Engagement present for couple who don’t need anythjng

something personalised? have you looked on not on the high street?

look at local artists too, sometimes they do ranges of personalised wares for big occasions. Obviously it is down to taste but I like this lady for example www.katiecardew.com/product-category/fine-art-prints/fine-art-prints-personalised/

If they are animal lovers you could sponsor an animal in their name. Local zoos and the world wildlife group both offer this kind of gift and they could always visit their local zoo to see their sponsored animal and their names on a plaque.

If they have a garden, Wedding Day ramber rose makes a lovely gift, it flowered prolifically in the summer, only one flush like most ramblers but massives of white clusters of roses.

jeanieallergy - you say you are "taken aback" (by the no need for gifts comments) because the
OP has decided she would like to buy a gift for her son and his fiance.

I did not read that.

Maybe some of us wondered "is this necessary" partly because the OP said they "have everything they need but I felt I should get something for them".

She sounded hesitant to me.
I felt I was encouraging her to think about it. About IF a gift was really required or not.
I read her "felt I should" as feeling obligated rather than really wanting to!

I was, however, "taken aback" by you saying If you have no suggestions to offer, just pass by - particularly as several people said they didn't think it was necessary but also acknowledged what they thought might be nice.

I don't believe anyone said a gift was "unwarranted".

Nothing‼️ Pre-married and 40’ish couples don’t need anything. And they (probably) should not be asking for a wedding gift either‼️
Bring flowers or a bottle of wine/champagne.
Take your son and new wife out for a fancy dinner‼️ Maybe a gift card for that.

Think about the things they like? A night away, dinner at a posh restaurant , a really nice bottle of wine or a case, something for the garden, a photo shoot with a photographer, you know your budget work from that. I live in Wales and a Welsh love spoon is a nice gift. You can but online and have it engraved , Esty have some nice ones in a variety of prices and designs.

That's a good thought, Fleurpepper.

Lovely suggestions here. Any would be welcome.

A friend told me she had been given art gallery membership for a year which pays for all the exhibitions not included in free entry.

When my DSis got engaged to an honourable their announcement went in the Times. Then she called it off and wasn't at all sure if there should be a further announcement.

We never got engaged. We just married.

I'm not sure if they're having their get together at home or away, but if they're at home I'd agree with the champagne suggestion, you can all share it at the time. A crate (or half-crate) would be very generous, but a bottle or two is always welcome.

We got a pair of really nice champagne flutes for our engagement.
It was the only present we got and I still cherish them

As a second time around person myself - here's a few suggestions:

There's a rose called Engagement / Congratulations / Happy Couple
An afternoon tea voucher
A donation to their favourite charity in their name
A bottle of bubbly & glasses
A tasting at a vineyard
A wedding planning guide

I hope they appreciate whatever you decide to gift

Our best gift ever was a pair of binoculars. We use them occasionally and were something's we didnt have plus unlikely to buy ourselves.

Silver photo frame always goes down well.

An experience - a meal, afternoon tea, wine tasting, just something to mark the occasion

I was a bit taken aback by the comments asking do they really need a gift for an engagement. OP has decided she would like to buy a gift for her son and his fiance and is asking for suggestions. If you have no suggestions to offer, just pass by, no need to offer your opinion as to whether or not a gift is warranted.
Depending on the couple's interests, I'd go with a special plant for the garden, a meal out, a spa day voucher, a bottle of wine or champagne, or a personalised OS map centred on their home, either framed or an actual map if they like to go walking shop.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/custom-made/

Stargazing experience with professional astronomer ?

Why not ask them? If they say 'nothing' ask them if there is a charity they would like a donation for.

Money or vouchers for a meal at a favourite restaurant.
Offer to babysit, if they have children that would need babysitting,while they go for their meal.
Pay tv licence for a year.
Favourite wine.
Subscription to a magazine/magazines they both enjoy for a year.

When my son and his fiancée got engaged. They in late 30s also have everything I got them a personal memory book it has a photo of the two of them together and date got engaged and I put photos in from when they were first together and it’s got space for them to put more photos in it and also planning the wedding. Got from not on the high street. They were due to marry in 21 but covid put a stop to that one. So now getting married in July 24. It went down well give them a good laugh at how they had changed in the few years that they had been together.

Yo me an engagement present equates to the same as a baby shower gift to me. Totally unnecessary and given the circumstances in this instance even more so. If desperate to give something, give to charity in the couple's name.

Personally I wouldn’t give them anything except, perhaps, a congratulations card.

If they have a garden then something like a dogwood or a rose which would last. The other thing I have done over the years is bought a small wood by now. Happy or sad I get a tree from the woodland trust planted in the nearest area they are planting at the time to the person concerned. So my parents ruby wedding we bought 4 trees , one from each of the children. They dont label them (I dont want them to anyway!) but we bought an ordanance survey and when we were all able to get together we went for a walk to see where they were planted. Sadly my sons baby daughter died at 3 days old, and we have all planted trees in her memory. So we have all taken from the world and this is a way to give a bit back and have lovely memories of the occasions.

silverlining48 I think that's the best idea - a nice meal to quietly celebrate how pleased you are for them.
We took our son and new fiancée out for a meal and raised a glass to their new life together.

It felt like the start of a new family and gave us chance to really enjoy each other for an evening.

I’d take them out fir a meal, or pay fir them to go alone if that’s what they prefer. A photo frame maybe or something to plant in the garden.
Or just a nice card would be enough wishing them every happiness.

It’s nice you like your potential dil. That’s probably the most important thing.

When I was young, engagements were very much a 'thing'. Parties, presents, announcements in the paper - the full works. We didn't get engaged, because as far as I was concerned our agreement to marry was between us, and it all seemed a bit grabby. Some friends definitely got engaged to get the presents. They were up front about it. To be fair though, the age at which people got engaged then was much lower than today - 18 or so was probably average - and at that age people are playing at being grown-ups. Owning tea towels and fondue sets a couple of years after leaving school (and buying them for friends) fed into that.

Nowadays there seems to be a different attitude to weddings. I had younger colleagues who struggled to take holidays with their families as their leave and disposable income was spent on numerous stag and hen weekends abroad, complete with champagne, salsa classes, spas and so on, followed by elaborate weddings in exotic places. One colleague's sister had three hen parties - one in her home town, one near her sister (my colleague) and another abroad. This was followed by an expensive wedding with extravagant gifts - the colleague was asked to buy a new washing machine - and the marriage lasted 6 months.

My 'hen' was a night out with friends (male and female) in a pub. It wasn't a big deal, but I wanted everyone together as I was moving away after we got married. We had a few drinks and possibly chicken in a basket, which was popular at the time, and went home after last orders, which would have been 10.30 .