Your traditional choice for a fourth anniversary gift is actually a couple of choices, in addition to the modern gift idea option that you have open to you. So if maybe having too many choices is confusing you and making it hard to decide, hopefully this article will help you narrow it down to the gift that will be just right for your spouse.
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If you're stuck in the traditional mold of getting anniversary gifts, no problem. You've got more than enough to choose from. Your fourth anniversary gift choices are fruits and flowers. Of course you can give both if you like.
Flowers are pretty easy. Hopefully by the time you've been married for four years you know what kind of flowers your wife likes. This is not to say that there aren't some men who wouldn't appreciate a nice floral arrangement, but let's be honest, flowers are more a gal thing. Of course if you want to play it safe, you can't go wrong with a dozen roses. Yes, it's the common thing to get and there is a good chance that your wife will be expecting it, but look at it this way. If you don't get it she may be very disappointed.
Of course if you don't want to go with the super obvious, you can always go with either a nice mixed floral arrangement, maybe a nice balloon bouquet, a vase bouquet or even some flowering house plants. With your bouquet you want to make sure that you include some kind of romantic card or message.
If, on the other hand, you want to go with fruit, there are a number of things you can do with this one. The basic idea would simply be to order a fruit basket. You can have the fruit basket include some candies and maybe some nuts and other assorted goodies. Another thing you can do is to actually put together a custom fruit basket yourself by going to one of those farms, if you have one close to you. The fruit will be a little fresher than a basket that has already been put together.
If you're more of the modern mind, you might want to go with the modern fourth anniversary gift idea which is generically referred to as appliances. If that doesn't open a huge can of worms. This is actually a great gift for both guys and gals and the number of appliances to choose from is literally off the charts. You've got everything from microwaves to toasters. Naturally, over the years, you probably have most of the essential appliances that you really need. But that doesn't mean you can't replace some that have maybe outlived their usefulness or are maybe a little obsolete. After all, technology changes daily.
And don't forget, appliances are not just for the kitchen. You've got appliances for just about every room of the house, which includes vacuum cleaners, hair dryers and sewing machines. If your wife likes to sew she'd really appreciate one of those.
With just a little thought, you should have no trouble picking out a fourth anniversary gift that is just right.
Hard to believe that you're only a couple of years away from your golden anniversary. Well, you still have to get through this one and if you're thinking that the anniversary gifts have been a little unusual of late, this year doesn't get any better. You're going to have to really put on your thinking cap to come up with some ideas for this year's anniversary gift. But don't worry, we'll give you a few things to consider when picking out something for your spouse of 48 years.
This year's anniversary gift idea is optical goods. Now for those of you thinking that this means you have to get your spouse a pair of cheap sunglasses, think again. Optical goods can be anything that contains a lens. That covers a lot of ground and therefor gives you a lot of food for thought. Hopefully, some of the following suggestions will strike just the right chord with you.
Of course, you can go with the obvious here. Unless you're blessed with really great eyesight, by the time you've been married 48 years you most likely are wearing glasses. Because your eyes don't really change much as you get older, you probably don't get your prescriptions changed all that often. Even if you have had your prescriptions updated recently, most likely you haven't changed your best christmas couple gifts of 2022 frames. This can be a great opportunity to get your spouse a whole new look.
The days of the Clark Kent glasses are long gone. Eyeglass frames have become very fashionable and it's actually become very cool to wear glasses. So if your spouse has been stuck in that same old rut and you think a new look would be just the ticket to a new attitude, this is your chance to get a gift that will really make an impression. Don't think that glasses are a cheap gift; frames and lenses these days can easily run you several hundred dollars.
Of course, you can also get away from the obvious as well. This could be an excellent time to get into something that you never even considered. Do you remember as a kid how your dad would get you one of those cheap little telescopes and have you look up at the stars? Remember how you really didn't see much? Well, those days are long gone as well. Telescopes have become very powerful these days and they don't cost an arm and a leg either. You can get a really good telescope for a couple of hundred bucks easy. You might want to pick up a book on astronomy to go with it.
Let's not forget something else that comes with a lens. It's called a camera and today, your options go far beyond cameras. You can get video cameras, digital cameras, camcorders and a number of other items that can capture the moment. Prices have also come down a lot as well, so you can get a really nice setup for very little money.
This can be a very interesting and enjoyable anniversary and if you do get those cameras, you can use them to go along with next year's anniversary gift. We'll just keep that a secret for now though.