Ruby Wedding Anniversary Gifts for Parents

Your parent's fortieth wedding anniversary is an incredible milestone and what better way to commemorate the event than giving your mum and dad the perfect gift? Ruby is the symbol for a couple's 40th year of marriage. The gem is believed to possess this eternal inner flame, which signifies the unrelenting passion between husband and wife. There are two ways you can go about preparing the best present for your parent's Ruby wedding anniversary—you can either make the gift yourself or purchase one that's custom labelled for the occasion.

Homemade gifts are probably the most sentimental and thoughtful gifts you can offer your parents. If you want to take this route the following are awesome ways to harness your creativity and make your parents the happiest during their special day:

• Put together a presentation highlighting all the precious moments from their 40 years of marriage or create a memory montage through photographs. You can also make a photo album cum scrapbook where other members of the family or close friends can write down their messages and well wishes for the celebrants.

• If you have the gift of words, write a poem that you can share during the celebration or have it framed in a ruby frame to keep a theme going.

• A family quilt is also an excellent homemade gift, albeit time consuming to make. If you have the luxury of time to collect square quilts decorated/designed by each member of the family, this can make the ultimate gift and a future heirloom.

If you are pressed for time or simply don't have a creative bone, you can also find great gift ideas online

• including items that can be personalised for the occasion at hand. Engraved gifts are ideal, if you want something to commemorate your parent's incredible milestone.

• Personalised champagne bottles and crystals make great celebratory gifts. Not only do they commemorate the occasion, they also offer a practical function that your parents can enjoy for years to come.

• Engraved Anniversary plates also make nice wedding anniversary gifts that can add a decorative touch to your parent's home.

• You can give them a portrait photo frames complete with their favourite snapshots and your personal engraved message or go for something less conventional like a personalised crystal picture block.

• If you want your parents to enjoy separate gifts, buy engraved jewellery for mum and something that your dad will appreciate, like an engraved hip flask or some shiny cuff links.

About The Author:

Christopher Giffin is the Managing Director of CG Gifts Limited that operates The Engraved Gifts Company, with a wealth of sales and marketing experience working with global brands like Samsung. Personalised gifts are now the area of focus. They provide a wide variety of options to choose a special gift for your special person. Visit theengravedgiftscompany.co.uk and find engraved and personalised gifts for all occasions.