Your close friend or family has their wedding coming up and you’d like to give them a unique gift? If you’re looking for something unique and not at all pedestrian, you might have to consider DIY wedding gifts. Nothing says love like something you put together with your own time and hands. Instead of the obvious gifts like kitchen equipment or bath towels, you could try out some DIY wedding decor ideas, or some extra special handmade wedding gifts that your bride or groom will love.
While it is easy to want to create that gift of meaning, it is sometimes hard to find the right ideas for such novel acts. This is why we have put together a list of ideas on bridal boxes that would make great DIY wedding gifts for newlyweds. So, check out our list for homemade wedding gift ideas that are not just affordable, but your couple is sure to love.
- Relationship Map
You need not look too far for a unique DIY wedding gift for bride and groom. A cartography heart set relationship map is a project that you will enjoy and your couple will no doubt enjoy. After purchasing the map, you could use it to highlight aspects of their relationship. From the place that they met, to where they got engaged, where they married and even where they live. If you have more interesting details like where they bought their first pet, it would only add to the fun.
- Photo Coasters
If you need some cute DIY wedding gift ideas, then photo coasters might be just your thing. There are lots of options for purchase on the market, and most are quite fun and affordable to create. For truly beautiful and meaningful gifts, be sure to use high quality photos of the couple, taken in unique and interesting spots. For the best photo coasters ever.
- Personalized Recipe Book
You can’t go wrong with a recipe book, especially one you created yourself. If you’re close enough to your friend to know what type of foods that they like or the type of diet that they are on, this can make your recipe book even more special. For more ideas on your DIY wedding present, you could ask other friends and family for recipe options, and add them all into a cute and complete book.
- Song Lyrics Hand-Painted
The couple’s favorite song, or their wedding song is something that they would always cherish. A great DIY wedding gift idea would be to have the lyrics of this song hand painted on canvas. With the right handwriting, this could be a most stunning and unique gift. And couple would appreciate this and be happy to have it hang on their wall.
- Wooden Photo Hanger
If you’re looking for something rustic and shabby chic, then here is your answer. A beautiful wooden photo hanger. You could either purchase it online, or create it yourself with tools from a hardware store. To make the hanger even more special, be sure to personalize it with the names of the couple etched or painted into the boards. You could also add their wedding date for a most special DIY wedding present.
- Basket for Year of Firsts
Another on our list of cute DIY wedding gift ideas, is this gift that any couple who adores wine is sure to love. Make a year of firsts basket with their favorite bottles of wine. Purchase a cute basket and fill it up with these lovelies. You can label each for what they’ll have on their first anniversary, valentine together as a married couple, honeymoon and much more.
- Photo Display
A photo display is always a great option for wedding gift craft ideas. You could make or buy a rustic one, vintage one, modern one. Whichever type resonates with you that you feel will be loved by the couple. You could make one or more, and personalize with love quotes or the names of the couple.
- Personalized Cutting Board
A unique cutting board makes for a great wedding gift DIY. You could purchase one with easy methods for writing and painting the names or love quotes. You could also get one with laser engraving. There are so many options for this unique wedding gift.
If you are sure that you want DIY wedding gifts for your couple, be sure to try any of these. Unique handmade wedding gifts for a special couple. Each one is worth the time and effort it will take to create these gifts that the couple will love and cherish for a lifetime. With so many adorable options, you cannot go wrong.
Author Bio:
Valeriya Istomina is a Wedding Forward expert on wedding budgets, etiquettes, ceremonies, and music. If you need tips for wedding planning, she will guide you all the way. She collects analytics and surveys, talks to experts; creates checklists, templates, and gives her take on wedding planning. Her other passions are yoga, photography, and reading.