Fiftieth Marriage Anniversary Gift Ideas

Known as the Golden wedding anniversary, the fiftieth is one of the biggest milestone anniversaries. And rightly too, since half a century of marital togetherness is as big a cause for celebration as it is a feat difficult to achieve. As the name suggests, both the traditional as well as modern theme for this occasion is gold, since few other materials can better symbolize the purity and beauty of a love and companionship which is still going strong after fifty years.

1. Anniversary rings
   
   Most couples renew their marriage vows on a milestone wedding anniversary. And if you are thinking of doing the same on your fiftieth, what better way to pledge your eternal love than with a golden anniversary ring for your spouse? If you want to revive memories of your wedding, you could go back to designs in golden wedding bands. On the other hand if you would like this occasion to have a significance of its own, you could consider gold rings set with your spouse’s favorite gemstones.
    
2. Jewelry
   
   Gold offers innumerable options in both men’s as well as women’s jewelry. For the former there are pendants and bracelets besides the less ostentatious cuff links, tie clips and key rings. In fact watches with pale golden dials or golden bands can make for rather stylish men’s accessories. Women on the other hand can have a field day choosing from lockets ear rings, bracelets and necklaces in gold, set with precious stones or in simpler designs. The infinite variety of gold also makes it possible to choose from different colors like white or yellow gold and finishes like shiny or matte.
    
3. Creative gifts
   
   For a purely romantic gift on your golden wedding anniversary, choose a love poem that is your spouse’s favorite, copy it with golden ink on a dark background and then have put it in a lovely golden frame. For yet another useful but no-fuss gift idea, buy what your spouse really needs this year and simply encase it in a nice golden wrapping and finish with a fancy golden bow. 
    
4. House décor
   
   The golden theme lends itself to infinite gifting possibilities as far as home décor is concerned but before you go for these, consider if that is what your spouse really wants since at this time of life many people are trying to reduce knick knacks and clutter. Having said that, decorative items can still be cherished gifts to many spouses. Cushions and throws embroidered with golden threads as well as wall hangings and tapestries in golden brocade can jazz up the most ordinary of interiors. Brass or bronze ornaments when polished well can also give a golden appearance. However if your spouse is more fond of objects d’ art in glass or crystal, get one which comes with a golden highlight. In fact picture frames rimmed with golden borders or inscribed with both your initials in golden letters can make for both a romantic as well as symbolic gift on your fiftieth wedding anniversary.
    
5. Tableware
   
   Even though wedding anniversaries are perfect excuses to increase your collection of crockery, once again consider if your spouse would actually want to pile up more anniversary plates.  If so, for your golden anniversary you can choose from dinnerware like plates, serving bowls and dessert bowls in pristine white china rimmed with golden borders. Similarly tea sets with golden highlights can completely transform an ordinary cup of evening tea an exclusive affair. Even in cutlery, you can choose sets steel or silver knives, forks and spoons with golden accents as an anniversary gift for your spouse.
   
   
    
6. Travel
   
   After having accumulated jewelry and decorative pieces for over fifty years, what senior couples may actually be looking for is a vacation where all the bookings and travel formalities are taken care of. Thus if you are looking for gift ideas for a favorite couple like parents or grandparents, this could make the perfect golden anniversary gift for them. To make your gift more symbolic, choose a destination like the Gold Coast or a gold mine like the El Dorado in Fairbanks, Alaska which is safe and open for tourists. If you are choosing the latter however make sure that the couple is in a good shape physically and both are fit enough to travel.
    
7. Anniversary bouquets
   
   Few gifts combine beauty and romance better than bouquets of flowers. Violets, the symbol of everlasting love, are appropriately enough the traditional flower for fiftieth marriage anniversaries. However if your spouse would like something more exotic, how about choosing the finest roses from varieties like Golden Anniversary, Gold Symphonie, Golden Celebration, Golden Kiss, Golden Memories or Good as Gold to be arranged into an anniversary bouquet?

Finally a fiftieth wedding anniversary is the perfect excuse to savor the golden bubbles of a vintage champagne like Don Perignon or a golden sparkling wine like Chardonnay. So whether you wish to make an anniversary gift to your spouse or to a favorite couple, fill your glasses and raise a toast to many more such years of love, health and happiness.