My Grandparents 50th Anniversary is coming up in about 6 months. We are going to throw a suprise party for them!!! I need help with some great gift ideas. I want it to be special. I kind of know what my grandmother would like, but I have NO CLUE what to get my grandfather!!!!! Can you please give me some gift ideas for BOTH of them!!!!
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Put together a video of their lives. My mother did that for my grandparents using scanned photos from their entire lives and made a really touching slideshow video. If you don't have the time for that try to get him something that applies to a hobby of his.
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I don’t know how sentimental you both really are, but something that comes directly from the heart would mean more than a materialistic item.  I would make him a book of all the things you both have done over the last 2yrs.  Including pictures, funny sayings, “remember when’s” saved emails, love letters, etc.  An anniversary is a time to recap all the wonderful moments you have shared together!
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Maybe get some of peoples favorite memorys from their lifetime.  A wedding day, a birth of a son/daughter, a visit to someplace theyve always wanted to go.  Compile several of those onto the float.  Or you could even get favorite christmas memories.  Lovely gesture by the way, thank you for giving over and above care.
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My husband actually had to do this for his parents 50th wedding anniversary.  We got alot of input afterwards from his parents as to what parts they liked the best.  It seems they enjoyed hearing about what they all did as a family throughout the years, such as family vacations, special Christmases, that sort of thing.  My husband said a few humorous things regarding all that too.  They also liked hearing how they were a good example of what love and marriage is all about.  I think once you start bringing up all your good memories, your speech will practically write itself.  Good Luck!
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Maybe a few new movies? A nice warm sweater? Books? Does he like cologne, I have 2 new favorites, Ralph Lauren Polo Double Black and Carolina Hererra for Men, smell so good! Maybe you could put together a Scrapbook of pictures of your years together? I hope you find something!! Good Luck and Happy Holidays!!
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hey i m sure 21 is a nice birthday to celebrate with alcohol..get his friends together and organize a surprise party during the weekend. Candlelight Dinner for both of you away from the usaul places could be nice.  As a present i m sure he will like anything you get him ex. jewellery (watch..bracelet) clothes, books ..photo frame of a nice memory of you two together is always very appreciated
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The History Behind Traditional Anniversay Gifts\n \nBy Charlie Welf \nNobody can say with any amount of certainty when the tradition of giving anniversary gifts started. Most probably it evolved over time. Traditionally, each wedding anniversary is celebrated by giving a gift made from a different material. The first anniversary is symbolized with paper, and subsequently anniversary gifts become more precious or scarce to reflect the growing number of years a couple has remained together.\n\nSome say calling the twenty-fifth anniversary Silver Anniversary and the fiftieth anniversary Gold anniversary may have originated in medieval Europe, where wives were given a silver wreath to celebrate their twenty-fifth year of marriage and a gold wreath for their fiftieth anniversary. Diamonds are traditional in both the sixtieth and seventy-fifth years. \n\nThe traditional anniversary gifts list may seem somewhat boring, but it doesn't have to be. There are many ways you can turn each year's theme into a special gift. The traditional paper and cotton gifts for the first years can include a lovely origami booklet, paper tickets to a movie or a scrapbook with a plush cotton cover, filled with memories.\n\nA bit of creativity can twist tradition to give an enchanting new flavor. For instance, you can celebrate the yearly tradition even if you want to break away from it to give another type of gift. Or use the yearly theme to wrap your gift or trim it with any item made from that year's material.\n\nYou can go a step further and make the theme material of your traditional anniversary gift a carrier for your gift, like tucking a ring in a leather wallet, or tying a cluster of roses together with a bracelet. You can even try hiding a necklace inside the pocket of a silk robe or fold a cozy woolen shawl around another gift.
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Talk to your mother and let her know how important this tradition is to you.  Maybe she has a reason for wanting to do it this year?  Perhaps if you talk with her you can change her mind or come up with a compromise.  Or perhaps there is another family member who will take you to your grandmothers.
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How about presenting the bouquet to someone special at your wedding reception...Your grandma, your best friend for helping make your day special etc.\n\nA friend of mine presented her bouquet to her aunt who was there that just had overcome cancer and was doing well. It was a tearful memorable moment.
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The very best gift giving ideas I've come up with came from www.thinkthoughtful.com.\nI always try to do something personal, but I'm not creative! I guess a painted rock isn't romantic...my husband loves tools. I thought this was horrible-I wouldn't want kitchen appliances, why would I give tools?! He told me that Home Depot is for him what the jewelry store is for me. It makes his heart sing!! So, I go with that and he is like a little boy on Christmas morning. It's about what makes it wonderful for that other person. Good luck and have fun!
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here are some ideas for this anniversary or other anninversaries. give him a portrait of yourself, a titinum wedding band(what I gave my husband and I found one at sam's club for 118.00, ) or find a woman photograpy person and take diffrent poses of diffrent months in the form of a calendar and hang it in the bed room.\n(clothes on or off your choice)
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My friends wife, before they were married, made him a calender one year for Christmas.  She put pictures of them together or of other family members for the top part.  The bottom part was just like a regular calender except she had marked "important" dates on there like birthdays, anniversaries, first kiss anniversaries, future wedding date, birthdays of family members.  It was really cute and really thoughtful.  You can usually buy a kit at walmart....not sure they have those over in Germany...lol.  but any kind of paper would work.  It's a project that I think I might do this year!  \nGood Luck!  Congrats on the wedding!  I'm getting married on the 18th of this month......Good Luck to you!
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Being the oldest sister with only brothers, I can tell you what worked for me. Bros have given me things like DVDs of cartoons or a TV show we watched together as kids. One time they bought a Wonder Woman cake pan on Ebay and made the cake for me. They transferred my wedding video tape to DVD and made fun captions. They have given me cooking utensils and cook books specific to things we like to get together and cook (for instance, an ice cream maker and recipes). Anything that makes the sisters remember times they shared together, be they sentimental or silly, is a good gift. Otherwise, if he wants strictly serious and heartfelt, one brother wrote a short story for his college newspaper, then printed it and framed it, about how something he had for breakfast at the dining hall reminded him of me and all I'd taught him. I think if you go for specific to his relationship with them, rather than a general brother-sister relationship, they'll get more out of it. Once you have an idea, you can look up those topics online and find a lot of great things. Good luck!
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What's your budget?  Secret Santa's are normally low budget so why not get something fun like a capatian's cap.  I remember my grandad had a mug with Captain on it and my grandma had one with first mate.  Or practical get some sailing maps or a book on good places to sail to with advice on moorings etc.
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For the 19 yr. old= What's his hobby? Is it such as collecting unique cups? Well, then, buy him something to support that. (By the way, that's just an example)\nFor his 12 yr. old bro= something cool from Abercrombie (chicks dig those shops and guys who wear them) \nFor 82 yr old granny= Buy her a pretty brooch\nFor the father= buy him a nice tie\nFor the mother= buy her fantastic jewelry or wonderful shoes\nFor the girlfriend=Buy her a perfume or a purse. Hope this Helps. Way to go to Germany!
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Blow up a great picture of you ( and kids if u have them) and put them in a nice frame and he will love it.  Or last year I got my hubby a pocket watch with an engraving on it!  Make him some sex and romance candles with your own hands on Red construction paper- its ALWAYS my hubbys favorite present!  lol    One year I bought a basket and in it I put bubble bath scented candles and a bottle lf champagne and scented lotion.  When hubby opened it he was very confused until I told him WE would use it later TOGETHER!  Thats his 2nd favorite gift each year!!!!!
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The letter & the photo ideas are nice ones. As a mother, I can tell you that the best presents are always those that come from the heart. They needn't cost much (if anything at all). just so long as it's given with all the love you have for your mother. My daughter has given me "World's Best Mum" certificates & stuff like that, but the best thing ever from her, was a photo of her at her school prom with a poem that she'd writen herself, about how she felt about our relationship. Stuff like that is totally unique, a keepsake, memories that you can look back on with love in years to come. Give her something that shows how much you love her - I know she'll be more pleased with that than if you spent loads of money on something that any daughter could buy for her mother.