Gift guide · 9 November 2026

Gifts for Ninong
and Ninang

They stood with you at the altar. Give them something for their kitchen that they use every morning.

Two BRISEO handmade stoneware mugs in Azure and Rust, a wedding gift for ninong and ninang from AWIS

The short answer. Principal sponsors are usually a married couple, so give them a pair: two handmade stoneware mugs, boxed together and tied with a ribbon. A boxed pair at AWIS runs from ₱1,450 to ₱1,950.

Ninong and ninang stay in a couple's life long after the wedding day. Most thank-you gifts are made to be looked at once; a cup is made to be used. Every morning it goes to the table, it carries a little of that day with it.

Ordering for several sponsors

Send us the list: how many sponsor couples, which pair for each, and the glazes. Each pair is boxed on its own, so they are ready to hand out at the reception, the despedida or a visit after the wedding.

For five pairs or more, write to hello@awis.ph before you order. We confirm the forms and glazes on hand, and the total, before you pay. Order well ahead of the date: pieces in stock are prepared within three to five business days after payment.

Why a pair of cups

Every piece is thrown, glazed and fired by hand in Northern Mindanao, so no two are identical. The pair matches in form and differs in the details. They are high fired stoneware, dishwasher and microwave safe, made for daily use rather than a shelf.

If you are the ninong or ninang

Giving to the couple instead? See Wedding Gifts for Couples: pairs, a set of five for the new home, and pieces from The Table on enquiry.

Giving it

Every piece is wrapped in kraft paper and sent in a kraft paper bag, at no charge. Our gift box is ₱150: boxed and tied with a ribbon, ready to give. A pair for a sponsor couple goes together in one box.

We ship anywhere in the Philippines, from ₱300 in Luzon, Metro Manila included, and from ₱400 to Visayas and Mindanao, or you can collect for free in Pasig. If a piece we ship arrives broken, we replace it or refund it.

To order, message @awis.ph on Instagram or write to hello@awis.ph. You can also add pieces to a reservation and send it when you are ready.

Questions

Principal sponsors are usually a married couple, so give them something for two: a pair of handmade stoneware mugs, boxed together and tied with a ribbon. At AWIS a boxed pair runs from ₱1,450 (Juan) to ₱1,950 (Floresca).

Yes, when that glaze is on hand in that number. For five pairs or more, write to hello@awis.ph first with the count, the pieces and the glazes, and we confirm what is on hand before you pay.

There is no fixed amount. Setting one figure per sponsor couple, the same for everyone, keeps it simple. At AWIS, a boxed pair is ₱1,450 to ₱1,950, and a single boxed cup for a secondary sponsor is ₱800 or ₱850.

No. We do not engrave or print on the pieces. Each one is thrown and glazed by hand, so every pair is already its own. For a card with the box, ask us.

Candle, veil and cord sponsors are often friends or cousins, and many couples give them something smaller than the principal sponsors. A single boxed cup, Juan at ₱800 or Briseo at ₱850, is one way to do it.

Yes, anywhere in the Philippines, packed sponsor by sponsor: from ₱300 in Luzon, Metro Manila included, and from ₱400 to Visayas and Mindanao. Or collect them for free in Pasig. Pieces are prepared within three to five business days after payment, so order well ahead of the date.

Yes. They are high fired stoneware. The one thing to avoid is a sudden change in temperature, such as boiling water into a cold cup.

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