Ideas for a 50th Wedding Anniversary Present
Fifty years of marriage is certainly a milestone to celebrate with a special anniversary gift. The 50th anniversary is a time for the whole family to celebrate the faithful partnership of the jubilee couple and the family that was created out of their love.
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Homemade Gifts
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Photograph Quilt: Designing a quilt with photographs of the milestones in the lives of the golden anniversary couple is a meaningful gift. Photo transfer paper is available for scanning photographs and ironing them onto squares of fabric. The anniversary quilt is assembled with the photograph squares.
Signature Quilt: This quilt has blank fabric squares sewn into it for friends and family to autograph. This is the ideal 50th anniversary quilt, especially if there is a party celebration. Each guest signs the quilt for a lasting memory of the party and the important people in the lives of the couple.
Memory Book: A memory book is a collection of a lifetime of written memories from friends and family. The written memories are gathered from loved ones and crafted on pages into a memory book.
Floral Gifts
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Gold Roses: Gold is the traditional 50th wedding anniversary color. A bouquet of 50 gold roses to symbolize each year of marriage is a lovely anniversary gift. Present the golden roses in a vase engraved with the names of the anniversary celebrants and their wedding date.
Violets: A pot of African violets is a gift that lives on and reminds the anniversary couple of their golden jubilee celebration for years to come. African violets are gorgeous flowers that bloom in the home and are available in many shades of pink, purple, gold, burgundy and blue.
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Gold Gifts
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Engraved Gold Frame: A gold frame, engraved with the names and wedding date of the golden anniversary couple, makes a gift filled with memories. Use a wedding picture, family photograph or a photograph of the anniversary couple’s first home in the gold frame.
Gold Jewelry: The possibilities of giving gold jewelry as a 50th wedding anniversary gift are endless. A gold locket with pictures of the couple is a caring and personal gift for the anniversary wife, and a gold watch engraved with the anniversary date is perfect for the jubilee husband.
Travel Gifts
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Second Honeymoon: Arrange a trip to the place of the anniversary couple’s original honeymoon. Try to find the original hotel or restaurants the couple visited. Make arrangements for a surprise memory book to be placed in the hotel room for the anniversary couple. They can share the memories of their 50 years together in the place where it all began.
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