How to Buy a 15th-Year Wedding Anniversary Gift

There are two gift lists to survey: One is traditional (more than 100 years old) and the other contemporary. Traditionally, the gift for year 15 is crystal; watches are the modern alternative.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Gift Ribbons
• Anniversary Greeting Cards
• Gift Cards
• Flowers
• Grandfather Clocks
• Wall Clocks
• Wrapping Paper
• Chardonnay
• 2 His And Hers Women's Watches
• Jewelry
• Crystal Ware
• Kitchen Timers
• Credit Cards And Loans
• Gift Certificates
• Stopwatches

1. Decide between the traditional gift and the contemporary for the 15th anniversary of your marriage. When shopping for a couple, keep both partners in mind; sometimes one "couple" gift does the trick.

2. Think about glassware, chandeliers, objets d'art or bookends if you opt for crystal, the traditional gift. If the couple likes wine, a fine bottle and two crystal glasses would be sensational.

3. Use the contemporary list and consider his and her watches, or perhaps a clock. Are they a grandfather clock couple, or a school clock type? Athletes may need stopwatches, while culinary masters may want a new kitchen timer.

4. Enclose a gift card with a handwritten message.

5. Wrap your gift, and if possible, deliver it in person.

Tips & Warnings

• Interpret the watch theme creatively: a dinner certificate to the restaurant where he proposed would be about time without being about watches. Plus, it's romantic.

• Accept these gift choices as suggestions, and don't feel forced to take them literally.

• If you engrave their Rolexes, make certain they'll love them. You can't turn back the hands of time to return them.