How to Buy an 18th-Year Wedding Anniversary Gift

Porcelain, the 18th wedding anniversary gift suggestion, is from the contemporary gift list. The traditional list doesn't include this anniversary.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Gift Ribbons
• Anniversary Greeting Cards
• Birdbaths
• Flowers
• Garden Fountains
• Porcelain Dishes
• Porcelain Statue
• Wrapping Paper
• Chardonnay
• China Plates
• Credit Cards And Loans
• Gift Certificates

1. Think porcelain, chinaware, bone china or ceramics for this anniversary.

2. Consider your spouse. Would they like delicate china teacups, or a modern cool cobalt bowl?

3. Shop around and think creatively. Use the Internet, catalogs or specialty shops in your neighborhood for something unique, or go to department stores for something a little more traditional.

4. Enclose a personal gift card.

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

Tips & Warnings

• Porcelain is not everyone's cup of tea, but maybe a Chinese tea set would please somebody. How about a vase, lamps, candlesticks or a fruit bowl? Or consider fountains, a statuette from the last century, antique beer steins, or matching his-and-hers sink bowls for a bathroom redo.

• If your partner is just not the porcelain type and you still want to give from the list, you could purchase tickets to a museum showing porcelain. A gift certificate for ceramic lessons at a nearby school or shop could also do the trick.

• If you're stuck, you can commission something from a potter, but make certain you allow enough time.