50th wedding anniversary gift ideas
Traditional: Gold
Modern: Gold
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Get them a huge bouquet of golden roses…or sunflowers, tulips or daffodils!
Wrap any gift in beautiful gold wrapping paper.
Give them a gold watch.
Buy tickets to a favorite event and wrap them with gold ribbon. Make the evening extra special by toasting to 50 years of marriage at an elegant dinner.
Throw a party! Get tips for planning a 50th anniversary party here.
If they secretly enjoy attention, announce their golden anniversary in their local paper or church bulletin. Include a wedding photo and information about where they’ve lived, where they’ve worked and the names of their children and grandchildren.
Have all of their friends and family write letters of congratulations, and put them all in a scrapbook for the couple.
50 years is a long time! Be sure to tell your sweetheart just how much these years have meant to you with the perfect card.
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