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Any ideas for Golden Wedding gift pls?

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snowybird Tue 18-Jun-13 09:09:53

I wonder whether you can help me with ideas for my parents' Golden Wedding, which is coming up in a few weeks? They have just downsized and are giving away many of their pictures, ornaments etc so nothing of that kind would be suitable. My mother is relentlessly practical now (I got it just right with the cotton pile doormat on her birthday) whereas my father is more nostalgic/romantic. They spent many years living overseas, enjoying the good things in life, so they are very choosy when it comes to holidays. My dad is active and sporty (and already has two bikes) whereas my mother prefers quilting and her health doesn't allow her to do anything too active. They don't use the internet and don't want to. They claim they don't want any presents. However they actually do expect something, ideally something tasteful and not too expensive. Any ideas please? Many thanks!

Gagagran Tue 18-Jun-13 09:16:00

Double posting! See above!

J52 Tue 18-Jun-13 12:35:53

How about a digital photo frame? You could pre prepare it with photos of significant events over the last 50 years. Older photos can be scanned into a digital format. X

ninathenana Tue 18-Jun-13 15:35:46

Do they have a garden. How about a golden yellow rose bush.
Maybe a small gold coloured replica carriage clock.

TwiceAsNice Tue 18-Jun-13 20:50:40

How about a bottle of champagne inscribed with their names and the date of their wedding day, they can then keep the bottle when they,ve drunk the contents. Maybe coupled with a replica bouquet of your mothers flowers tied with golden ribbon, you can also get ribbon printed with whatever words or numbers you want.