Anniversaries are special times. Or at least they should be! Hopefully, by the time you reach your fifth wedding anniversary you and your spouse have settled into married life and are looking forward to celebrating five happy years together. So how can you make your fifth wedding anniversary really special?
Love and Marriage
If you love and adore your partner, it is perfectly understandable that you would want to pull out all the stops for a fifth wedding anniversary. After all, you have had five blissful years together and you want to make sure your spouse appreciates just how amazing your life together is. The good news is that you have a choice of materials to choose from when planning an anniversary gift.
Traditional and Modern Anniversary Gifts
On the traditional list we have wood and on the modern list we have silverware. The gemstone for the fifth anniversary is sapphire and the colours are blue, turquoise and pink. So far so good, but if you are stuck for inspiration here are some great ideas to get you going.
- Jewelry – Buying a piece of jewelry might seem a bit boring – after all, anyone can pick up a silver necklace or sapphire pendant, right? Jewellery doesn’t have to be boring. If you pick the right piece, it can be a really romantic gesture. For example, why not buy your beloved a gorgeous silver locket keepsake and put a tiny picture of the two of you inside?
- A dream holiday – Taking your other half out for a nice meal is a bit generic, so instead, why don’t you book a romantic weekend away? A few nights in a pretty cottage somewhere secluded, or a weekend in a 4* hotel in Paris would be perfect.
- Revisit your first date – Did you have an amazing first date? If so, recreate the wonderful moment you first met by taking your beloved to the exact same location. This is a good one if you don’t have much money, unless your first date involved a meal at the Ritz in London.
- Buy a new bed and decorate it with rose petals – Wood is on the traditional list and an appropriate gift is always a thoughtful gesture. After five years, your bed is likely to be feeling a bit worn. Invest in a new, wooden framed bed, perhaps a romantic sleigh bed, and then buy some new bedding and throw rose petals all over it. Your spouse will love it!
- Try something new – Have you ever fancied sky diving or taking a trip in a hot air balloon? Then go right ahead and give it a go! You don’t necessarily have to do anything too adrenaline pumping; even something a bit out of the ordinary will make your anniversary a memorable date for many years to come.
Celebrate Together
Whatever you decide to do, as long as you plan it carefully and agree to spend at least some of the day together, you are sure to have a wonderful wedding anniversary and many more happy years together.