique, practical, and great gift idea. Our kids bought us a set of 8 personalized luggage tags. They are made of metal, and each tag has a different picture of Shannon and me. Many of them are of places that we had traveled in the past. We have received dozens of questions and compliments about our luggage tags from other travelers asking, “Where did you get such creative luggage tags?” We travel a lot and these are one of my most special gifts.

If international travel is a consideration, your wedding party attendants may appreciate an international electronic power conversion kit. We have a wonderful converter that we use when traveling to Great Britain from the United States. We plug it into the 220 outlet and it provides several 110 sockets for our electronic devices.

There are also many elegant travel jewelry cases. These make great travel gifts.