How to Buy a 45th-Year Wedding Anniversary Gift

The 45th wedding anniversary gift is sapphires on both the traditional and contemporary lists.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Gift Ribbons
• Anniversary Greeting Cards
• Flowers
• Wrapping Paper
• Blueberries
• Chardonnay
• Sapphire Jewelries
• Cobalt Glasswares
• 1 Saturn Cars
• Credit Cards And Loans
• Gift Certificates

1. Consider your spouse. Would they prefer his-or-her sapphire rings, or maybe new blue wall-to-wall carpeting?

2. Be practical. Sapphires are precious stones, so they can be costly, but small sapphires to commemorate this milestone anniversary are affordable for earring studs, small rings or perhaps tasteful pins.

3. Consider interpreting the suggestion creatively.

4. Shop around, checking out online stores, catalogs, specialty shops and department stores before you commit yourself.

5. Enclose a personal gift card.

6. Wrap your gift with care, and if you can, deliver it in person.

Tips & Warnings

• More reasonably priced gems include tanzanites, amethysts and opals.
• How about sending a weekly bouquet of beautiful blue flowers (bluebells, irises or hydrangeas) for 45 weeks? Bluebirds, blueberries or cobalt glassware could also be loose interpretations of the theme.
• Sapphires were a favorite of Saturn in mythology; a great idea might be a brand-new blue Saturn automobile for your partner.