| We all know the appalling statistics on the survival | | | | from the couple's life, photos of loved ones, gift |
| rates of modern marriages. Any anniversary is cause | | | | certificates for stores, shows and events or |
| for celebration - so just do it! | | | | restaurants, tickets for a tip, traveler's checks, etc. On |
| If you are in doubt about which gift category | | | | your silver wedding anniversary, plan a trip to a place |
| traditionally applies to the anniversary in question, there | | | | with "silver" in its name? Silverstrand Beach in California |
| are plenty of online guides to help you, with lists for the | | | | or in Ireland and Silver Springs in Maryland or Florida |
| U.K., the U.S., as well as other countries. | | | | are perfect places. You can also have a fairy tale-like |
| An immortal artwork such as a photo montage or | | | | picnic in a silver mine... |
| mentioning their names in a fiction is considered one | | | | But if you are planning to spend your traveler's checks |
| unique anniversary gift. The names of the couple may | | | | on a second honeymoon to celebrate that special day, |
| be included in a novel for a modest fee at Romance | | | | be warned. Many married couples in modern America |
| by You. There is a range of styles of romantic fiction | | | | do not even live full time in the same city as each |
| to choose from, including tropical, vampire, western and | | | | other, let alone spend time in the house together. What |
| pirate romances. | | | | do you think will happen if they finally decide to take a |
| For a 25th anniversary, most couples and their families | | | | holiday only for the two of them? According to at |
| and freinds will wish to make a special effort. The | | | | least one couple, this was a life-changing experience, |
| traditional gift is naturally silver. I recall my own parents | | | | and more than they had bargained for. |
| bought each other a silver birch tree and planted it in | | | | The second-honeymooners duly packed their lap-tops, |
| the garden, to watch it grow a further 25 years. Party | | | | blackberries and cellphones and headed for the |
| ideas include silver garlands and place-settings, | | | | poolside in Hawaii. They enjoyed the trip so much, they |
| balloons, gift-wraps, etc. A lovely way to celebrate the | | | | ended up selling the condo and the house and moving |
| day is by renewing the vows. Friends can help a party | | | | into the lakeside cabin, to continue their romance all |
| go with a swing by compiling a CD with songs from | | | | year round. There they began a tourist business, which |
| the year of the wedding - guaranteed to set a | | | | now brings in a six-figure sum.Getting to Hawaii is not |
| nostalgic tone to the proceedings. | | | | so easy for them these days, but they don't care - |
| A wish tree is an ever-popular idea which allows | | | | they no longer need to get away to celebrate. |
| plenty of free rein to your imagination, is something | | | | And don't forget to apply for your letter from the |
| everyone can contribute to and is bound to cause a | | | | President of the U.S.A - for any anniversary over the |
| stir.Take a big branch and spray-paint it silver. Then | | | | 50th - or from the Queen of England, for those special |
| decorate it with a few silver ornaments and ribbons. | | | | 60th, 65th or over 70th anniversaries. Can't wait! Roll |
| The branches are to be hung with the major events | | | | on 60. |