How to Buy a 25th-Year Wedding Anniversary Gift

Celebrate 25 years of marriage with silver, the traditional gift. Sterling silver represents the contemporary, albeit expensive, choice. Here are a few easy steps to help you choose a great gift to celebrate this special milestone.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Try to think creatively, not literally, with your silver gift. When shopping for a couple, remember to consider both the wife and husband.

2. Put careful thought into selecting a gift for your spouse. When buying a gift for a couple, if you don't know their taste or style, ask people who do.

3. Interpret silver as perfection. How about a dozen roses, Belgian chocolates or Dom Perignon champagne in silver flutes? Or silverware, or unique jewelry pieces?

4. Think of something you can do together, if you don't like the idea of traditional gifts. Design the "perfect day," buy the perfect books, or choose the perfect outing or gift with your cherished partner or couple in mind (gift certificates can come in handy here).

5. Enclose a personal gift card acknowledging that 25 years of marriage is an important milestone, and remember that flowers are always the perfect herald for this kind of event.

Tips & Warnings

• A small amount of real silver in the form of a vase, mirror frame or matching bangles makes for an elegant gift.
• Only the immediate family buys expensive anniversary presents.

on 11/22/2005 Order real silver coins in the latest year from the U.S. Mint (usmint.com) or your local coin shop (see yellow pages). Available in silver dollars, quarters (25th), dimes (10th) and as sets of all denominations.