“Three rings of marriage are the engagement ring, the wedding ring, and the suffering…”

“Spouse: someone who’ll stand by you through all the trouble you wouldn’t have had if you’d stayed single…”

For most of us, an engagement is one of the most romantic and remarkable occasions in our lives and communicates a blend of true love and togetherness. But uttering the words “will you marry me?” are not so simple. It’s possibly one of the most terrific yet terrifying things you can ever do in your life. It’s a make-or-break situation; will they agree… or flee?

Maybe your marriage proposal involved getting down on one knee with a rose clenched in your teeth and the ring in your hand… turning up at their office in the middle of the afternoon, armed with a red rose, a bottle of bubbly and a glass containing the ring… serving them oysters in bed with the ring inside the shell… writing their name in chalk on the street outside your home or asking your local radio station to pop the question for you over the air waves…

So you’ve declared to the world you love and cherish each other. Two families unite to welcome the new bond that’s been made. Job’s a good’un. Now it’s celebration time! But what do you buy your fiancé or fiancée to say ‘I love you’? And if you’re a friend or relative of the happy couple, what on earth do you buy them as a token of your congratulations and jubilations? Whatever your correlation, jump on the bandwagon – give them a present they’ll never forget by considering personalised engagement presents. These are gifts that shout passion, personality and panache, all at once.

Here are a few engagement present suggestions for the Mr and Mrs-to-be…

Engagement Present Ideas

First and foremost, the engagement card. Want to make yours stand out from the rest? There is, in fact, such a thing as a card that grows – no word of a lie! Known as a ‘Treemendous’ Card, this gift contains a living, breathing Norway evergreen tree.

Naturally, a bottle of champers is always a winner. It’ll add a bit of sparkle and zest to the occasion and is something the starry-eyed twosome can enjoy together over a candlelit meal while listening to ‘I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You’ by Elvis Presley. Unlike your bog-standard bottle of Mercier, this is a bottle of personalised champagne, which displays the names of the happy couple along with your very own personal message. Even after they’ve devoured the bottle of bubbly, it’ll still stand as a symbol of their engagement as well as your ‘congrats’.

Engagements present for couples ideas could involve something a little out of the ordinary… Most folks dream of owning their own piece of land in the sun, beyond the hustle and bustle of cold, wet Britain. So, let them own a piece of paradise in the Caribbean. Simples. For even more unusual engagement presents, feature their names in a classic novel like Romeo & Juliet… give the happy duo their claim to fame by featuring them in a genuine personalised newspaper. Alternatively, give them a gift they can experience together such as a sightseeing cruise along the Thames or a three-course meal at a gourmet restaurant of their choice.

For a stand-out special gift for a loved-up couple, personalised presents for engagements are the only way to go!