Children's wedding anniversaries

Send them an ammount of money to treat themselves to a meal or something they need for the home, but do it in silver 50p pieces!!!

DD and SIL celebrated their silver wedding last year, we gave them money for a holiday. They live in Europe so it was easier than sending a gift.

we asked our parents to sponsor a child for a year for our 25th anniversary.We gave friends the charities names that we support an dold them we didn't need or want presents BUT if they wanted we would rather see their money go to these charities.All but one did as we asked...well we hope they did One bought us chrysta glasses.We did the same for 30th and 40th .Our friends are celbrating their 40th this year ,they've gone down the "wedding present" route and asked for cash for a trip to the maldives!!

There are so many groups needing help I think its better to give a donation to the person's favourite cause. This is what we did for our 70th birthdays, saves people worrying about what to get and I certainly didn't need any more 'stuff'. Everyone is a winner.

Same for our Golden earlier this year. Our friends and family donated generously to Mary's Meals and we had a lovely party with no stress about what to give.

We paid for our son and DiL to go to a spa for a day. We have also bought them Theatre vouchers. One year I found a voucher that could be exchanged for three different options including dinner on the River Thames.

Theatre, restaurant or hotel voucher?

It wasn't a big anniversary , but when Gdd was still a baby I booked them dinner, bed and breakfast (plus a lie-in!) in a nice local hotel - and Dh and I babysat overnight. I did ask first whether they'd like it.

If yours still have young-ish children, would that be an option?

When all else fails, John Lewis vouchers are good IMO. Must be a very odd person IMO who can't find something they'd like in JL!

We had our Ruby anniversary last year and invited family and close friends to share a meal with us.
A local restaurant did us a good deal when we explained that we were footing the entire bill but asking our guests to put a donation into a box we had on the day.
The money then went to a street children charity we have supported for a long time.
The box contained more or less what we had paid but the money went to a good cause.
Yes we paid out of our own pocket but it did 'advertise' the charity and a couple of folks have since started supporting them so good has come out of it and it was more fun than just sending them a cheque!
As far as our DS x 2 and DD are concerned we just send cards as on 'normal' years they don't even remember! They only remembered the Ruby because of the free food!

I have always bought a present according to the theme for the year. Cotton anniversary I bought them some new bedding. This year their 10th is tin so I have decided to cover a box in nice paper and fill it with favourite foods and drink in tins . You get the picture,! It means they have had some unexpected presents over the years

It doesn’t have to be actual silver, silver coloured photo frames, a lovely bouquet of pale flowers tied up with silver ribbon, vouchers ( for anything) in a silver envelope.

I like Lemon's idea! Are they making a big thing of it, or is it low-key? Take the cue from them. An anniversary is for the couple to celebrate their relationship.

I found a cheque in a card ticks the box. Most couples will have had the necessary when they set up home.With money they can please themselves.

Every anniversary - not reached 25 yet - a personal card designed by OH, a bottle of champagne and we have the GC overnight so they can have a 24 hour freedom pass to celebrate together. It seems to be appreciated - especially the 24 hour pass

Why not do them a “photo book” easy to do on the internet or you can do them in many photo shops. All you need is a lot of photographs of people special to them and special occasions over the years - I did one for my mum and dad’s Ruby Anniversary and they said it was far the best present they got. The best thing with photo books you can add writing and make it so personal, so much fun when doing it. I have done quite a few over the years and they are so special.

The loveliest Silver wedding anniversary present that we
received was a bag with 25 Spring bulbs along with 25 ‘silver’ horseshoes, wishbones etc. 20 years later I still have some of the bulbs and occasionally when I’m gardening I dig and reveal a ‘silver’ trinket and it reminds me of the very dear friend who bought us the gift. And so, something that will last for many years and be a wonderful reminder of you!

The only anniversary I gave my children a gift for was their first wedding anniversary, after that it was a nice card only. My daughter is now a single parent and was told that gifts from her ex in laws 'belonged' to my ex son in law, despite them being given to both of them on the anniversary. If either of my children reach their Silver Wedding Anniversary (my son has twenty years to go and DD would be starting from scratch) I would get vouchers for them so they could choose what they spent it on.

I feel quite mean now, but I only get token gifts just to mark the occasion. First year, paper, I found a card with a pop-up heart, cotton was a tea towel with the anniversaries printed on, leather I had key find embossed with the latitude and longitude of the place where they married, wood was a disc of wood with a constellation marked on it and stars cut out with the each family name next to one. This year is iron so I have two small cast iron love birds for their garden. I need to up my game!

I should have written key “fobs.”

I've never been big on Wedding Anniversaries except the "Special ones".

My DM is 90 next year & has said she doesn't want presents but she is going to request donations to Yorkshire Air Ambulance, like it or not she will get a present from her DGGSs as DD has said they're too young to want to give money instead of a present

Witzend disagree about John Lewis vouchers, I never shop there but M & S

We got a rose called ‘ Silver Wedding’ ( many moons ago!), so I’ve given that on occasions. Maybe that with a meal/theatre/spa voucher?

We always send A nice card and put money into our dd bank account so they can go for a meal. They can't afford to go out often so this goes down well.

It’s their anniversary, not yours, why would you give the a gift? A card perhaps but that’s all.... did/do they give you a gift on your wedding anniversary.... sorry if that sounds mean!

I have in the past made special 'hampers' up for both silver and gold wedding anniversaries...

These have included lots of items - in the relevant colour, for example:
A packet of gold foil-wrapped teabags, Terry's All-Gold Chocolates, Photo Frame, Pens, even a metallic washing up sponge, a box of pretty notelets with gold envelopes (perfect for writing Thank You notes for other anniversary gifts received) Vouchers etc.
All the items were tastefully packaged in a handmade gold-coloured hamper box. I also included a Poem I had written about the couple.
The present showed that I had put thought into each item, making sure I bought them items I knew they would use and that I had also spent some time gathering all the little gifts together, purchasing things when I came across anything I thought would be useful to or appreciated by them.

When it was my son & Dil's 25th 2 years ago we gave them some very nice glassware in grey and black and money for a meal. Another idea would be to get a photo album and put a £10 (or £5/£20) note in opposite photos through the years. Someone once did this as a wedding gift (minus the photos) and the couple were in awe when they opened it!

I generally give them a card and send flowers for other years.