They supported you in all of your endeavors (at least those that didn’t conflict with becoming a respectable member of society). They were there for you during the best times, and also during the not so good times. They were the most excited to hear the good news when you told them that you landed a mate. Most importantly, they’ve lent a helping hand and probably a considerable chunk of change to help plan and pay for your wedding day, so a thank you is certainly in order.
You don’t have to spend a fortune to come up with a genuine and sentimental wedding gift for your parents. If you’re not sure where to start, here are a ton of great wedding gifts for parents.
A beautiful crystal vase is a wonderful wedding gift for parents and when it comes to crystal vases, Waterford is where it’s at. This particular vase has an intricately detailed cutting pattern and a contemporary shape. At 10 inches tall, it’s perfect for any large bouquet. If you’re interested in gifting another Waterford item, this crystal timepiece and this crystal frame are two of our favorites.
Lenox is the creator of some of the most sentimental and timeless gifts. Lenox pieces are collector items for many people. If that’s the case for your parents, this makes an even better gift. Like all Lenox pieces, this one is made with care from fine china. You can choose to purchase only the mother and daughter piece or only the father and daughter piece. For avid collectors, gift both together. There are also various options of hair color so if you have blonde hair, there’s a more accurate option here.
If your mother is a traditionalist, then you might find that some pearl or diamond earrings make a really gorgeous gift for her. They’re so special, something she will cherish forever. You can see from the awesome reviews that these are quality pearls are available at a range of price points, depending on the size you select. They have 12 karat posts and secure backing, ensuring to keep them from getting lost while wearing.
A beautiful timepiece makes a wonderful gift for parents. It’s something they can display in their living room or on a hallway or entry table, with so many options. It plays a beautiful melody on the hour, each hour, adding to its charm. You can play with the volume, changing it to a low or loud sound each hour depending on your preference. The clock is gorgeous, made of beautiful walnut high-quality wood.
How great would it be to gift your dad a personal piece of artwork that’s actually aesthetically pleasing and that he could hang in either his office or on a wall in his home? Take the memorable moment of your father-daughter dance and turn it into a piece of artwork that he can treasure forever. Every time he looks at it, he will think of the special minutes you spent together on the dance floor. This is a museum quality canvas print, created on cotton canvas. All canvases are produced by hand from start to finish. Just select the size and send a high-resolution picture of either the sheet music or lyrics from your song.
A musical box is a great option for any parent of the bride or groom and this one is completely customizable, making it extra special. Each song plays for one to two minutes, once it’s wound up to play. The wooden music box is made to order with your choice of color and song. You can also choose to add a short personalization to the bottom of the box (max 15 characters) such as your wedding date. Keep in mind that custom orders take four to five business days depending on the song of your choice. If you don’t love the design text on the top of this music box, there are plenty of other options to choose from, all customizeable as well.
Sometimes personalized gifts are successful at being thoughtful and unique, but they aren’t subtle enough to be worn or used on a day-to-day basis. This gift is certainly special, but it is also something that your mother or mother-in- law might actually wear around her neck daily. To order this gift just send the seller a photo of your handwriting or signature and they will make it into a one of a kind gift. This necklace can be ordered in sterling silver, gold plated, rose gold plated or gold filled.
This gift really would work for any parent, but it’s a bit better suited for the fellas in my opinion. The beautiful leather catchall is perfect for an entryway or desk, made to toss keys, phones, wallets, etc. into. You can personalize it with initials, a monogram, or even a short poem.
Lots of people love to entertain, and when they do, they’d probably rather not leave the table to retrieve a new bottle of wine, a platter of turkey, or a bowl of salad. This pretty console table is as versatile as it is convenient. At 47+ inches wide, it easily accommodates lots of items on the top, while underneath it offers storage for up to nine bottles of wine. It has open shelves for glasses and dishes as well as side storage cabinets, each with glass doors.
The espresso finish is a nice match for many modern households, and at just 15.75 inches deep, it won’t take up a huge volume of the room, even in a smaller dining room. If you think your folks would prefer a more mobile wine rack and storage piece, this mobile bar cart holds wine bottles, wine glasses, plates, and cocktail supplies.
This lovely jewelry box would be a perfect gift for any mother and something that she will enjoy always. It’s made of earthenware clay and reads “All That I Am I Owe To My Mother.” The inside of the box reads “Thank you for your unending love, laughter and support on this day and all the days of my life”. It also comes with a complimentary gift box to present the box in. If you’re creative and would like to change the text, this seller does accept custom orders. If you have an idea, simply send them a message letting them know what you’re looking for. We love the idea of filling up this jewelry box with something that your mom can wear on the wedding day. This pair of gorgeous earrings is a great choice for a fancy evening.
Parents are ALWAYS asking for photos, which is why a photo album filled with shots from the wedding is the perfect gift for them to enjoy. It takes a bit of time to assemble, but it’s well worth it for how happy it will make them. Thank them for all their hard work and contribution to the wedding with this personalized album.
Perfume is a great gift for a mother of the bride or mother of the groom, especially one with a clean scent and a beautifully designed bottle. While you can buy this at Sephora, Ulta or even most department stores, you’ll find it priced much lower here. If you’re looking to vary the gift between both moms, check out this alternative scent by Chloe called Roses. This feminine scent has notes of bergamot, tea, osmanthus, damascena rose, magnolia, white musk, and amber.
This is a lovely, thoughtful, and sentimental gift for a bride to present to her mother on her wedding day. The box features a mother and daughter embracing on the lid. It’s crafted with high-quality wood materials and each box is hand-painted with a hinged lid. The artist, Susan Lordi, hand carves the original of each figurine from her art studio in Kansas City, Missouri. When opened, the lid reveals the text “protect and cherish; give wings to fly”. Each box also arrives in a gift box with an enclosure card, making gift giving a breeze. Browse some other great sentimental gifts from the same designer.
If your mother or mother-in-law likes to spend time gardening, this is a lovely and sentimental gift to give on the day of your wedding. The details and colors are beautiful and the meaningful text makes it that much more special. Your mothers will have the option of either hanging the stone on a shed wall or garden gate, or choose to lay the stone flat in a place in their garden. If you want to gift each mother something slightly different, check out some alternative garden stones for moms here.
If the mother of the bride or groom helped to pay for the wedding, you might want to consider spending a bit more on her thank you gift. This necklace is sweet and simple, something she’ll wear every single day. The small initial charm sits sideways and comes in white gold, yellow gold and rose gold. The LA jewelry ships within just a few days which is super convenient.
Moms are busy women and they don’t always take the necessary time to pamper themselves. For any mother who enjoys some time at the spa, you can give her the gift of bringing the spa to her. This set includes a soy wax candle in a clear glass holder, a luxurious cotton bath cloth, an exfoliating sponge, a palm-sized pumice stone, a handheld anti-cellulite wooden massager brush, a glass bottle with natural bath salts, and a glazed ceramic dish with handmade bath soap. Treat her feet to a pair of Turkish terry spa slippers like these, for the full spa experience.
Is your dad your go-to guy when you need help with some handy work? Chances are, he’s also there for a good motivational pep talk, financial advice, or for a good (long) story. We love this gift since it’s just as functional as it is sentimental. This quality hammer is made with a polished steel head and a shock-absorbing hardwood handle that’s easy to grip and comfortable to hold. This hammer is consistent with ones available in any hardware store and can tackle all of the heavy duty jobs on your dad’s list. If you’re looking for another option, the messaging on this hammer reads “I Will Always Be Your Little Girl.” Either one is a wonderful gift to hand to your dad on your wedding day.
Real wine lovers can never have enough tools to open, serve, and store their wine. If your dad or father-in-law is a wine connoisseur, there’s no question that he will appreciate this little wine lovers toolbox that has it all – an aerating wine pourer, a corkscrews wine bottle opener, wine bottle stoppers, and a wine aerator. It all comes neatly assembled in a gorgeous wood box that he can leave on his bar to display between uses. This set is good quality so we suggest snagging it while it’s still on major sale (over 75 percent off).
If your parents love to travel, a beautiful piece of luggage can make a very special wedding gift for them to say “thank you”. This one is sleek and stylish and works for both men and women. It’s an investment piece that will last for years, designed by the leading designer in the luggage industry. If you don’t want to spend quite this much, consider some beautiful TUMI packing cubes.
Have you ever noticed how the best conversations seem to get started around the fire? If you want to have more meaningful interchanges with your parents, this patio fire table is a beautiful way to do it. With a multicolor stone tabletop and a beautiful leaf pattern on the bottom, it conceals the propane tank and allows for hours of conversation without smoke or mess.
If their patio features rattan furniture, you can also consider this patio fire table that has more of a wicker look to the base and a darker stone tabletop instead.
Your parents will think of you and your wedding day whenever they wrap themselves in this beautiful throw. It’s designed and handmade with light weight and unbleached fabric. You can choose whether you’d like gray or tan stripes along the bottom of this throw, or choose to leave the stripes off all together. We especially like this gift choice if you’re planning on reading from the Corinthians during your wedding ceremony, as these are words that will eternally speak to your family.
You may be getting married, but there will always be a special place in your heart for your father. This personalized 2×2 inch patch can be sewn into his suit, vest, or on the back of his tie. It’s available in over 30 colors and will fit the back of most standard sized ties. If your dad needs help picking out a tie for the big day, we recommend getting him one ahead of time and having your local tailor sew on this label as a surprise. For a classic look, we like this black Calvin Klein silk tie.
Grab one of the beautiful snapshots of your walk down the aisle and put it in this wood frame for a great wedding gift for your father. The natural wood is engraved, not printed, for a more luxurious finish. The frame can be ordered either vertically or horizontally, depending on which picture you select. There’s a similar version for the mother of the groom, the mother of the bride, the father of the groom, or a frame that can be gifted to both parents.
This custom leather bracelet is etched with lines from a beautiful poem by E.E. Cummings and reads: “i carry your heart with me (i carry it in / my heart i am never without it (anywhere / i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done / by only me is your doing, my darling)”. The bracelets have a more masculine design and can be ordered in a number of colored leather bands. It will certainly tug at the heartstrings of any dad out there, especially on the day he hands off his child to be wed. If you recognize and love this poem but don’t know if your dad will sport a bracelet, this typography print of the same poem is a sentimental gift he can hang on his walls instead.
If you parents have a spot on their wall that could use a piece of artwork, this personalized tree print is a great gift. Before printing, a proof of this customizable art print will be sent to you for approval so you can make sure everything is to your liking. Good Night Owl designs has a number of different text and color choices, so you can choose which best represents your relationship and your parents’ aesthetic. You can swap out the standard text for a special quote of your choosing if you’d like as well.
Any item personalized with a family name makes a great wedding gift, including this rustic serving tray. It’s perfect to display on the kitchen table, as a living room accessory, an addition to the guest bedroom, or to serve a tray of snacks and drinks.
If the bride and groom are going to be drinking from special glassware on the night of their wedding, we don’t see why the parents should be left out of the fun. Each glass is hand-engraved with elegant font that reads “Mother of the Bride”, “Mother of the Groom”, “Father of the Bride” and “Father of the Groom”. The foot, base or back of each glass is engraved with the date of your wedding. You can choose from curvy pilsners, classic pints, round whisky glasses, or wine glasses this way each recipient has a glass to match their drink of choice. Grab the matching bride and groom set so that everything coordinates perfectly.
A journal makes a very special gift for anyone, especially a parent. Write a special note on the first page that they will treasure forever. This leather bound option is very high quality and has over 250 blank pages for them to write in.
With yet another opportunity to allude to home, your parents will love this coordinates sign created from 100 percent salvaged wood. You can use the longitude and latitude of your parents’ home, a favorite vacation spot that you grew up visiting, or something else meaningful. It’s a great conversation piece that your parents can display in their foyer, above their fireplace, or even on their front patio or garden.
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To keep your dad looking his best for your walk down the aisle, grab him a pair of personalized collar stays. Collar stays are small flat pieces of plastic or metal, which are inserted in special pockets underneath dress shirt collars. They keep the shirt collar in place by adding weight and crispness. This particular set can be customized with any 20 characters, including spacing and punctuation. You can stick with the date of your wedding and “Father of the Bride”, as shown above, or you can write his name or initials on each stay. Here’s another classically designed collar stay style with smaller font and a custom monogram.
How about a gift you can buy for both dads AND all the groomsmen too? Seems too good to be true right? This reasonably priced money clip is the perfect gift for all the guys, even the dads. It’s engraved leather, with each of their unique monograms in the design. You can choose several leather colors along with some additional customizations before order.
If you are looking for a unique gift that’s religious, these birthstone rosary beads are a wonderful option. You can custom order in the birthstone of your choosing, perfect to give at the church before your wedding.
Anyone who loves their whiskey or scotch will love some awesome glasses to drink it out of like these. The glasses are reasonably priced and come in several modern designs. You can choose between a three-piece set (decanter and two glasses) or five piece set (decanter and four glasses) depending on your preference.
Is the father of the bride or groom a handy fella? If so, he’ll love this sentimental gift with a special engraved message on the wooden handle. The highly rated hammer is a great gift to give alongside some cufflinks or a tie on the wedding day.
If you’re the type who appreciates a sentimental gift, then you’ll definitely want to check out this compass, which is perfect for any father on his son or daughters wedding day. The functional compass comes with a leather carry case and reads, “A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there but a guide who’s love shows us the way”.
Increase the life of your parent’s bottle of wine once opened with this awesome bottle insulator. If they love enjoying white wine or champagne, they’ll love this unique wine gift. It’s stainless steel, double-walled, and vacuum-insulated design unlike anything of it’s kind. It comes in several colors and is something both the parents of the bride or parents of the groom would love to receive as a gift.
This cufflinks set goes beyond your standard set, with a really unique gift box that’s just for the father of the bride. Wood accessories are very trendy, so he’ll love the more modern look of these, especially if you’re hosting a less formal wedding.
Now that you’re all grown up, this is the perfect gift to give your parents a little something new to care for. The beautiful gardenia plant can be added to any garden for those with a green thumb, with flowers that have an amazing scent and bloom in a lovely bright white. The plant is about three and a half feet when planted.
Monogrammed gifts always top our list as they show a considerable amount of time and thought went into the gift choice. These simple kitchen towels are perfect for any home and a sweet but inexpensive thank you gesture. Pair these towels with a gift card to the Mother of the Bride’s favorite restaurant or department store for an even more elaborate gift.
Sometimes a gift for a parent of the bride can be as simple as a beautiful and thoughtful note. This lovely keepsake box is the perfect place to package a note, or if you’re looking for something a little grander, slip in a dainty piece of jewelry too. The box comes with eight blank pages and measures 6.1″ x 3.3″, made entirely from wood.
The UGG Women’s Miranda Robe is what robe dreams are made of. This robe is classic in style and prioritizes maximum comfort over all else. It’s in line with the best spa robes you’ve ever gotten your hands-on and will make any shower or bath that much more special, almost like you’re on vacation.
If your dad is a big baseball fan or history buff, he will go absolutely crazy for this gift. Not only are they a sentimental gift that he will associate with your wedding, but something that’s so very unique. The cufflinks are made with actual pieces of home plate at Yankee Stadium, something legends have stepped on for decades.
Bring the smell of sophistication into your parent’s life with this gorgeous and high-end diffuser that they certainly didn’t know they needed. The smell is rich and enticing without being too overwhelming, making it worth every single penny. It comes in a beautiful box that makes it easy to gift.
This is such a special and sentimental gift, commemorating the house your parents raised you in a gorgeous way. Each watercolor painting is painted off a photo that you submit, making it completely unique and special to your parents and family. You can order the custom watercolor in two sizes depending on your preference and the turn around time is about two weeks.
The quality of this adorable little handkerchief is so nice. It’s a great gift if you’re combining it with some other must-have accessories for your big day and can be given to parents of the bride or groom, each made with their personalized monogram. This is a great sentimental gift that will come in handy when they shed tears of joy on the wedding day.
These sleek Scandinavian watches are unisex and come in several designs for both men and women. The timepiece has a timeless design that won’t ever go out of style. If you’re not sure what to get your parents to say “thank you” on the wedding day, a beautiful and high-end watch is certainly something they’ll love.
These little apples are simply a sweet way to tell your parents “I love you”. If your parents are hard to shop for and have everything, then this is a nice sentiment that will find a lovely place in their home. The style is vintage and rustic, perfect for parents with a rustic style in their house.
If your parents love photos of the family more than anything else, they’ll love this very special place to keep them. The frame has figurines that represent each child along with two larger ones for the parents. It acts as a frame as well as a beautiful piece of decor that can go just about anywhere in the home.
This clock has a sentimental message on it, reading “all that we are, all that we hope to be, we owe to our loving parents”. It’s made of beautiful wood and includes a wall mount that’s easy to use, even for parents who aren’t the handiest. It can also be placed on the included easel if you prefer not hanging on the wall.
If you’re looking for a gift for a father of the bride who could use a little bit of help with his organizational skills, this gift is perfect. It’s not only helpful in keeping important papers safe and together, but it is really attractive as well. He can take this to business meetings, to hold important papers during travel, and so much more.
Your parents lent a helping hand and a large chunk of change for your wedding so a thank you is certainly in order. Here are 20 great wedding gifts for parents.
