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Anniversary Ideas
Celebrating Special Moments Your anniversary is one of those days you need to remember. No excuses. These days there are so many options that take advantage of technology that it's easy to set reminders. That means it's inexcusable to forget. Do whatever you have to do to set a reminder or two or three well enough in advance to give you time to plan something.
Date Ideas
You can use just about any of the date ideas on this website to make this a special day. Some things most people always include are flowers, a card, a nice dinner, champagne, and perhaps a gift.
♥ Anniversary Gift Ideas ♥ opens in new window My wife and I have celebrated a few different ways. Sometimes it's dinner at our favorite restaurant. Sometimes we get to go away and celebrate where we got married in the Caribbean.
We've also gone to a retreat type resort for a weekend, and once to a pretty awesome hotel with in room hot tub and fireplace.
Gift Ideas
What matters here is that you remember the day and celebrate it. For most people it's not about how much you spend. Television ads will try to convince you that you need diamonds and how she is worth it. Of course she is worth it, but you don't have to go bankrupt to prove it. Where you live in the world will make a difference on how you celebrate and what the traditional gifts are. Here's a list I found for the USA...
Traditional and Modern Anniversary Gifts| Year | Traditional | Modern | | 1st | Paper | Clocks | | 2nd | Cotton | China | | 3rd | Leather | Crystal, Glass | | 4th | Linen, Silk | Appliances (electrical) | | 5th | Wood | Silverware | | 6th | Iron | Wood Objects | | 7th | Wood, Copper | Desk sets/Pen & Pencil sets | | 8th | Bronze | Linens, Lace | | 9th | Pottery, China | Leather goods | | 10th | Tin, Aluminum | Diamond jewelry | | 15th | Crystal | Watches | | 20th | China | Platinum | | 25th | Silver | Sterling silver | | 30th | Pearl | Diamond | | 35th | Coral, Jade | Jade | | 40th | Ruby | Ruby | | 45th | Sapphire | Sapphire | | 50th | Gold | Gold | | 55th | Emerald | Emerald | | 60th | Diamond | Diamond |
Flower Gifts| Year | Flower | | 1st | Carnation | | 2nd | Lily of the Valley | | 3rd | Sunflower | | 4th | Hydrangea | | 5th | Daisy | | 6th | Calla | | 7th | Freesia | | 8th | Lilac | | 9th | Bird of Paradise | | 10th | Daffodil | | 11th | Tulip | | 12th | Peony | | 13th | Chrysanthemum | | 14th | Dahlia | | 15th | Rose | | 20th | Aster | | 25th | Iris | | 28th | Orchid | | 30th | Lily | | 40th | Gladiolus | | 50th | Yellow roses & Violets |
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