Best Man Gifts

Asking someone to be your best man is the biggest thank-you of the whole wedding. He is the one who calmed your nerves, kept the rings safe, and gave the toast that made the room go quiet. A personalized best man gift says all of that without you having to find the words. Every gift here is engraved free in our Monroe, Connecticut shop and ships in 1 to 2 business days.

Not sure where to start? Our top sellers for best men are the Right Hand Man Whiskey Decanter, which pairs a hand-engraved decanter with the exact title he earned, and the Ultimate Box Set, our favorite ready-to-give option for the brother or best friend who deserves the full package.

Browse Best Man Gifts by Type

Personalized Whiskey Decanters Engraved whiskey decanters with his name and your wedding date — the ones that get poured from for years.	Personalized Watches Engraved watches he will wear on the wedding day and keep on his wrist long after.
Honeymoon Duffle Bags Personalized duffle bags he will carry on the honeymoon and on every trip after.	Wedding Day Cufflinks Engraved cufflinks for the suit, the photos, and the toast.
Whiskey Glasses for the Toast Engraved whiskey glasses he can use on the wedding night and pour from every anniversary.	Honeymoon Gifts Personalized travel pieces and keepsakes built for the trip and the years after.
Travel Bags for the Honeymoon Personalized leather and canvas toiletry bags built for the honeymoon trip.	Personalized Cigar Humidors Engraved humidors for the cigar he saves for the wedding night and the anniversaries that follow.
Heirloom Pocket Watches Engraved pocket watches he will wear on the day and pass down.	Wedding Day Gift Boxes Curated boxes with 3 to 5 personalized items, packaged and ready to give without extra wrapping.

How to Choose the Right Best Man Gift

The best man gift should feel different from what the rest of the party gets. He did more, so it should read like more. Start with who he is to you, then match the gift to the role he played in your wedding.

For your brother, lean into the shared history. The Right Hand Man Whiskey Decanter gives him a heavyweight piece he keeps on the bar cart long after the last dance, engraved with his name and the day he stood beside you.

For your best friend, go with something he carries every day. The Timekeeper Personalized Groomsmen Watch turns the wedding into something he glances at every morning, with a personal note engraved on the back.

For the friend who ran the whole show, the bachelor party, the logistics, and herding the rest of the groomsmen, reward the effort. The Muscle Duffle and the Monogrammed Leather Dopp Kit are built for the guy who is always packed and on the move.

For the man who has everything, the gift cannot be something off a shelf. A custom-engraved keepsake like the Cigar Club Personalized Groomsmen Gift Set is impossible to duplicate because it has his name on it and a reason behind it.

If you buy your best man one thing, make it the piece he still sets on the bar cart in ten years. The Right Hand Man Whiskey Decanter does that. Hand him a pour at the rehearsal dinner and let the engraving do the talking.

Gift tip from the Groovy Groomsmen team

What Makes a Best Man Gift Different From a Groomsmen Gift

Your groomsmen get a thank-you. Your best man gets a thank-you with weight behind it. He carried more of the load, so the gift should feel a step up from what everyone else opens. That usually means one standout piece instead of a stack of small items, or a fuller set like the Groomsmen Vault Gift Box upgraded with his title engraved on it. The personalization is what separates a best man gift from a generic one. Anyone can hand over a flask. Only you can hand over the flask that says what he means to you.

How Much Should You Spend on a Best Man Gift?

For a quick thank-you or a smaller budget, $25 to $50 still lands. A Grooms Crew Whiskey Glass engraved with his name feels personal without stretching the wallet.

For most best men, plan on $50 to $100. The Monogrammed Leather Dopp Kit and the Cigar Club Personalized Groomsmen Gift Set both sit right in this range and feel like real gifts, not party favors.

For the brother or lifelong friend, $100 and up is fair. The Ultimate Box Set and the Timekeeper Personalized Groomsmen Watch are the kind of gifts he remembers exactly who gave them.

For a luxury best man gift at $150 and up, go big with a statement keepsake like the Splendid Splinter Personalized Baseball Bat, engraved and ready to hang in his office or man cave.

Worried about giving the best man more than the other groomsmen? Keep the form factor the same and bump the engraving. Everyone gets a glass, the best man gets the glass plus the watch. Same theme, clearly his own.

Gift tip from the Groovy Groomsmen team

Does the Relationship Change the Gift?

If he is your brother, the gift can be sentimental and you do not have to explain it. A piece like the Right Hand Man Whiskey Decanter says years of history in one engraved line.

If he is your best friend, match his daily life. A Timekeeper Personalized Groomsmen Watch goes everywhere he does and earns a smile every time he checks the time.

If he is the college roommate who never grew out of the good times, you can have fun with it. The Mugshot Personalized Wedding Stein brings the laugh and still gets used.

If he is the friend who travels for everything, give him something for the road. The Muscle Duffle and the Monogrammed Leather Dopp Kit turn his next trip into a reminder of yours.

If he is the man who has everything, the only thing he does not own is something with his name and your reason on it. A Cigar Club Personalized Groomsmen Gift Set solves that in one box.

Every best man gift here is engraved free and ships from our Monroe, Connecticut shop in 1 to 2 business days, so you can say thank you the right way without running out of time.