What To Get Your Parents On Their 40th Anniversary
Reaching 40 years of marriage is an amazing milestone that deserves feelings of pride
and happiness towards your parents for reaching such a momentous occasion. Here are some ideas for special gifts to express your love and gratitude to your mother and father on their 40th anniversary:
Send them on vacation
To help your parents unwind from all their responsibilities and rekindle their romance, give them an opportunity to spend a vacation together. Another idea is to set up a fund that their family and friends can contribute to and surprise them with a cruise vacation. If cruise staff is informed in advance they can make special arrangements for guests celebrating an anniversary. One thoughtful gesture is to look up the location of your parent's first honeymoon and send them back there. A couples' massage at a hotel spa is wonderful chance for your parents to spend time with one another under pleasant circumstances so try to plan ahead for this at the hotel. Take them to the hotel yourself and give them a bunch of pretty roses.
I want to set them up on a blind date
By arranging a special anniversary date, you can give your parents time to relax and bond with each other even if you don't have the budget to travel. Consider preparing a romantic candlelight dinner for them at home, or simply make reservations for two at a fancy eatery. You can buy tickets to a romantic concert which your parents can attend to after their dinner date. It will make them feel more important if you drive them to the event yourself.
Rubies commemorate 40 years together
The ruby is the traditional symbol of the 40th year of marriage. When you use precious stones in jewelry items and other gift items, it adds to the feel of the occasion. You may opt for a pair of anniversary watches particularly designed as if made for your parents only, with rubies fixed around the watch dial. To add a more personalized touch, you can even have a short message engraved at the back of the watch's case. You can also have anniversary wedding bands made for your parents with a ruby used as the stone.
You can record special messages for them
Mothers and Fathers always appreciate gifts that are made by their children. One of the best gifts to show case your love and admiration for your parents is an anniversary CD created by yourself. It allows you to record heartwarming messages through the phone that get saved to a CD which you can give as an anniversary keepsake for your parents. Create a toll free number and request friends and relatives who are close to your parents to call and wish them.
There are many 40th anniversary gifts that you can give to your parents, but the important thing is that you show them how much you love and care for them.