25 Memorable Gifts for the Bride From Her Mother

There's nothing like the bond between a mom and her girl.

Photo, clockwise: Anthropologie, The Knot Shop, Bloom Boutique, Letterfest

Updated Jun 29, 2023

Watching your daughter prepare for her wedding day can stir up a lot of emotions: joy, excitement, pride, nostalgia, bittersweetness. Your little girl is all grown up and presenting her with some special gifts for the bride from her mother (that's you, you lucky lady) on the wedding day can show her how proud and excited you are as she enters this new phase of life.

With such a special role in the big day (and in her life), you may feel overwhelmed with your many mother-of-the-bride duties and all that needs to be crossed off the to-do list. That's why you should let us help you find a flawless mother-to-daughter wedding gift, because your girl deserves a little something special just from you in addition to the daughter wedding gift you gave from both parents from her registry. We've rounded up the best bridal gifts from a mom, from practical presents to sentimental keepsakes. Present her with one of these timeless and meaningful gifts before she heads down the aisle and you'll share a special mother-daughter moment before she says "I do."

1. Ring Box

Photographers love to snap shots of the bride's wedding ring on the big day. Gift her a special place to display her newest bling both on her wedding day and on her nightstand for years to come with this velvet hexagonal ring box. Add a monogram for a personal touch–your daughter may have new initials to display!

$30 | The Knot Shop

2. Velvet Clutch

A monogrammed velvet clutch can hold all of your daughter's personal belongings on her wedding day in style. This practical gift from a mother to a daughter on the wedding day will ensure your daughter has her lipstick, cell phone and any other wedding essentials close by and tucked away. This can even be her something blue!

$15 | The Knot Shop

3. Mother-Daughter Ring

Your daughter may be adding a new ring to her finger on her wedding day, but a special, mother-daughter ring will make sure she's reminded of your love as well as her partner's love. This sterling silver and brass ring includes a special card about the lifelong bond between mother and daughter (we recommend writing some of your own wedding wishes for your daughter on the back). Each time she looks down at the ring's knotted pattern, she'll be reminded of your special relationship.

$69 | Story Jewellery

4. Personalized Robe

personalized robe gifts for bride form mother

Getting ready together for the big day always creates special memories between a bride and her mother. Your daughter will look chic and glamorous getting her hair and makeup done in this satin, monogrammed robe. Bonus: It has pockets!

$16 | The Knot Shop

5. Honeymoon Travel Bundle

Your daughter deserves to jet away on her honeymoon in style. This bridal bundle luggage gift includes a white carry-on, sophisticated sunglasses and a power bank to keep her phone charged through every layover. The carry-on includes AirTag capabilities for extra peace of mind.

$272 | Samsara Luggage

6. Wooden Jewelry Box

A new marriage means a new ring to keep safe for decades to come. Gift her a safe and stylish spot to put her wedding ring and any other precious trinkets. This jewelry box includes a "to my daughter on her wedding day" embellishment and customized wedding date, making it a keepsake to last a lifetime.

$72 | Etsy

7. Vintage-Inspired Cake Serving Set

One of the most forgotten wedding day items: a cake serving set. This classic and vintage-inspired silver-hued set will photograph beautifully when the happy couple cuts the cake. Throughout their marriage, this elegant set will be part of a lifetime of memories, from cutting an anniversary cake to passing down to future family members. A serving set also makes a great bridal shower gift for your daughter.

$40 | The Knot Shop

8. Lucky Coin Necklace

For a bride gift from mom, you can never go wrong with a classic necklace. This dainty coin necklace can be worn alone or layered with other necklaces and dressed up or down for any occasion, including the rehearsal dinner, postwedding brunch or even the big day itself. Choose between silver or 18K gold plating.

$68 | Gorjana

9. Personalized Picture Frame

You and your daughter will pose for what may seem like thousands of pictures on the wedding day. A personalized picture frame is a simple way for your daughter to display those memories. Sit down with your daughter after the photos are in to reflect on the special day, then pick out a snap for her new frame together for some extra bonding time.

$16 | The Knot Shop

10. Wedding-Day Perfume

Every bride deserves a signature wedding-day scent. Scents unlock nostalgia and memories like nothing else and pulling out a special perfume on anniversaries and date nights will whisk your daughter back to her wedding night and help her relive that joy and excitement for decades to come. This perfume line includes an "I do" floral scent that's perfect for any bride.

$24 | Anthropologie

11. Silver Sixpence

According to tradition, if a bride carries a sixpence on her wedding day, she and her spouse will live happily ever after. This sixpence comes wrapped in elegant packaging and with a card explaining the tradition. Add this to her something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue for the full set of good luck charms.

$16 | The Knot Shop

12. Wireless Mobile Photo Printer

While a photographer captures the big moments and family photos, all of the couple's guests capture the candid smiles and behind-the-scenes fun. With a wireless mobile printer at the wedding, guests can print their cell phone pictures in real time and gift them to the couple for them to smile and laugh with after the wedding. They can also bring the printer along to the honeymoon, anniversary parties and other special events so that no moment goes un-captured.

$70 | The Knot Shop

13. Custom Wedding Venue Portrait

Whether it's a church, banquet hall, barn or even a zoo, the wedding venue hosts one of the most important days of your daughter's life. A custom, hand-drawn portrait of the venue will help her and her spouse remember their big day in such a special way. This artist draws the venue from photographs to commemorate this special place.

$52 | Letterfest

14. Cosmetics Case

You've given your daughter all your best beauty secrets. Now give her a way to stash all her holy-grail products in style with a clear cosmetics case. This compact case easily fits into any carry-on or personal bag and its clear design makes it easy to see what's inside for quick airport touch-ups and on-the-go pampering.

$75 | The Knot

15. Family Name Sign

Marriage merges two families into one. If your daughter plans to take on a new last name, she may feel excited and eager to show it off. This custom and chic mother-to-daughter bride gift can adorn her living room, office or bedroom and mark the happy couple's new life together.

From $72 | Etsy

16. Keepsake Trunk

Wedding cards, photographs, a special perfume, invitations—so many keepsakes come out of a bride's wedding day. A timeless and feminine trunk to hold your daughter's precious wedding mementos makes the perfect mother-to-bride gift idea for any sentimental bride. Add something old and something blue to the trunk for a thoughtful wedding day gift set.

From $229 | Petite Keep

17. Relaxing Spa Kit

Planning a wedding is stressful. After months of coordinating vendors and rounding up bridesmaids, your daughter probably needs a spa day. Help your daughter unwind by gifting her a spa kit with a yummy-smelling candle, fizzy bath bomb and tasty hot cocoa mix. Her sanity will thank you.

From $46 | Etsy

18. Personalized Compact Mirror

The wedding day flies by in a flash and makeup touch-ups happen on the fly. A compact mirror will surely come in handy when it comes time for the bride to reapply lipstick, check for any flyaways and make sure she's still feeling camera-ready. This compact can come personalized with the bride's name and wedding date, making it the perfect wedding day keepsake.

$12 | The Knot Shop

19. Newlywed Cookbook

Your daughter and her new spouse will make many memories cooking together and sharing meals in their married life. And now they can share special moments in the kitchen together making recipes from a cookbook designed for both beginners and experts alike. As a bonus, this cookbook includes tips and guides for hosting dinner parties, cooking for a crowd and making perfect food-and-drink pairings, so your daughter and her spouse can always be the hosts with the most.

$40 | Williams Sonoma

20. At-Home Cocktail Kit

Help your daughter and her new spouse unwind and relax together at home after the big day. Through this delivery cocktail service, you can pick out their favorite cocktail or mocktail and have all the ingredients shipped right to their door for a luxury drink experience at home. From classics like the margarita to unique glittery drinks, you're sure to find something your daughter and her partner will enjoy sipping.

From $35 | Cocktail Courier

21. Bridal Bouquet Charm

When your daughter steps into the aisle, all eyes will be on her. Everyone always feels excited and eager to see the bride's full wedding day outfit, from the dress to the bouquet. Take her blooms up a level with a bouquet charm. This charm also comes with a chain, so that your daughter can wear the charm beyond her wedding day as a symbol of the special memories you shared together. How's that for a sweet wedding gift for a daughter from her mom?

$44 | Bloom Boutique

22. Couple's Adventure Book

If the newlyweds love adventure and trying new things, they're sure to love a book that challenges them to a new adventure every day. After tackling the new experience together, the couple can journal about how it went and tape in pictures from the fun day. Your daughter will appreciate you thinking of her and her partner's new life together and all the adventures marriage holds in store for them with this wedding gift to a daughter from mom.

$50 | Target

23. Meal Kit Subscription

There's no way around it: Coming home after the wedding day or a big honeymoon back to normal, day-to-day life is tough. Getting back into the swing of things after such a big event takes time. A one-month meal subscription kit not only takes away the mental load of having to plan, prep and cook dinner, it also makes cooking new recipes easy and fun. Though this gift can't be presented on the actual wedding day, when your daughter has all the ingredients and steps to make a fresh meal waiting for her at home, she'll be thanking you.

From $232 | The Knot

24. Flower Press Kit

Your daughter may spend a lot of time and money on picking out a beautiful floral bouquet for her wedding day, only to watch the blossoms wilt away a week later. Help her preserve her bouquet with a kit that makes flower pressing easy and fun. This gift from a mother to a bride will help your daughter make the most precious keepsake.

$68 | Anthropologie

25. Bridal Handkerchief

Wipe away happy tears with a custom, mother-to-daughter bridal handkerchief. Whether you choose to have this embroidered with a personal letter, song lyrics or a poem, the loving and thoughtful text on this handkerchief will show your daughter how much she means to you on her special day. Cue the waterworks!

From $27 | Etsy