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Updated Mar 06, 2025The 12 Best Wedding or Bridal Shower Gift Basket Ideas
All it takes is a lil' DIYing.
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PSA: Bridal and wedding showers are gift-giving events. After all, their traditional purpose was to help furnish the newlywed's home. Luckily, you're in the right place to find a great bridal shower gift—and we're sharing our favorite bridal shower gift basket ideas so your gesture really wows. A bridal shower gift basket is a bundle of small gifts related to a specific theme, given instead of just one big-ticket item. For instance, you could give a bridal shower spa gift basket filled with the bath caddy on the couple's registry, fragrant bubble bath, luxe body wash, lotion and monogrammed washcloths. While you can shop for premade gift baskets online, you can also DIY. Below, find homemade bridal shower gift basket ideas with exactly what to shop for (and where) to put together a unique present for the soonlyweds.
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Bridal Shower Gift Basket Ideas by Theme
From cute, to creative, to funny bridal shower gift basket ideas, you'll find the best inspiration below. First, pick your bridal shower gift basket theme based on the couple's interests or what little gifts you can bundle together from their registry to create a theme around. Then, learn exactly what to put in the bridal shower gift basket. We're certain the couple will really love it.
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1. Made with Love Baking Kit
If the couple's first Netflix binge together was the "Great British Baking Show," they'll be excited to receive a baking gift basket for their bridal shower. Fill it with bakeware from their registry—like a cupcake tin, bread pan and baking sheet—as well as fun tools they might not have thought to include, like cookie cutters, piping supplies and a nonstick silicone mat. We also love the idea of adding cookie, cake or muffin mixes so they can start baking right away.
Baking cookbook
Baking sheet
Cake pan
Cookie cutters
Cupcake or muffin tin
Loaf pan
Measuring cups and spoons
Oven mitts
Piping tools
Rubber spatula
2. At-Home Spa Gift Basket
As far as bridal shower gift baskets go, a spa-themed one is a classic idea—and for good reason: Soonlyweds can always use some R&R in between wedding planning sessions. If your budget allows, start with plush bathrobes or slippers—bonus points if they're monogrammed—then add in some restorative products like bar soap, bath bombs or shower steamers and body lotion, followed by a sweet-smelling candle. Our favorite scents to shop are lavender, jasmine and eucalyptus.
Bath bombs or shower steamers
Bath caddy
Bathrobes
Body lotion
Body wash
Candle
Face masks
Loofa
Slippers
Tea
3. Movie Night Gift Set
If you were to ask us our favorite gift basket idea for a bridal or couple's shower, we'd have to say a date night set. Whether they use it before or after the wedding, it's an easy way for them to spend quality time together—all thanks to you. Think: A popcorn bucket filled with movie snacks, a cozy blanket and a home projector. Love this unique bridal shower gift basket idea? Find more goodies to add in below.
Board game
Candy
Mini home projector
Popcorn
Scratch-off movie poster
Soda
Throw blanket
4. Honeymoon Travel Essentials
How about things they can use for their honeymoon (and all their future adventures) organized in a cute travel tote? Personalized luggage tags and passport holders are a must, then browse toiletry bags and jewelry rolls as well as compression cubes to make their packing easier. You could even think about adding a gift card for an airline or Airbnb.
Airline gift card
Couple's ball caps
Jewelry case
Luggage tags
Packing cubes
Passport holders
Sleep masks
Tech organizer
Toiletry bag
Travel tote or duffel
5. Stock-the-Bar Gift Basket
Have you heard of a stock-the-bar party? Instead of traditional wedding shower gifts like kitchen and home goods, guests are expected to bring liquor, bar accessories and drinkware to the soirée. And that's exactly where the idea for this bridal shower gift basket comes from. Shop the couple's registry for their chosen cocktail glasses, then pop into your local liquor store for some nice bottles of booze and, finally, present it all in a cooler.
Bartender kit
Bitters
Cocktail recipe book
Set of highball glasses
Set of rocks glasses
Simple syrups
Whiskey stones
Their favorite liquor (or two)
6. A Basket of Firsts
This is arguably the most creative bridal shower gift basket idea we—and you—have heard. Essentially, it's a wine basket bridal shower gift, except each bottle has a custom tag or label that denotes when to drink it—like their first anniversary or their first fight (and first kiss and makeup). You can make your own tags or buy them online at Etsy.
Corkscrew
Custom label stickers or tags
Set of wine glasses
Wine bottle chiller
Wine or champagne bottles
7. Hosts with the Most Gift Basket
From serving platters to table linens, a bridal shower kitchen gift basket will help prepare the couple for hosting in their newlywed abode. Our top product idea for this bridal shower gift basket is a personalized cutting or serving board. It'll be a cute and creative touch at all their dinner parties.
Cheese knives
Coasters
Dessert stand
Linen napkins
Napkin rings
Oil and vinegar dispensers
Personalized cutting or serving board
Placemats
Serving utensil set
Tablecloth
8. Laundry Gift Basket
The worst scenario is realizing you don't have a steamer when your clothes are wrinkled and you're short on time. Save the couple that stress and give them a laundry basket (literally) bridal shower gift. While you don't need to go as far as buying them detergent, a hamper and iron will likely already be on the couple's registry—you're just combining them for a little DIY bridal shower gift basket idea.
Delicates bag
Drying rack
Fabric shaver or lint remover
Iron and ironing board
Laundry basket
Steamer
Wool dryer balls
9. Lingerie Gift Basket
Sexy lingerie for the bride is a traditional shower present. Step it up a notch with a cute and risque lingerie gift basket. You don't have to just include lacey undergarments and silky pajamas, though. Toss in massage oil or even a massage candle and date night cards to set the mood.
Couple's card deck
Lace teddy or babydoll
Massage oil
Matching pajama set
Personalized bridal robe
10. Backyard BBQ Gift Basket
Still need ideas for bridal shower gift baskets? How about a BBQ or picnic basket bridal shower gift? Start with a wicker basket, naturally, then fill it with plastic table settings for two or four, grilling tools and an outdoor blanket. They can use it to entertain guests or treat themselves to a lunch date at the neighborhood park.
BBQ tools
Camping plates and cutlery set
Insulated wine glasses with lids
Outdoor blanket
Picnic basket
11. Italian Dinner Gift Basket
Pots and pans are essential wedding registry items, and we love dressing up the gift with some dinner inspo that'll put them right to work. For this pasta-inspired wedding shower gift basket, start with a large stock pot and a sauce pot for cooking pasta and tomato sauce. Next, add gourmet olive oil, fresh basil and dried noodles. Or, if you know the couple wants one, add a pasta maker with ravioli stamps and a cutter. Then for a personal touch, handwrite your family's recipe for chicken parmesan. Yum!
Colander
Dried noodles
Drying rack
Gourmet olive oil
Italian seasoning
Pasta fork
Pasta machine
Rolling cutters and round cutters
Saucepans (1.5- or 4-quarts)
Stockpot (8-quarts)
12. Perfect Blend Gift Basket
Warning: Prepare for lots of coffee puns. Say you love them a latte with a wedding shower gift basket of gourmet coffee, cute mugs and plenty of creamer and sugar. It's perfect for the coffee-loving friend or family member who found their perfect blend. Words cannot espresso how much we love this idea—and the couple will too, so just brew it!
Biscuits or cookies
Coffee beans or grounds
Coffee maker (Keurig, french press, espresso machine, cold brew maker, etc.)
Coffee mugs
Flavored syrups
Milk frother
Sugar bowl with serving spoon
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Where to Buy Bridal Shower Gift Basket Items
So, you've picked out a great bridal shower gift basket idea for the couple, but now you need to put it all together. These retailers have a wide assortment of products to fit your theme. Of course, we first recommend shopping the couple's wedding registry. Pick one or two items off their wish list to base the rest of your gift basket around, if you're stumped on where to start. Then, add a few smaller surprises for the couple and, of course, a basket, box or bag to elegantly present the gift in.
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The Knot Shop: Bridal shower gift baskets are a thoughtful gesture, but since they do require buying more than one item, they can become costly. That's one reason we love The Knot Shop. (The other reason is that it's ours.) They have lots of affordable gifts, from personalized robes to grilling utensils. Plus, you can browse cute tote bags and wooden keepsake boxes for wrapping.
Target: Big retail stores like Target offer goods for almost any part of the home, including the refrigerator and pantry. You can order cookware, table settings, cleaning tools, bedding, bath essentials and home decor all online or you can go straight to the store to shop in person. So convenient!
Amazon: Shopping for last-minute bridal shower gifts? Amazon Prime is your friend, even for something as ornate as these cute bridal shower gift basket ideas. We particularly love shopping for creative home goods on the site, like inexpensive (but still high-quality) colored glassware for your bar-themed gift basket or succulent-adorned measuring cups for your baking-inspired gift box.
T.J.Maxx: T.J.Maxx is best known for having off-price apparel and home goods. This is because they buy past-season merchandise and even items from canceled orders at other retailers. Luckily, most kitchen supplies and home furnishings don't go out of style, so you can find classic drinkware, serving plates, throw blankets and more to fill your homemade bridal shower gift basket. You'll even be able to find a charming storage container to pack it all in. And you can shop online or in stores.
Etsy: Etsy is a great place to find ideas for bridal shower gift baskets. They have lots of unique, handmade goods (lots of which can be personalized to the couple) and even premade bridal shower gift baskets.
