Christmas gifts for couples
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Buying one present for two people is harder than it sounds. It has to suit both of them, it can’t feel like it was really meant for one, and it ideally gives them something to do or remember together. The good news: couples are easy to please with anything that has both their names on it, or that gets them an evening to themselves.
A star named for the happy couple
Name a real star. A heartfelt gift they’ll cherish forever. Our sister company, The Star Naming Co., names a catalogued star after the pair of them — “Jen and Mark”, say — with a certificate, a sky chart and a live viewer so they can find it together on a clear winter night.
£9.99 delivered in minutes, or £19.99 as a printed Gift Pack posted free in the UK.
For newlyweds and first Christmases
Engraved flutes for their first Christmas married
A pair of champagne flutes engraved “Hubby” and “Wifey” with their wedding date. They’ll come out for the Christmas toast this year and every anniversary after — the kind of thing that gets kept long after the wedding gifts are forgotten.
About £19.99.
A photo of the two of them, printed on slate
Pick a favourite photo — the wedding, a holiday, last Christmas — and have it printed onto a piece of real slate. It stands on a shelf or mantelpiece and looks far more considered than a standard frame.
About £11.95.
For parents and couples with a busy kitchen
A Christmas chopping board with their names on
A wooden board with a gingerbread-house design, personalised with their names. It’s useful all year, but it really earns its place on Christmas Day with the cheese and the cold cuts — and it suits parents, in-laws or the friends who always host.
About £14.99.
A date-night coupon book for parents who never get out
A little book of tear-out date-night vouchers for them to redeem with each other. Ideal for a couple with young children who keep saying they must go out more — especially if you write “babysitting included” inside the front cover.
About £14.99.
Your babysitting, offered for the January slump
Not a product, but often the present parents value most. Write out a proper card offering a specific evening in January — when the decorations are down and everyone needs cheering up — and stick to it. Pair it with the coupon book above and you’ve given them the whole night.
For couples who like doing things together
A murder mystery for two between Christmas and New Year
Cold Case Inc make online murder-mystery case files that you solve in a browser — couples can play on two devices at once, reading witness statements and piecing together evidence. Their newest case, Love, Aisle and Murder, is set at a wedding, which makes it a fitting pick for a couple. Each case takes one to four hours, with no subscription, and players rate them 4.8/5.
About £9.99 per case. More on playing as a couple
A foodie challenge pack for couples who love cooking
A set of scratch-off cards with food-themed challenges — cook something new, try a dish you’ve never ordered, recreate a takeaway at home. Good for the couple who are happiest in the kitchen together, and it gives them something to do well into the new year.
About £15.99.
What to avoid
Gifts that are really for one of them with the other’s name added, anything that needs a lot of space they may not have, and “his and hers” novelty items unless you know they find them funny. When in doubt, choose something they’ll use together rather than side by side.
More personalised ideas: Personalised gifts for couples at You Personalise · Gifts for couples at Cupidly · Christmas cards at Lush Lobster
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