Throughout life, there are many special events that deserve recognition and personalized awards. One doesn’t usually think of a trophy for these milestones, but your local trophy shop or online trophy store provides unique products that mark these joyous occasions. Below are a few ideas for gifts that trophy stores can supply for special events.

The birth of a child is a joyous occasion that can be marked with personalized gift. Many people like to give personalized keepsakes that can be enjoyed for many years to come. Silver engraved baby cups, engraved photo frames, and even engraved Christmas ornaments are gifts to be cherished. Your local trophy shop or online retailer has a number of different gift ideas to choose from. Another great source for personalized baby gifts is red envelope.

Here is an example of a unique and memorable personalized baby gift. My youngest daughter received an engraved silver piggy bank with her name and birth date when she was born. Inside the bank was money for her college savings account. At age three, my little daughter loves to put coins in her piggy bank and talks of the family member who gave it to her. All it takes is a little creativity to make a personalized baby gift that will last for years to come.

Engraved Christmas Ornament: A great gift for the grandkids or Baby's First Christmas!

Gifts

Most trophy shops have a number of different crystal selections appropriate for this purpose, and they make beautiful wedding gifts. These special products are easily etched by engraving machines and have been specially designed for engraving. In contrast, many of the crystal gifts found in department stores are more difficult to engrave and are easily broken by engraving machines. Unfortunately, hand engraving is quite expensive and time consuming, and many trophy shops no longer offer this service. If you want to give a personalized engraved gift, check with your local trophy store before you buy.

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Reception

At the wedding reception, it is fun for the bride and groom to toast their new marriage with engraved champagne flutes or wine goblets. Usually these gifts are etched with the bride and groom’s first names and wedding date. After the wedding, the couple can remember their special day each time they use their glasses for many years to come. Many people also like to have the cake knife engraved with the bride and groom’s names.

Attendants

Brides and grooms usually give their attendants small gifts to thank them for being in the wedding. Engraved silver flasks are one of the more popular choices for groomsmen’s gifts. For bridesmaids, jewelry such as a pretty bracelet, necklace, or earrings for them to wear on the wedding day serve as a thoughtful gift.  Other ideas include vases, candles or other keepsakes. Visit your local gift boutique or Red Envelope online for more ideas. For both men and women, engraved clocks also make great gifts and can be personalized with the attendant’s name and an expression of thanks. The bride and groom's closest friends and family will appreciate any personalized gifts.

Birthdays are another opportunity to give a personalized gift to someone you care about. This might be a great time to give a trophy for “world’s best mom or dad” or a plaque for grandma or grandpa. Joke trophies are fun to give as birthday gifts too. For a milestone birthday, it might be fun to give an “over the hill” trophy. There are many goofy figures that can be attached to trophies as well. The only limit is your creativity!

Many people like to give personalized framed pictures for birthdays, and an engraved plate attached to the frame is a wonderful way to finish the gift. Attaching an engraved plate to any piece of artwork is an easy, inexpensive way to give artwork a museum-quality look.

For children’s birthdays, small trophies make great party favors. If your child has a sports theme party, choose the appropriate sport trophy to give to all the kids that attend. For younger kids, bobblehead trophies are always a favorite. Not only are they interactive, but they are available in almost every sport, including ballet!

Trophies work well for all types of parties, especially when a contest is involved. Chili cook offs in summer, Halloween costume or pumpkin carving contests in autumn, holiday parties in winter, and egg hunts in spring are all occasions where a trophy could be awarded. Visit your local trophy shop or online retailers for even more ideas!