Whether you're celebrating life's biggest milestones or the everyday moments that matter most, personalised engraving transforms ordinary items into meaningful keepsakes.
Based in Arundel on the Gold Coast, we serve the local area with convenient drop-off service and offer Australia-wide reach through our mail-in programme.
At Gold Coast Engraving, we specialise in creating custom engraved gifts and mementos for every occasion, from intimate family celebrations to large-scale corporate events.
Browse our occasions below to discover the perfect personalised gift, or explore our service categories to see what we can engrave.
Birthday gifts become truly unforgettable when personalised with thoughtful engraving. From milestone birthdays like 18th, 21st, 30th, 40th, and beyond, to children's birthdays and surprise celebrations, we engrave jewellery boxes, photo frames, glassware, watches, keychains, hip flasks, and decorative plaques.
Popular choices include engraved wine glasses for wine lovers, personalised jewellery for milestone ages, custom keepsake boxes, and engraved bar accessories. Whether it's a child's first birthday keepsake or a 90th birthday tribute, our precision laser engraving ensures every birthday gift becomes a treasured memory.
Wedding engraving creates lasting memories for one of life's most significant celebrations. We personalise bridal party gifts including bridesmaid jewellery boxes, groomsmen flasks and wallets, flower girl keepsakes, and page boy cufflinks. Popular wedding engravings include guest book alternatives, cake knives and servers, champagne flutes and toasting glasses, ring boxes, wedding date plaques, Mr & Mrs signage, table numbers and place settings, and favour gifts for guests.
Our services extend to wedding stationery holders, memory boxes for cards and photos, and personalised unity ceremony items. We also engrave parent thank-you gifts and can create custom designs incorporating wedding dates, initials, and meaningful quotes.
Celebrate the beginning of forever with personalised engagement gifts that mark this exciting milestone. We engrave jewellery boxes for the ring, photo frames for the proposal photos, champagne flutes for the celebration toast, keepsake boxes for mementos, decorative plaques with the proposal date, custom keychain sets for couples, and wine bottles or glasses for the announcement.
Engagement party favours, save-the-date holders, and "she said yes" celebration items are increasingly popular. Our precision engraving can include engagement dates, couple's names, proposal locations, and romantic messages that capture the joy of this special moment.
Anniversary gifts deserve the personal touch that engraving provides, whether celebrating one year together or fifty years of marriage. Traditional anniversary materials guide many choices including paper (1st), wood (5th), crystal (15th), silver (25th), and gold (50th). We engrave photo frames with wedding photos and anniversary dates, jewellery and watches, glassware and barware, wooden keepsake boxes, crystal vases and decorative pieces, silver and metal plaques, and home décor items.
Popular engravings include wedding dates, years together, couple's names and initials, renewal of vows commemorations, and meaningful quotes or song lyrics. Our service accommodates both traditional milestone celebrations and modern anniversary preferences.
Graduation marks the achievement of educational goals and the beginning of new chapters. We personalise degree certificate frames, professional nameplates and desk accessories, watches and jewellery, photo frames and albums, keepsake boxes for academic memorabilia, engraved pens and pen sets, business card holders, leather portfolios, and commemorative plaques.
Popular engravings feature the graduate's name, degree earned, graduation date, university or school name, academic achievements, and inspirational quotes for the future. From primary school to university graduations, from diplomas to doctorates, our engraving services celebrate every level of academic accomplishment across all fields of study.
Memorial engraving provides comfort and creates lasting tributes to honour loved ones who have passed. We offer sensitive, respectful engraving services for memorial plaques and garden stones, urns and cremation jewellery, remembrance photo frames, memorial benches and furniture, commemorative glass and crystal pieces, keepsake boxes for precious items, jewellery for carrying memories, and dedication plaques.
Common engravings include names and dates, meaningful quotes and verses, personal messages and tributes, religious symbols and text, and nature imagery. Our memorial services extend to pet memorials including urns, collar tags, and garden markers. We understand the importance of these pieces and provide compassionate, precise service for all remembrance needs.
Retirement gifts celebrate years of dedicated service and mark the transition to a new life chapter. We engrave retirement plaques and awards, personalised clocks and desk accessories, photo frames for workplace memories, glassware and barware for leisure time, hobby-related items, golf accessories, travel items and luggage tags, garden tools and planters, and keepsake boxes for retirement cards.
Popular engravings include years of service, retirement dates, career achievements and highlights, company logos and department names, personalised messages from colleagues, and quotes about retirement and new beginnings. Whether it's retiring from corporate careers, public service, education, healthcare, or trades, our engraving adds a personal touch to honour decades of contribution.
Welcome new arrivals with personalised baby gifts that become treasured keepsakes. We engrave baby keepsake boxes, photo frames for first photos, name plaques for nurseries, christening gifts, first Christmas ornaments, birth announcement plaques, baby's first year memory books, silver spoons and cups, jewellery for mother and baby, and milestone markers.
Popular engravings include baby's name, birth date and time, birth weight and length, handprints and footprints, nursery rhymes and quotes, and family names. Baby shower gifts can be pre-engraved with messages for the parents-to-be, whilst newborn gifts can be personalised once baby arrives with specific details that make each piece unique.
Christening and baptism gifts carry spiritual significance and become family heirlooms. We engrave christening jewellery including crosses and bracelets, photo frames for the special day, keepsake boxes for baptism certificates, silver cups and spoons, religious plaques and wall art, Bible covers and prayer books, rosary boxes, godparent thank-you gifts, and commemorative plates.
Common engravings feature the child's name, christening or baptism date, church name, godparents' names, religious verses and blessings, and family dedications. Our engraving respects the sacred nature of these occasions whilst creating beautiful, lasting mementos that can be passed through generations.
Valentine's Day gifts become more romantic with personalised engraving that expresses love and devotion. We engrave jewellery including bracelets, necklaces, and rings, photo frames for couple's photos, wine glasses and champagne flutes, watches, keychains and keyring sets, jewellery boxes, love locks and padlocks, decorative plaques with romantic quotes, rose boxes, and chocolate boxes.
Popular engravings include couples' names and initials, significant dates like first meeting or first date, romantic messages and love quotes, inside jokes and pet names, and coordinates of special locations. From first Valentine's together to decades of celebrations, our engraving adds personal meaning to expressions of love.
Father's Day engraving celebrates dads, grandfathers, stepfathers, and father figures with personalised gifts. We engrave hip flasks and barware, tools and multi-tools, watches, wallets and money clips, photo frames, BBQ sets and grill accessories, golf accessories, keychains, desk accessories, and hobby-related items.
Popular Father's Day engravings include "Best Dad", "World's Greatest Father", children's names, Father's Day dates, dad jokes and humour, sports team logos, fishing or hobby references, and personal messages from children. Our engraving transforms practical items into meaningful keepsakes that remind fathers they're appreciated every day of the year.
Mother's Day gifts gain extra sentiment when personalised for mums, grandmothers, stepmothers, and mother figures. We engrave jewellery including bracelets, necklaces, and rings, photo frames and albums, jewellery boxes, garden stones and plant markers, kitchen utensils and cutting boards, wine glasses and tea sets, keepsake boxes, decorative plaques, vases and flower pots, and spa accessories.
Popular Mother's Day engravings feature children's names and birth dates, "Best Mum" and similar sentiments, Mother's Day dates, family quotes and sayings, handwritten messages from children, and personalised poetry. From new mothers to great-grandmothers, our engraving helps express appreciation for the special women in our lives.
Christmas engraving creates holiday magic and lasting traditions. We personalise Christmas ornaments, photo frames for festive photos, decorative plaques and signs, wine bottles and glasses, keepsake boxes, jewellery, stockings holders, tree toppers, advent calendars, and Christmas eve boxes.
Popular Christmas engravings include family names and dates, "Baby's First Christmas", "Our First Christmas Together", holiday messages and greetings, year markers for annual ornaments, and festive quotes. Many customers create annual traditions by collecting engraved ornaments each year, whilst others commemorate special Christmas milestones like first homes, new babies, or family celebrations.
Corporate milestone engraving recognises business achievements and company progress. We personalise awards for sales targets and performance goals, anniversary plaques for company founding dates, expansion and growth commemorations, merger and acquisition markers, product launch celebrations, contract wins and major deals, innovation and patent recognition, safety milestone awards, and sustainability achievement markers.
Popular engravings include company names and logos, milestone dates and achievements, employee names and departments, performance metrics, award categories, and inspirational company values. From startups celebrating their first year to established corporations marking decades in business, our engraving creates professional recognition pieces that employees and stakeholders value.
Housewarming gifts become more memorable with personalised engraving. We engrave house number plaques and signs, door knockers and entrance pieces, key holders and hooks, photo frames for new home photos, cutting boards and kitchen items, wine bottles and glasses, welcome mats and doorway décor, garden stones and outdoor plaques, keepsake boxes for moving memories, and decorative wall art.
Popular housewarming engravings include family names, house numbers and street names, moving dates, "Home Sweet Home" and similar sentiments, GPS coordinates of the new address, and blessing or good luck messages. Our engraving helps commemorate this exciting life transition for first-time buyers, families upgrading, downsizers, and anyone starting fresh in a new space.
Achievement recognition through engraving celebrates success across all endeavours. We personalise sports trophies and medals, employee recognition awards, academic achievement certificates and plaques, student awards and honours, volunteer appreciation gifts, community service recognition, excellence awards, leadership honours, and participation certificates.
Popular engravings include recipient names and achievements, award categories and criteria, dates and event names, organisational logos, competition levels and placings, and motivational quotes. From school sports carnivals to corporate employee-of-the-year programmes, from local volunteer recognition to industry excellence awards, our engraving creates meaningful acknowledgment that recipients display with pride.
Pet memorial engraving provides comfort when beloved companions pass and celebrates them whilst they're with us. We engrave pet memorial urns and cremation jewellery, remembrance plaques and garden stones, photo frames for treasured photos, collar tags for living pets, pet name signs, feeding station markers, keepsake boxes for collars and toys, paw print commemorations, and dedication plaques.
Popular engravings include pet names and nicknames, birth and passing dates, breed information, favourite sayings about the pet, rainbow bridge verses, and owner tributes. From dogs and cats to horses, birds, and other companions, our engraving honours the special place pets hold in our hearts.
Military service deserves lasting recognition through personalised engraving. We create items for deployment commemorations, promotion celebrations, unit recognition pieces, change of command ceremonies, service anniversaries, retirement tributes, and fallen service member memorials. Our engraving respects military tradition whilst honouring individual service and sacrifice.
Popular engravings include rank and service details, unit designations, deployment dates and locations, commendations and awards, service mottos, and dedication messages. From dog tags and challenge coins to ceremonial swords and unit plaques, we provide precision engraving that meets military standards.
Sports and team celebrations come alive with personalised engraving. We create items for club trophies and awards, season medals and ribbons, player-of-the-year honours, team MVP recognition, coaching appreciation gifts, end-of-season team gifts, tournament prizes, personal best achievements, and retirement tributes for athletes.
Popular engravings include player names and numbers, team names and seasons, achievement statistics, competition results, motivational sports quotes, and coach dedications. From junior sport participation to elite competitions, from individual achievements to team victories, our engraving celebrates athletic accomplishments at every level.
Travel engraving creates lasting memories of adventures and journeys. We personalise luggage tags and identifiers, passport holders and covers, travel journals and notebooks, photo frames for travel photos, destination map markers, travel flasks and drink bottles, camera straps and cases, adventure plaques and shadow boxes, and souvenir keepsake boxes.
Popular engravings include traveller names, destination lists, travel dates, GPS coordinates of special locations, travel quotes and mottos, bucket list achievements, and journey milestones. From gap year adventures to retirement travel, from business trips to family holidays, our engraving helps preserve travel memories.
Hobby and collector engraving personalises passion projects across interests. We engrave items for music enthusiasts (instrument cases, record displays, music stands), car club members (plaques, trophies, show markers), craft collectors (tool markers, project boxes), gaming communities (tournament prizes, achievement awards), model builders, photographers, fishing enthusiasts, gardeners, and countless other hobby communities.
Popular engravings include collector names, item numbers in collections, achievement dates, club affiliations, and hobby-specific references. Our engraving helps hobbyists display their passions proudly whilst marking personal achievements and milestones within their interests.
Religious and cultural celebrations across diverse traditions benefit from respectful personalised engraving. We create items for communions and confirmations, bar and bat mitzvahs, Diwali celebrations, Eid festivals, quinceañeras, coming-of-age ceremonies, religious holidays, cultural heritage events, and traditional celebrations.
Popular engravings include religious symbols and text, cultural motifs and designs, celebration dates, recipient names, family blessings, traditional verses and prayers, and community acknowledgments. Our engraving services respect the significance of these occasions across all faiths and cultures, creating meaningful pieces that honour traditions whilst celebrating individual milestones.
No matter what occasion you're celebrating, Gold Coast Engraving makes personalisation simple. Based in Arundel on the Gold Coast, we offer convenient drop-off service for local customers throughout the Gold Coast, Tweed, and Brisbane corridor.
For customers across Australia, our mail-in service provides nationwide access to quality engraving. Browse our service categories to see everything we can engrave, or contact us to discuss your specific occasion.
Service Areas: Gold Coast, Tweed Heads, Brisbane & Australia-wide mail-in
Workshop: Arundel, Gold Coast | Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Contact: sales@goldcoastengraving.com.au
