WEDDINGS
YOUR
Anniversary
GIFT LIST, YEAR-BY-YEAR
THOUGH GIVING YOUR HUBBY THE LATEST iPAD OR WHISKING YOUR WIFE AWAY TO GREECE MAY SOUND LIKE GREAT GIFT IDEAS, SURPRISING YOUR OTHER HALF WITH A TRADITIONAL ANNIVERSARY PRESSIE CAN BE SO MUCH MORE MEANINGFUL( AND FUN).
SO WHETHER YOU’ VE BEEN MARRIED JUST A FEW YEARS OR 60, THE GIFT POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS WHEN YOU STICK WITH THIS TRADITIONAL ANNIVERSARY THEME.
1st: Paper Ideas – Love coupons, newspaper from your wedding day, photo album filled with memories, tickets to an event
2nd: Cotton Ideas – Matching dressing gowns, luxury bed linen, clothing
3rd: Leather Ideas – Wallet or handbag, shoes, personalised luggage tags or passport holder for a weekend away
4th: Flowers / fruit Ideas – Bouquet of flowers, chocolate-dipped strawberries, fruit tree for the garden, floral or fruity perfume / cologne
5th: Wood Ideas – Plant a tree together, jewellery box, wooden game, weekend away in a log cabin, sculpture or carving
6th: Iron Ideas – Gym membership( pumping iron!), iron skillet( for cooks), tools, trip to Paris to visit the Eiffel Tower
7th: Wool or Copper Ideas – Cashmere scarf, copper sculpture or artwork, wool blanket for snuggling, copper mug or kettle
8th: Bronze Ideas – Trip to the beach to get‘ bronzed’, sculpture or artwork, jewellery, new bed frame or furniture
9th: Pottery Ideas – Flowers in a beautiful pot, ceramic sculpture, a pottery class together, coffee mug
10th: Tin Ideas – Personalised number plate, tin of specialty food( caviar), flowers in a large tin, rent an AirStream caravan for a vintage holiday
11th: Steel Ideas – Stainless steel watch or jewellery, engraved keychain, stainless steel cookware, cocktail shaker, bicycle, trip to the London Eye
12th: Silk Ideas – Silk sheets, scarf or tie, underwear / lingerie, matching silk robes, new razor or spa treatment( to make you smooth as silk)
13th: Lace Ideas – Clothing, underwear / lingerie, handkerchief, wrap a present in lace, personalised lace cushion
14th: Ivory Ideas – Tickets to a piano performance, visit to an elephant sanctuary or zoo, ivory-coloured clothing or bed linen, trip to the Ivory Coast
15th: Crystal Ideas – Wine glasses or goblets, bowl or vase with flowers, jewellery, a crystal massage, candlesticks
20th: China Ideas – Vintage china teacups, home-cooked dinner served on your best china, a trip to see the Great Wall of China, home accessories / decorations
25th: Silver Ideas – Jewellery or cufflinks, picture frame with a favourite photograph, clock, cinema date( the silver screen), engraved pen
30th: Pearl Ideas – Fancy dinner with oysters, motherof-pearl jewellery or cufflinks
35th: Coral Ideas – Scuba-diving lessons and trip to a coral reef, dinner at a seafood restaurant, coral jewellery, coral-coloured clothing / accessories
40th: Ruby Ideas – Ruby-red roses, red-themed party, ruby jewellery, vintage red wine
50th: Gold Ideas – Gold watch or jewellery, huge bouquet of gold-coloured flowers( sunflowers, tulips, gold roses, etc)
60th: Diamond Ideas – Diamond jewellery or cufflinks, a holiday at a Diamond Resort( www. diamondresorts. com)
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