50th Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas

>• Instead of a guest book, buy a music box
Gifts of love and thoughtfulness are the mostand fill it with messages of love written on gold or
appreciated for a 50th anniversary celebration.handmade paper from family and friends
A 50th anniversary gift commemorates a• Are they up for a cruise? Take them on a
milestone most married couples wish to reach.weekend or week long cruise. They probably will
What can you possibly give a couple after 50enjoy sharing this vacation with others
years of marriage? The most meaningful wedding• What could help them personally? Can you
anniversary gift is one that comes from thelease a car for them? Pay for a kitchen or other
heart: to express your love and appreciationhome renovation?
towards all that they mean to you, how their• Do they golf? Pay for private lessons or a
staying married through the thick and thin of lifeVIP membership at their favorite club. Buy 2
has influenced you, to tell about the warm andclubs, have them engraved and then gold plated
loving memories you shared with them• What hobbies do they enjoy? Give them gift
throughout the years.certificates for a spending spree at their favorite
The 50th anniversary is commemorated by goldcraft or hobby store
and the flower is violet. A gift certainly doesn't• Buy tickets to a favorite event and pay for
have to be gold, wrap a gift in gold paper ortheir lodging and food expenses
paper decorated with violets.• Do they volunteer or have a favorite charity?
50th anniversary gift ideas for the coupleContribute to their favorite organization. Find out if
• Keepsake personalized anniversary gifts, sucha plaque or some other special mention can be
as a photo quilt or pillowgiven in their name
• Monthly or quarterly lo-carb, dietetic or fruitThe best 50th anniversary gift for the couple is
gift basketsone that helps them to enjoy life more. Many
• Restore their wedding photo and place in acouples don't even want to receive gifts. Give a
gold framegift of your time and help. Make up "Gift of Time"
• Have a painting or caricature made out ofor "Labor of Love" coupons to take them out to
their wedding phototheir favorite restaurant, make them a
• As they probably don't cook for themselveshome-cooked meal, chauffeur them on a shopping
as much, gift certificates to restaurants would betrip, run errands for them, take them to a show
appreciatedor movie, have a local landscaping company take
• A gift of theater or concert subscriptioncare of their property, have their home repainted.
tickets. Make them a patron with VIP privilegesFind out what will make a difference in the quality
• The children can create a 50th anniversaryof their life.
keepsake journal gift. Ask family and friends toYour love and attention will be the most
write a paragraph or two to share a memoryappreciated 50th anniversary gift you can give
with their parents. Or ask for a photo with theyour parents or a couple. Make the time for
couple that the children don't have and write athose you love!
caption about it