Expert Advice on Top 6 Wedding Anniversary Gifts Questions!

Choosing the right anniversary gift is tough enough, now the question is how to personalize it properly and appropriately? From names, to dates and special messages it can all get a little confusing! While personalizing a special gift please keep the recipient’s preference in mind, but overall it is personal preference and just what feels and sounds right! Here are our Expert Advice and Answers to our most frequently asked questions for Wedding Anniversary Gift giving and etiquette.

Q1 – Is there specific wedding anniversary gift for each milestone?

Yes! Celebrating an anniversary milestone can be a big deal whether it’s the first anniversary or the 50th there are special traditions and new modern themes! For example, the 25th wedding anniversary is celebrated with Silver, so personalized silver anniversary plate makes the perfect gift.  Another common wedding anniversary gift is the prized golden 50th! Commemorated with the color gold, an engraved anniversary gold clock makes the perfect gift to symbolize the time spent together! You can find a complete list of wedding anniversary milestones and themes here.

Q2 – What are the specific flowers for each wedding anniversary milestone? 

Flowers are a classic way of celebrating an anniversary! For every anniversary milestone, there are specific flowers to match and that represent a theme! A great example is the first wedding anniversary is represented by carnations which symbolize lasting vows and joy for the upcoming years. Another great example is the 50th wedding anniversary, represented by yellow roses that symbolize virtue, humility and faith. For a complete list of anniversary flowers and symbolism, check out this helpful blog post. Now, that you have the perfect flowers, we have the perfect vases for any anniversary milestone!

Q3 – What date should a wedding anniversary gift be engraved or personalized with?

Both the wedding date and anniversary date are appropriate for an anniversary gift. It is more common to use the current anniversary date, rather than the wedding date. For example, if Joan and Bill Collins are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and got married on 7/24/1968 the date on the gift should be personalized with 7/24/2018 or July 24, 2018.

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Q4 – Whose name goes first on the wedding anniversary gift?

The order of names is usually determined by the formality of the gift and just what sounds good! You can personalize with nicknames like Mom and Dad or Nana and PawPaw or you can use more formal surnames and titles. For example, if they like to use their titles, Dr. and Mrs. Bill Collins OR less formal but totally appropriate, Joan and Bill Collins.

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Q5 – Should you engrave who the gift is from on a weeding anniversary gift?

Along with the recipient’s names and anniversary date, a lot of our anniversary items have the option to add an additional message. We find it best to keep other names and individuals omitted from the engraving to keep the focus and integrity of the anniversary gift. Adding who the gift is from in the message is a nice sentiment but can also clutter the engraving.  Best is to add it to a gift card message with a special note from you just for them. If you are looking for more options, see here this shop consciously review.

Q6 – What is an appropriate message engraved on a wedding anniversary gift?

Remember, the message for engraving is something that will be read and displayed prominently! Forego adding your name or others individuals names, to keep the engraving classic and uncluttered. We find that appropriate messages include, short sweet poem excerpts, treasured religious passages, or even a list of their familial accomplishments make a great message. If all else fails, we have a variety of appropriate example messages on all of our Anniversary items. If you would like the example message to be used, just enter the following into the personalization “Same as example” and we will use the same message shown.

Example of personalization messages:

An anniversary is a time
to celebrate the joys of today,
the memories of yesterday,
and the hopes of tomorrow.

Love is patient, love is kind,
It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.

Here at Memorable Gifts, we have been in the gift-giving business for over 20 years and pride ourselves on our industry expertise! We carefully curate amazing gifts for all occasions and celebrations with original and unique designs. With thousands of satisfied customers over the years, we have learned the ins and outs of personalized gifts! How do you like to celebrate anniversaries? Do you have any special family traditions or gifts? Have you ever received a personalized wedding anniversary gift? We would love to hear how you celebrate this special occasion!

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Add a Nostalgic Zing to this Friendship Day with Personalized Gifts

Personalized Friendship Gift“A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often – just to save it from drying out completely.”  – Pam Brown

Friendship is that unique bond which needs nurturing every once in a while to keep it alive amidst the daily chaos of weekly deadlines and personal obligations. If you haven’t had a chance to express how much your friends mean to you lately, let the first Sunday of the next month inspire you to make your friends feel truly special. August 7 ‘2011 is Friendship Day! Proclaimed as a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1935, it is now celebrated annually, on the first Sunday of August in several countries.   It is the day to celebrate all those unforgettable moments shared with your dear friends, the good times and the challenging times, the milestones and the momentous occasions. Times when all you needed was a sounding board and a shoulder to lean on to sail through a tough phase of your life, when your friends were there for you to lift your spirits and help you bounce back with a smile.

It’s that day of the year again when you can enjoy an opportunity to value the one bond that stands the test of distance and time, as true friends always take off from where they left. Although there are several conventional ways in which you can make your friends feel truly appreciated, nothing comes close to a personalized gift that evokes the wonderful nostalgia of the yesteryear and refreshes those warm memories. An elegantly engraved gift with your names carved on it, coupled with a sweet personal note can create memories of a lifetime for your friend.

Personalized gifts have the charm of transforming the simplest tokens of love into memorable souvenirs. It embellishes your gifts with that ‘hand-made’ appeal making it all the more special. Who says you have to be a creative genius to make your gifts personalized? Here at memorablegifts.com we help you to choose and personalize one-of-a-kind, unique, yet elegant gifts for your friends. So this Friendship Day be a little creative and surprise your besties with gifts that will add some sunshine to their ordinary Sunday routines, which generally involve prepping up for Monday and the week ahead.
Friends come in many shapes, sizes and guises: school friends, work colleagues, siblings, partners, parents, pets and neighbors. Take the time to let your friends know that they are special. Celebrate the laughter, the tears, and the endless conversations which you shared and cherish until today.

Friendship Day is just around the corner. And it’s time to begin your search for some memorable gifts for your beloved friends that will be treasured forever. This year send a Happy Friendship Day tribute to your friends to let them know you care. It’s worth it!

Here’s wishing you all much in advance, Happy Friendship Day!