Tent: Like sleeping bags, the number of people listed as a tent's capacity is an absolute extreme. If you need to go light and small and fit two people then yeah, get a two-person tent, but expect to be all up in each other's sleeping business. Add person to the tent size to increase comfort — for two people who want to be comfortable, pick up a three-man tent. If you're going camping with buddies, think about what's going to be a comfortable sleeping situation for you; I prefer my own one-man tent rather than spooning a buddy in a two-man.
You want a dome-style tent with flexible poles, not the A-frame Teddy Roosevelt carried. Eureka hits a good quality/size/weight/weatherproofness-to-price ratio.
"Footprints" protect the tent floor from being torn or cut by stuff on the ground and can help keep the tent's interior dry in a storm. Rather than buy the fancy ones from the manufacturer, I instead cut one to shape from thick plastic sheet. It'll last a few trips and then you can dispose of it.
Sleeping Pad: Absolutely essential, do not go camping without something nice and soft to sleep on. In addition to providing comfort, sleeping pads insulate you from the ground too, helping keep you warm.
Headlamp: It's going to be real dark at night and you'll need to see as you walk around the campsite, cook or do anything else. A cheap LED headlight will handle that better than anything else. No need for anything fancy here.
Lantern: Remember where we said it was going to get dark? It really is. Rather than rely on the campfire to provide enough light to eat dinner and just illuminate the campsite, you're probably going to want a lantern. LED ones are cheap, bright and easy to use. Bonus points for packing a little rope so you can hang it from a tree.
First Aid Kit: Preparing food and walking around in the dark, going hiking and just being outside, you're going to get scrapes, cuts, blisters and whatnot. Make your own first aid kit tailored to your individual needs.
Sunscreen: Wherever you're going, whenever the time of year, pack a big ol' tube of SPF50. You're going to be outside, in the sun for a long time.
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