| Starting with your sixteenth anniversary, | | | | year is silver hollowware. For those of you, |
| anniversary gifts start getting a little harder to get | | | | especially you guys, who don't know what |
| because things change drastically with this | | | | hollowware is, we'll give you a brief definition that |
| anniversary. We're going to explain what the | | | | even you can understand. Hollowware is the |
| change is, why it changed and what your options | | | | opposite of flatware. Flatware are dishes that lay |
| are for a sixteenth anniversary gift. | | | | flat, like a flat plate. Hollowware is a dish or item |
| Your first fifteen years are over and now you're | | | | that is not flat, like a bowl. Got it? |
| into the area where you only get a traditional gift | | | | Perfect examples of hollowware that you can get |
| idea every five years. So your next traditional gift | | | | for your wife and that she is sure to love, would |
| idea doesn't come around again until your | | | | be some nice silver serving dishes. These are |
| twentieth anniversary. Why? This will sound like a | | | | great for holidays to serve all your veggies in. |
| strange answer but it is what it is. The reason is | | | | Pitchers, teapots and trays are also considered |
| simply because after the first fifteen years, list | | | | hollowware. Just make sure whatever you get |
| makers felt that only the anniversaries ending in | | | | has some silver in it or around it. Many hollowware |
| five or zero were really important. It was like | | | | bowls are actually made out of china but are lined |
| reaching a milestone every five years. It didn't | | | | with gold or silver. Look for the ones lined with |
| matter that you made it to 24 years. The key | | | | silver. |
| was to make it to that magical number of 25. | | | | It is probably best to not purchase these things |
| However, because in modern times people still felt | | | | online or from companies where you have to get |
| they needed to get their spouses gifts for each | | | | them delivered. These items are very fragile and |
| anniversary, modern day list makers came up | | | | can break easily in shipping. Go directly to the |
| with modern ideas for every anniversary, even | | | | store and pick out what you want. If you're |
| up to number 100. Seems a little silly to have 100 | | | | having trouble finding something, just go to a |
| anniversaries, but the list does exist. So starting | | | | sales person and tell him or her that you're looking |
| with number sixteen, we have only modern gift | | | | for silver hollowware for your sixteenth |
| ideas for all anniversaries that don't end in a five | | | | anniversary. They'll know just what to show you. |
| or a zero. So don't worry, you'll still get some | | | | You would think as the years go by and you're |
| ideas to take with you to your favorite store. | | | | married longer, getting anniversary gifts would |
| So, just what is the modern gift idea for your | | | | become easier; sadly, this isn't the case. Maybe |
| sixteenth anniversary? Well, they don't give you | | | | this is to remind us that marriage is indeed a very |
| an easy one, that's for sure. Your choice for this | | | | special thing. |