Wedding Gifts for Christian Couples

In seeking out a gift for Christians at their wedding, I've collected only those which position Jesus Christ at the center of all things. You may prefer to buy Christian wedding presents where this is explicit, or where it's implicitly referenced.  Both kinds are on offer here.

If you are a non-believer, looking for a gift for Christian friends getting married, then it may be helpful to read the below article first.  Happy shopping!

This stone look wall decoration definitely puts any marriage within the context of Jesus Christ. All that it references of love and union is displayed upon a cross - the iconic emblem of Christianity, and a reminder of Christ's great love.

While any married Christian couple would find truth in these messages, the Faith, Hope and Love Wall Cross is a particularly great wedding gift for Christian newly-weds. The entwined rings give a hint to the ceremony just performed.

It would be a wonderful decoration to hang within their new home. The pair would be reiterating from the outset what their vows had just declared - this is a rock solid marriage built upon the testimony and heart of Jesus Christ.

The Faith, Hope and Love Marriage Wall Cross is 10.5" x 7.25", and one inch thick. The Biblical quotation engraved upon it is from 1 Corinthians 13.13: '... And the greatest of these is love.'

Practical and beautiful, this Mr and Mrs Mug set for Christians will make a handy addition to their new home. Every couple needs cups!

What I like best about gifts like these is that they aren't destined to be cooed over, then put away to gather dust in a cupboard. They are useful, therefore will become part of everyday married life.

The legend upon both mugs reads: A marriage that follows God's plan takes more than a woman and a man. It needs a oneness that can be only from God - marriage takes three. Which sounds pretty Christ-centered to me!

The Mr and Mrs Coffee Mugs for Christians are bone china, and hold 10oz of liquid. They are produced by a Christian company - Dicksons Gift Shop.

Let me state outright that, as a genealogist, I am jumping up and down, pointing to this Christian wedding gift idea as my absolute choice. In fact, if I could throw myself at your feet and beg you to consider it, I would. Please imagine me doing just that.

Why the passion and pleading?  It is because I have spent decades researching my own family tree. Therefore I know how utterly priceless family Bibles with genealogical pages can be. 

They survive each generation, passed on as heirlooms to the next. Inside those sacred leaves valuable information is preserved. (Yes, the Gospel as well!) Any family historian can hunt through the archives for dusty, staid names in a register. But often ancestral records can be missed, overlooked in the general melee of hundreds of other family's names.

Our ancestors and kin don't truly come to life, until you find them all listed together - in your gt-grandfather or mother's own handwriting, with personal notes of love - in a Bible. 

The Scripture itself will be a wonderful Christian wedding gift, as couples form a family unit, then children arrive. But the truly priceless value of those family history pages only really comes into its own with the generations to come.

Of course, it may be expected that any Christian couple getting wed will already own a Bible or two between them. If not, then their own parents might choose to bless their marriage with a brand new edition for their home.

However, there is more than one book which may be bought as a Christian wedding present.

At first glance, the advice given for Christian couples to hang in their home looks like pure common sense. The homilies are loving, kind, practical and add up to a tremendous basis upon which to build a successful marriage.

Then you look a little more closely and realize that every word is Scripture. Each piece of advice comes complete with the Biblical chapter and verse listed beneath. Good sense from the holy book! And a brilliant Scriptural wedding present for Christian newly weds.

The above variation on the same theme includes a panel quoting Corinthians 13:4-8. The fact that those scriptural verses keep on coming up, over and over again, pays testament to their deep truth and beauty. Perfect gifts for newly wed Christian couples.

So which of the two frames do you prefer?