Newlywed couples are often very idealistic on how their respective marriages will thrive and last. We should all be. We should all remain positive and wish for the best. It’s just sad to think that some marriages don’t even last for a month. The vows they made were gone with the wind. For those couples whose vows remain firm and have managed to stay together for forty long years in spite of all trials and tribulations, congratulations to them!
A marriage which lasted for forty years has to be celebrated. Have a date with your spouse in a fancy restaurant, go to another country, prepare a romantic candlelight dinner in your backyard…do anything to make it special and do not forget your 40th wedding anniversary gift to highlight the occasion.
Jewelry Accented with Ruby Stones.
Ruby is the 40th anniversary gemstone. In ancient India, it is regarded as the ‘Lord of Gems.’ It symbolizes everlasting love and passion. Give your wife a white gold ruby ring with the gemstone cut in the classic oval shape or heart shape. Another option is a pair of white gold trilliant cut ruby earrings.
Personalized Ruby Wedding Anniversary Platter.
With your wedding photo taken forty years ago and a new vow you wish to tell your partner etched on the platter will be a perfect gift. Your old photo where you looked very young, will remind you of how far you have gone. The way you look may have changed but the love you share didn’t.
Personalized Champagne Glasses.
After a romantic dinner, share with your spouse a bottle of the finest red wine you have. Use the personalized champagne glasses with yours and your partner’s name etched in ruby red font color on each glass. You can look forward to more intimate dinners with your loved one.
Heart-shaped Silver Trinket Box.
If you gave your wife a set of pearl ring and earrings on your 30th wedding anniversary, an elegant heart-shaped trinket box is a perfect storage container. Since ruby is the gemstone for 40th anniversary, get something that has tiny red stones forming short messages. Messages like “You’ve had my heart for forty years” or “Forty years of loving you…still more to come” are quite good.
DVD Movies.
Do you remember the first movie you watched together on cable TV as husband and wife? You can get a copy of that movie and watch it again. Cry or laugh all you want, no one would care. You and your spouse can create your own world for a day.
Personalized Hand-painted Pillow.
Check your local specialty store and look for a soft, white silk pillow and ask them to personalize it by hand painting a message for your spouse in ruby red paint. The length of the message depends on how big your chosen pillow is. For the small one, you can say, ‘Loving you continuously for forty years.” For the big one, you can say, “Forty years of snoring will not stop me from loving you more and more.”
Then and Now Picture Frame with Ruby Stones.
Place your wedding photo in the Then slot of the frame and your recent one in the Now slot. It has been forty years and you still carry the same smiles you captured in your wedding photo. With ruby stones defining the frame edges, it will surely look elegant to display in the living room.
Table Clock.
Instead of having the usual clock with numbers, look for something that has ruby stones. Every time you and your spouse look at the clock, you will not only remember that it was a gift given on your 40th wedding anniversary but also the more than three hundred thousand hours that you have been living your lives together.
These gifts are not limited to the husband-giving-to-wife arrangement or vice-versa. If you know a couple celebrating their forty years of togetherness, feel free to give them a present. These 40th wedding anniversary gifts are easy to find. If you were at their wedding day forty years ago, once again join them in commemorating the day they tied the knot.
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