Winter in particular is peak time for engagements, as Christmas and New Year celebrations create an ideal magical setting for proposals.
If you know someone who has gone on bended knee, you may be looking for an engagement gift to help them celebrate and send good wishes.
To that end, we’ve created the perfect gift list for you, a selection of presents that can be delivered to their door and help celebrate this landmark occasion.
From new homewares to brighten up their shared home and special engagement momentos to helpful ideas that will guide them in planning their big day, here’s our edit of the best engagement gift to get the happy couple.
See our favourites below
Pembroke Ships Decanter
The home of budding nuptials should be prepped for celebrations and gorgeous homemade dinner parties at all times. One way to ensure this is by purchasing a beautiful red wine decanter. This option from Soho Home is crafted by artisans in Poland from mouth-blown glass and finished with a delicate scalloped detail.
Buy now £50.00, Soho Home
Say I Do Soho Wedding Planner in Panama
After the engagement celebrations are over, the real planning begins. Gift your newly engaged pals a chic yet wonderfully practical wedding planner to house all of their ideas – from colour schemes and menus to party favours.
Buy now £190.00, Smythson
Le Creuset Cast Iron Heart Casserole, Cerise
They say home is where the heart is, but we think it’s more specifically in the kitchen. Le Creuset appears to agree with our notion with this symbolically heart-shaped casserole dish, featured here in the brand’s iconic Cerise shade. Prepare the perfect at-home Valentine’s meal in this show-stopping kitchen accessory.
Buy now £199.00, John Lewis
Ninja Foodi MAX 14-in-1 SmartLid Multi-Cooker 7.5L OL650UKDBCP
Rose gold is pink's older, glamorous cousin, making it a perfectly fitting choice for homeowners and renters who want to bring grown-up Barbiecore to the kitchen. This multicooker will render the rest of your kitchen appliances practically obselete: it can pressure cook, air fry, steam, slow cook, bake and grill, plus do plenty of other clever tricks under the hood.
It cooks up to 70 per cent faster than the usual methods, which means lower bills and faster dinners.
Buy now £293.92, Amazon
Watercolour Wedding Sketch
Frustrated by your own lack of artistic skills? Fear not, Letterfest will hire an illustrator to create a beautiful watercolour sketch of your choosing. Though you could go for an illustration of the couple’s future wedding venue, chances are they haven’t even thought about where the nuptials will take place yet.
As such, you can simply submit your favourite photo of your engaged pals and wait patiently for your magical watercolour to arrive. Choose the size, framing, text and even whether you’d like a digital proof to approve any potential edits before final printing. Now that’s quality service.
From £57.
Buy now £57.00, Letterfest
John Lewis Wiggle Photo Frame
For a cheap and cheerful option which is nevertheless wonderfully thoughtful, we recommend purchasing a stylish frame and filling it with a lovely picture of your engaged friends.
Buy now £15.00, John Lewis
Jellycat Amuseable Wedding Cake
For lovers of all things plush and adorable, you can’t go wrong with an adorable Jellycat amuseable in the form of a tiered wedding cake. Who knows, they might even prefer it to the real thing when their special day finally rolls around.
Buy now £50.00, Jellycat
Nespresso Vertuo Next
Best for: a value-for-money route into the Nespresso club
The Nespresso Vertuo Next has pretty much all of the features you could desire from a coffee maker and a few of the extras that you may not have anticipated - namely WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. While neither of those will actively make your coffee tastier, they do help to create a seamless experience around brewing your next mug.
This budget-friendly coffee machine is quick and easy to use, promising a zero-fuss experience that allows you to have a coffee in hand in less than a minute. Despite its tiny size, it's a well-packed machine, capable of brewing up to 18 oz. of pour-over coffee. Bonus: it also comes in a range of colours.
Buy now £150.00, John Lewis
Moet & Chandon Exclusive Impérial Brut NV Champagne and personalised tin 750ml
There’s nothing like a bottle of Champers to set the tone for a special occasion - except, maybe, for one you can have personalised. This bottle comes inside a gift tin that you can customise with a name or place on the side.
Buy now £59.99, Selfridges
Diptyque Extra Large Figuier Candle, 1.5kg
Sage green is huge in the interior space right now. Not only will this extra-large candle from luxury fragrance house Diptyque ignite the senses, but it’ll also spice up your living space. Equipped with five wicks to ensure even scent distribution, this fresh, fig-tree-inspired candle is housed in a beautiful earthware container that can be reused when (or if) they’re able to burn the entire candle.
Buy now £283.00, Diptyque
Always Pan 2.0
High-quality and good-looking cooking utensils don’t come cheap. A graduate might find themselves just starting to curate homeware for their very first, adult home – so why not help them out a bit?
The fantastic value Always Pan is capable of being used for a whopping 10 different functions despite its seemingly singular base – meaning that your graduate won’t have to invest in a 10-piece, expensive gourmet set. Plus, the Always Pan comes in a variety of super chic colours to match your chosen aesthetic. Double plus, it’s Selena Gomez’s favourite pan. Read our review of this kitchen gem here.
Buy now £130.00, Our Place
Fortnum’s Stripe Picnic Hamper for Two
If you’re looking to celebrate in royal-style then this picnic hamper for two has you covered. This classic picnic hamper features all the essentials and more including two striped mugs, glasses, plates, salt and pepper grinders, and most importantly a freezable champagne and wine bottle holder. It also features an insulated lining to keep your food fresh for longer so no more worrying about melting chocolate bar!
Buy now £365.00, Fortnum & Mason
Perrier-Jouet Blanc de Blancs Champagne NV & Flutes Gift Set
There’s nothing like the joyful pop of a cork to celebrate a monumental moment. This luxury gift set comprises a bottle of Perrier-Jouet Champagne with a pair of decorated flutes, all packed in a suitably celebratory gift box.
Buy now £79.74, Harvey Nichols
Arena Flowers 3 Month Gift Subscription - Fortnightly
When you’re stumped for ideas, the classic gift of a bouquet of flowers always goes down well. While Arena Flowers has plenty of posies to send as a one-off gift, we love the idea of a three-month flower subscription to brighten up their home with ethically sourced blooms on a fortnightly basis.
Buy now £26.00, Arena Flowers
Emma Bridgewater Mr. and Mr. Half Pint Mugs Set of Two
We can’t get enough of Emma Bridgewater’s homely ceramics, and this charming set of Mr. and Mrs. mugs makes an ideal gift for the recently betrothed.
Buy now £50.00, Liberty
Bodum Chambord French press coffee maker
The Chambord is the original and best French press coffee maker, according to Bodum. With an impressive size that makes eight mugs of coffee per fill and an interesting history to match, it’s the sort of cafetière that you’ll enjoy for both its looks and personality.
The Chambord brand dates back to the pre-war period when this type of coffee first became popular and its shape and style haven’t changed much since. If you’re all about keeping things traditional, this is the cafetière to opt for.
Buy now £54.00, Bodum
Marshall Acton III Bluetooth Speaker - Black
It’s time to party, and that means a banging soundtrack is at the top of the agenda. Give your newly engaged pals the gift of great sound courtesy of Marshall, whose retro-look Acton III speaker offers pin-sharp sound in every direction through Bluetooth.
Buy now £259.00, Currys
M&S The Beaulieu Hamper with Red Wine
A basket full of M&S’s food hall finest - what better way to send heartfelt congratulations? This hamper is a mini engagement party, filled with wine, sweet and savoury nibbles as well as Italian chocolates. Once they’ve devoured the contents, they can use the handsome brown basket for picnic trips - it has a buckle fastening and sturdy handle on top.
Buy now £55.00, M&S
Hotel Chocolat The Velvetiser - white edition
If sweet-toothed couples don’t yet have a Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser, you’re about to give them the next best thing to that ring on their finger. This Dualit-engineered baby makes the smoothest, tastiest hot chocolate you’ve ever wrapped your lips around using the brand’s high-quality chocolate flakes. The only question is which starter kit will you pair with the machine?
Buy now £99.95, Hotel Chocolat
Bed Threads Mineral, Sage & Olive Table Bundle
Though Bed Threads offers the ability to build your very own linen tableware set, we are big fans of this gorgeous and perfectly unisex mineral, sage, and olive combo.
Buy now £184.50, Bed Threads
SEVENTY ONE Gin Engraved
It may look like a bottle of perfume, but this is in fact, gin by luxury company SEVENTY ONE. It’s the perfect thing for gifting and will look the part in your drinks cabinet, and it goes down pretty easily too. The fragrant, floral gin rests in oak wood casks for 71 nights before being poured into the bottle, leading to a premium spirit. Try it in a gin martini for an extra luxe happy hour.
Buy now £173.00, Get Inkd
