Early on in the process, my older (married) sister told me to keep a journal of everything I (bride-to-be) was feeling so I could look back on it later. I found this book on Amazon, and it’s been amazing so far:
The Bride-to-Be Book: A Journal of Memories From the Proposal to "I Do" https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307887987/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_0.4UCbCW7Q4M1
There is space for photos, a few places for random thoughts, and a lot of directed prompts (things like “Details of Your First Date” that I might forget in 50 years).
On a kind of similar note, my fiancé was given this book by a married friend of his:
The Groom's Guide: For Men on the Verge of Marriage https://www.amazon.com/dp/0998739995/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_Fe5UCbN20XSS8
We’ve chosen to spend a couple of evenings with him reading the book out loud and sharing the tips, ideas, and things to ponder, and it’s been great bonding time!
I prefer the Alsace to Burgundy. The wine is less famous, but the towns are better.
With 7 days you really need to stay in Colmar or Strasbourg, especially if you want to do things at night and meet people - maybe split between the two. Each of the smaller towns are fun for an afternoon, but there isn't much to do after that.
I didn't do any "tours" in the Alsace, it's mainly visiting the little towns and going to the 'caves' for tastings. Eguisheim, Riqueihr and Kaysersberg all have them.
You should get the "Rick Steves France" guidebook - which has a solid section on the Alsace, all of these towns, and how to get between them without a car: https://www.amazon.com/Rick-Steves-France/dp/1641714611
My sister got me this really cute journal for brides to be - it’s a sort of scrapbook of the whole engagement / wedding planning process.
A friend also did a basket for us with mini bottles of alcohol tagged for milestones in planning: little wine bottles for getting engaged, booking a venue, and booking our honeymoon, mini Prosecco for saying yes to the dress, and nips of gin for a “rough day”
When I got engaged a friend gifted me this "Bride To Be" book: https://www.amazon.com/Bride-Be-Book-Memories-Proposal/dp/0307887987/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485973215&sr=8-1&keywords=Bride+to+be+book
I thought it was lovely and sweet, so I gifted one to my friend who got engaged recently!
It's a book with fill in prompts meant to be filled out throughout wedding planning so you can remember everything when looking back! Kind of like a scrap book, but with more writing!
I also like to gift ring holders like this one because you can never have too many ring holders: https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Co-Op-Ceramic-Rabbit-Holder/dp/B00IMJB8JI/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1485973338&sr=8-14&keywords=ring+holder
Right after I got engaged someone gave me a copy of a book called 'The Knot book of wedding lists' and it helped me so much to get the ball rolling.
I had no clue how to start making decisions or when I should have been making them and this book goes through everything step by step by asking the reader questions so they can get an idea of what they want. The lists are awesome because they are broken down by time period such as what should be done 12 months before, 6 months before, etc.
This is the book: http://www.amazon.com/Knot-Book-Wedding-Lists/dp/0307341933/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8