Getting married is the most significant milestone in the life of any couple. You know that the couple is not just in love but is also committed enough to get married to each other and when something like this happens in the life of your loved ones there is all the more reason to get all excited and charged up. As a friend or a family member of the couple all you should think about is how to make that special day in their lives all the more special by giving a gift that doesn’t just show that you invested a lot of money and thought in buying it but also adds value to their marital life. Though there is not a shortage of gift options once you set out to explore the market, the bigger your budget, the better your gift but at times, people tend to forget the love that a DIY gift represents. If you spend even half the money, you spend in buying the extravagant lamp shades and the exquisite paintings with abstract art in making a personalized gift for them, it will be a wonderful alternative.

Here are some ideas to help you get a sense of what you should gift to the couple on their wedding day.

1. Pillow Cases: No one would think of gifting pillow cases to the married couple but work them up a little bit utilizing the DIY skills you have, and you will end up with the perfect gift for them. You could get the pillow cases printed with “His” and “Hers” with half a heart on the corner of each so that when put together they form a full heart with “His” and “Hers” written inside them. The gift will act as a sweet reminder of how the couple completes each other, and your purpose will be served.

2. Coffee Mugs: Nothing could be as cliched as buying coffee mugs and gifting them as it is. To add a personalized touch you could buy white, all plain coffee mugs and then work on them with a permanent marker to write messages for the married couple. Since coffee is the first thing, a person drinks in the morning the words could be related to each other reminding them of the perks of marital bliss. Once you have written the message, place the cups in the oven for a few minutes as this will ensure that the marker does not come off.

3. Portrait: You could take a memorable picture of the couple and get it printed on canvas. This canvas will be a beautiful gift not only because it will display the couple’s favorite photograph but will also make it look like you did all the efforts of painting them. If you are proud of your painting skills there is no reason for you to get the printing done, just grab the brushes, paints and canvas and get started. Another thing that you could do instead of getting the photograph printed is to get a special message that is significant in the life of the couple printed on it. The message could be the lyrics of a song that is meaningful to the couple or some words that they frequently speak to each other as a couple.

4. DIY crockery: Plates and bowls decorated with patterns made by permanent markers have become quite familiar. Just like with the mugs, you could buy some plain plate or bowl set and bedazzle them with designs and messages, whatever you like. Once you are done with that just place them in an oven for no less than fifteen minutes, pack them up, and you’re good to go. This gift will make the plainest crockery look elegant and sophisticated adding class into the newlywed couple’s kitchen.

5. Fridge Magnets: The fridge magnets add a warm appeal to the kitchen. Gifting these magnets is an excellent idea. A DIY kitchen magnet is an even better idea because it will personalize the kitchen even more. What you need to do is get a picture collage of stamp size pictures printed and then stick it to the magnet sheets that you can get at any utility store. You could also create magnet silhouettes. What you need to do is cut out a man and a woman shape from a sheet of paper and trace it on the magnet sheets. Once that is done, all you need is a scissor and the skill to cut out the tracing with perfection, and there you go all ready with the silhouette magnets. You could create many such small magnets to occupy a small corner on the couple’s fridge.