| It is not all the time that we get to meet someone | | | | stir.Take a big branch and spray-paint it silver. Then |
| so special in our life. So, if you feel like forever is not | | | | decorate it with a few silver ornaments and ribbons. |
| enough to love your partner, give special attention to | | | | The branches are to be hung with the major events |
| your wedding anniversary. Traditional and modern gift | | | | from the couple's life, photos of loved ones, gift |
| ideas will surely spell I-L-O-V-E-U. | | | | certificates for stores, shows and events or |
| It is not all the time that we get to meet someone | | | | restaurants, tickets for a tip, traveler's checks, etc. |
| so special in our life. So, if you feel like forever is not | | | | Why not plan a trip to a place with "silver" in the |
| enough to love your partner, give special attention to | | | | name? Silverstrand Beach in California or in Ireland and |
| your wedding anniversary. Traditional and modern gift | | | | Silver Springs in Maryland or Florida are perfect places. |
| ideas will surely spell I-L-O-V-E-U. | | | | You can also have a fairy tale-like picnic in a silver |
| If you are in doubt about which gift category | | | | mine... |
| traditionally applies to the anniversary in question, | | | | Be careful if you are planning to celebrate the special |
| there are plenty of online guides to help you, with | | | | day by spending your traveler's checks on a second |
| lists for the U.K., the U.S., as well as other countries. | | | | honeymoon. Many married couples in modern America |
| An immortal artwork such as a photo montage or | | | | do not even live full time in the same city as each |
| mentioning their names in a fiction is considered one | | | | other, let alone spend time in the house together. |
| unique anniversary gift. The names of the couple | | | | What do you think will happen if they finally decide to |
| may be included in a novel for a modest fee at | | | | take a holiday only for the two of them? According |
| Romance by You. There is a range of styles of | | | | to at least one couple, this was a life-changing |
| romantic fiction to choose from, including tropical, | | | | experience, and more than they had bargained for. |
| vampire, western and pirate romances. | | | | The second-honeymooners duly packed their |
| For a 25th anniversary, most couples and their | | | | lap-tops, blackberries and cellphones and headed for |
| families and freinds will wish to make a special effort. | | | | the poolside in Hawaii. They enjoyed the trip so |
| The traditional gift is naturally silver. I recall my own | | | | much, they ended up selling the condo and the house |
| parents bought each other a silver birch tree and | | | | and moving into the lakeside cabin, to continue their |
| planted it in the garden, to watch it grow a further | | | | romance all year round. There they began a tourist |
| 25 years. Party ideas include silver garlands and | | | | business, which now brings in a six-figure sum.Getting |
| place-settings, balloons, gift-wraps, etc. A lovely way | | | | to Hawaii is not so easy for them these days, but |
| to celebrate the day is by renewing the vows. | | | | they don't care - they no longer need to get away |
| Friends can help a party go with a swing by compiling | | | | to celebrate. |
| a CD with songs from the year of the wedding - | | | | And don't forget to apply for your letter from the |
| guaranteed to set a nostalgic tone to the | | | | President of the U.S.A - for any anniversary over the |
| proceedings. | | | | 50th - or from the Queen of England, for those |
| A wish tree is an ever-popular idea which allows | | | | special 60th, 65th or over 70th anniversaries. Can't |
| plenty of free rein to your imagination, is something | | | | wait! Roll on 60. |
| everyone can contribute to and is bound to cause a | | | | |