Decide between the traditional gift and the contemporary for the 5th anniversary of your marriage. When shopping for a couple, keep both partners in mind.
Step2
Ask around for insight into the couple's taste and style, if you don't know them well. Try to think creatively, not literally.
Step3
Interpret silverware as nourishment. How about serving pieces of soul nourishment à la a spa getaway, a weekend at a bed and breakfast, a gift certificate for dinner or enrollment in a class?
Step4
Consider a traditional fifth-year gift of wood: a picture frame, firewood, a cello or a salad bowl. Or how about planting a tree for your partner?
Step5
Interpret clocks - the other traditional gift - to mean watches, calendars, weekend getaways, babysitting, maid or chef services, or a grandfather or mantle clock.
Step6
Imagine something they wanted and didn't get for a wedding gift, if you prefer unconventional gifts. Consider something fun like tickets to a symphony.
Tips & Warnings
If you do buy silverware, make sure it matches what they have, in spirit if not in pattern.
Monogrammed cake servers make for a thoughtful present. Or how about silver chopsticks?
Comments
hedd said
on 3/23/2007 And what about beautiful Wooden Celtic Love Spoons? Perfect as 5th Anniversary Gifts:
http://www.fifthweddinganniversary.com/