How to Buy a 75th-Year Wedding Anniversary Gift

If you've reached your 75th wedding anniversary, you had better make it special. Both traditional and modern gift lists suggest diamonds.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Gift Ribbons
• Anniversary Greeting Cards
• Gift Cards
• Bouquets Of White Flowers
• Photo Albums
• Wrapping Paper
• Chardonnay
• Diamond Earrings
• Diamonds
• Credit Cards And Loans
• Gift Certificates

1. Consider your spouse or honorees. Are they diamond ring wearers, or would they appreciate a diamond-shaped cake and diamond jubilee white roses?

2. Be practical. Diamonds are costly precious stones, so consider interpreting the suggestion creatively.

3. Shop around. Check out Web sites, catalogs, specialty shops and department stores before you commit yourself.

4. Remember that helpful services, such as a limousine ride, maid service or cooking, could be just as precious as jewels.

5. Enclose a personal gift card recognizing that 75 years of marriage is an enormous milestone.

6. Wrap it perfectly, and if you can, deliver it in person.

Tips & Warnings

• Honoring a long marriage is personal and important, so give your gift careful consideration. A photo album commemorating the couple can be "diamondized" with glitter or faux stick-on crystals.
• A bouquet of white or silver roses is always appreciated. How about candy or cake in diamond shapes? Or consider an ice sculpture, since diamonds are referred to as ice.