35+ DIY Wedding Advent Calendar Gifts for Counting Down to I Do

Make it Count for the Big Day!

An advent calendar doesn't just have to be for Christmas. It's a great way to give gifts for a countdown to an event such as a wedding. It’s so much fun to put together and an ideal gift to give to bridesmaids and maids of honor. You can theme the calendar to match your wedding or your favorite movie for example. You can choose the length of the countdown you want and have one gift for each day leading up to the occasion. So if you are going to do the whole month you'll need 30 gifts for your calendar. If the wedding is June 2nd then you would give them the gift on or around May 2nd and if you are doing a calendar that is a week long you would give that to them the week before the wedding. Check out these Wedding Advent Calendar Gifts

Days Until I Do

This calendar has been made up with 16 gifts. You can use a cork board as the base and the size you choose will dictate the size and number of gifts that you choose. Number 14 could include a bottle of bubbly since there will be two weeks to the wedding at that point. Number 1 could be a special piece of jewelry.

Pink & Gold

You could share the calendar among your bridal party and assign each girl a "day" to get a gift for counting down to the wedding.

Hanger

This calendar contains a whole month of goodies and you could purchase a really special Hanger that the bride could then use for her wedding gown on the day.

Box of goodies

Make a box of goodies for the bride to enjoy. The bride could even have this as her card box on the big day.

DIY Wooden Advent Calendar House

This Wooden Advent Calendar is shaped like a Ginger Bread House and is ready to decorate and personalize for your next event. With 24 Empty Drawers, there are endless possibilities as to what you could fill it with from candy to little trinkets like rings for example. You could choose to use it for Christmas, a wedding advent calendar or any other occasion that requires this type of craft.

Chalkboard

Using a chalkboard is a great way to personalize this gift idea. You can easily make your own chalkboard from an old board and then paint it with blackboard paint. Once dry you can use chalk to write special messages and the bride may even want to keep it for her home to write sweet messages to her honey.

Mr & Mrs

Make a calendar especially for the bride and groom. You could include items such as luggage tags for their cases for their honeymoon.

A Month of Goodies

Give them a whole month of goodies to enjoy with this idea. Make a little cracker and fill it with sweets for one of the days. You could also add items to pamper herself with such as a face mask or nail polish.

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Sunflower Themed

Give them sunshine by lacing the calendar with beautiful golden sunflowers. You can add the initials of the couple getting married with glitter card stock.

Bunting

Add adorable bunting to your calendar to really make it stand out. You can find a printable online or make one yourself using card stock and bakers twine.

Big and Tall

If you want to splurge on gifts, then make a nice big tall advent calendar using a tall board. You could even add items such as for the tradition of "something old , something new, something borrowed, something new". The blue item could be a blue watch and if it's new that could also double as the new item.

Florals

Channel the French countryside by wrapping your gifts in delicate floral wrapping paper. You can even get clips to attach your presents and wrap them in the floral paper to match.

Sparkling Silver

Silver is a very nice and shiny addition to any advent calendar. Use glitter silver washi tape to decorate the different presents and for adding accents to the cork board. You might even consider gifting a piece of silver jewelry too.

Purchase a Printable Wedding Advent Calendar Starter Kit

If you are running low on time then you can purchase this printable wedding advent calendar starter kit here to give you a few things to help start your calendar

Included Cut Outs:

-Banners
-Blank name sign
-Label tags for the count down 1-25 in two different colors
-Blank labels
-Heart bunting cutouts

The benefit of doing this is that it can be printed from the comfort of your own home.

Bridal Advent Calendar. Each day the bride to be opens a gift to pamper herself. Include a bath bar from Lush, a CD, a small candle from B&B Works, lotion, a Starbucks gift card, a couple of chocolate truffles, and lastly a pair of sparky silver Snoozies slippers to wear while getting ready on her wedding day. This is super easy and fun to make!