Anniversary Celebrations

An anniversary is commonly associated with weddings. Married persons who regard the date of their marriage as important may mark the yearly date of their wedding in some special way.

Broader groups in society, especially the families, and even more especially the children of such a couple, may help to celebrate such occasions; this is particularly common on the 40th, 50th, and 60th annivs.

Retailers (especially jewellers), sensing a profit opportunity, have encouraged gift-giving on such special days, and may often suggest a hierarchy of types of gifts to reflect the importance of longer years of marriage (and perhaps of greater ability to purchase more expensive gifts).

Romantic Anniversary Present Ideas

Romantic Anniversary Present Ideas for Her

• Mow "I love you" or a big heart with your initials on your lawn. Or in the winter, build a Mr. and Mrs. Snowman and string an "I love you" banner between them. Anniversary in the fall? Build a chicken wire "heart" on your lawn and fill with colorful autumn leaves. Attach a mylar banner around the wire frame with your love message.
• Use Christmas snow to spray a love message and hearts on your windows. Good any time of the year. Buy stencils at a crafts store.
• Customize helium balloons and attach to your car antenna. Get a "Happy Anniversary" mylar banner, customize it you can and attach to your bumper. Strew flowers and petals in the car. Pretend you just got married again! Spend a night or weekend away.
• An anniversary present made of gold! Give her a real rose preserved in 24k gold and give her three wishes to go along with it. Also choose from porcelain, paper or glazed roses and orchids.
• Decorate your bedroom with her favorite flowers, sprinkle petals all around, light scented candles and have massage oil ready. Make a trail of petals leading from your front door to your bedroom. Have new sexy lingerie waiting. You are appropriately undressed for the occasion when she arrives home.

Romantic Anniversary Present Ideas for Him

• Flowers just don't do it for the guys. Why not present him with a keepsake chest filled with stuff from his favorite hobby? If he's a sports nuts, get sports toys and figures, write "I Appreciate You" notes, and include tickets to a sporting event. If he's a musician, wrap up a bunch of toy instruments and a pair of concert tickets. If he loves to work around the home, fill with tools from a dollar store, include a "how-to" video or pay for a class about a skill he wants to learn.
  
  This works just as well for the wife, if she's had it with traditional anniversary presents. Choose from a selection of sports and work themed cookie baskets, many of which can be personalized with a brief message.
• Have his or her favorite meal ready (or order in a gourmet meal) and greet your honey at the door wrapped up only in a wide satin ribbon from a fabric store or a short, sexy outfit, ready to "serve."
• Engrave a winner's trophy or crystal award with "(Name) Best Lover", "(Name) Love of My Life" or your declaration of love. Search through this vendor's selection of unique trophies and awards. with free engraving. Inexpensive, this is a super "extra" anniversary present for him.
• If you plan to dine out, make arrangements in advance with the serving staff to make a special presentation of your trophy with dessert.

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