The wedding season is all around us and at this stage in our lives, we probably know someone who is getting married. However, being the poor college students that we are, it’s hard to cough up a lot of money for a wedding gift. No need to worry, Her Campus has your back with these top eight cute, yet inexpensive wedding gifts that come from the heart.
1. Bottle of Wine
Wine is a great wedding gift because who wouldn’t want wine? To make it even more meaningful, you can add personalized wine glasses with writing on it specifically for the couple. For example, you could get the wine glasses engraved with Mr. and Mrs. or His and Hers.
2. Movie Night Basket
We all like those fun stay-in movie nights with our love, so why not give the beautiful couple an already prepped movie night basket? Fill the basket with the couple’s favorite candy, their favorite beverages, stick their favorite movie in there or a movie rental card. You could even buy a Netflix gift card that pays for a certain number of months for their subscription. And of course, what movie night could go without popcorn?
3. Date Idea Booklet and Jar of Dates
These are a creative and inexpensive gift to give to the soon-to-be married couple. In this booklet or jar, you can create cute and fun cards with different types of dates the couples could do over the next year of their married life. Here are some examples of date ideas:
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Go kayaking together!
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Do a Food Crawl: go to different places for your appetizers, main meal, and dessert!
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Game night!
4. Money Tree
Even on a tight budget, a money tree is a very cute and unique gift to give to the couple. You can make a pretty fantastic tree and the materials are easy to find! Just grab a couple branches, either bought or found outside, and find a pot. You could use real dirt or fake confetti in the color of brown. Now, how do you get the money on the tree you ask? Sticky dots, that’s how! Just attach a dot to the fancily shaped dollar bill and stick it right on the branch.
5. Seasonal Date Baskets
Baskets are such a great gift because you can fill them up with all the goodies the happy couple will love. Since weddings happen year round, creating a basket for a specific season is an awesome way to help them enjoy that specific season even more! Here are two examples of a seasonal basket:
Winter: In the basket, you can put a couple cute mugs filled with packets of hot cocoa and marshmallows, maybe a blanket for the couple to snuggle up together with, a movie rental card for one of those cold stay-in nights, or even some hats and mittens for the couple to use on their adventures outside.
Summer: Create a basket with some must-haves for summer fun! Put a pair of beach towels and sunscreen for some relaxing fun in the sun. Also, you can add some BBQ essentials for a great grill out and some necessities for the perfect bonfire night.
6. Homemade Candle
This is a simple gift with a lot of meaning. This gift would probably be a better after wedding gift, if you want to stamp their wedding vows on a candle. However, if you don’t want to stamp on the vows, stamping on a love poem or anything related to a wedding that has meaning to the couple is a great substitute.
7. Picture frame
Put together something that they will cherish with a memory picture frame. Make it personal! Add their vows, find pictures of the couple through their relationship thus far, other wedding sentiments (like the wedding invitation), and important dates (first date, first trip, when she said yes, when we said ‘I do.’).
8. Marriage Survival Kit
What better gift could you give a couple than a Marriage Survival Kit with some of the necessities they might need in their soon-to-be married life. You can make these kits with different themes, like ‘Life is a Picnic’, or ‘Toolbox of Love’, while filling them with things that the couple could use. And an added bonus is to place cards with each item that have fun little puns. Here are a couple examples you could create:
Life’s a Picnic:
Lawn Blanket with a saying: “Take time to relax and get wrapped up in each other.” Food Containers with a saying: “Fresh is the best; don’t let your love go stale.”
Toolbox of Love:
Tape Measure with a saying: “Love beyond measure.” Duck Tape with a saying: “Stick together.”