How to Select a Gift for a 50-Year Wedding Anniversary
Fifty years of marriage is a milestone that relatively few couples attain and it deserves to be celebrated in grand style. Here are some tips for buying gifts for that golden spouse or couple.
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Traditional Golden Gifts
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Choose a gift made of real gold, even just a hint of gold. Gold is the traditional gift for couples celebrating 50 years of marriage.
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Think "treasure" when considering a golden gift. A tiny treasure box made of gold, for example, is elegant and appropriate. A gold-tinted photo frame is another great idea.
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Gold jewelry is an appropriate choice on a 50th anniversary.
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Wrap your gifts in gold-colored paper; use gold-colored boxes and bags as gift containers and use gold-colored ribbon and bows to tie them up.
Sentimental or Practical?
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Consider a sentimental anniversary gift for your spouse or for the couple, such as special keepsakes, a family portrait, a painting or a scrapbook full of pictures, memories and stories.
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Renew your wedding vows as a fiftieth-anniversary gift to each other in front of your loved ones at a celebration or in an intimate ceremony on a trip.
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Consider a more practical gift for the golden couple-give the couple or your spouse something they've always wanted but never had the extra money to buy.
Plan a Date, Getaway or Celebration
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Plan a special surprise date for your spouse as a gift to celebrate your golden anniversary. Immediate family can plan a date for the couple.
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Plan a romantic weekend getaway. Couples can plan this with each other or family and friends can plan it as a surprise.
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Finally visit that special city you've always wanted to see but never had the time. Paris, London, Rome, New Delhi...now is the time to let your imagination reign.
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