12 Creative 50th Anniversary Gift Ideas

Looking for memorable, unique 50th anniversary gift ideas? A 50th anniversary is an incredibly special, once-in-a-lifetime event that deserves celebrating. But how do you begin to commemorate something as important as spending half a century together? It’s also known as the “golden anniversary” for a reason: gold is the traditional 50th anniversary gift, and of course, it’s a wonderful start, but we’ve got lots of other suggestions as well! 

Keep reading for our 12 creative 50th anniversary gift ideas – if they aren’t exactly the right fit for your beloved partner, then they’ll provide you with some useful inspiration and help you figure out how best to celebrate this important anniversary with a truly memorable and meaningful gift.

1. Classic gold jewelry

Whether you go for earrings, a necklace, a bracelet, or a ring, gold jewelry is a classic 50th anniversary gift idea for a reason. Resilient and long-lasting, gold symbolizes the steadfastness of a relationship that has endured for half a century, and gold jewelry is a memento that your loved one can wear for years to come as a precious reminder of the special anniversary that you’re celebrating. 

2. A gold watch or gold cufflinks

Similar to gold jewelry, but with a more masculine feel, choosing a gold accessory like a watch or cufflinks (also made of gold) has a similar effect. Perhaps the two of you can even wear matching accessories, such as gold cufflinks that mirror the look of a pair of your gold earrings! 

3. A portrait in a gold-colored picture frame

Paying for a picture frame made of real gold is a tall order, but a brass frame in a gold shade can have the same visual effect without costing nearly as much. Find your favorite portrait of you as a couple and celebrate your love by featuring it in a frame like this – this is a gorgeous gift that the two of you will both be able to enjoy as it’s featured in your living space.

4. A high-quality pen with gold accents

A pen is a practical and thoughtful gift that your beloved can probably use every single day, and if you are able to get it engraved with a meaningful message. perhaps an inside joke that makes you both laugh?! All the better as a daily reminder of the important bond that you two share. 

5. A painted portrait of the couple

This one is similar to #3–a representation of the two of you as a couple is a really great gift, but in this case, instead of a photo you might consider having an artist do a painting that you can hang on your wall and admire. It’s relatively easy to snap a photo, but the extra effort involved in painting a portrait really shows you’re going above and beyond in selecting the perfect gift. (And hey: if you yourself have artistic ability, you might consider painting the portrait yourself! Even if the finished product isn’t absolutely perfect, the process of creating it yourself would make it even more significant and personal.)

6. A bottle of extra delicious wine, champagne, or another beverage

Here’s one of those truly classic 50th anniversary gift ideas: depending on what kind of drink you and your spouse would most enjoy drinking together, invest in a particularly high-quality bottle of wine, champagne, whiskey (it’s gold-colored!), or some other beverage for this special occasion. You can pop the bottle open and drink it together with dinner as part of your anniversary celebration!

7. A day at the spa

Rather than buying your spouse an object, how about an experiential gift? A day at the spa will have the two of you feeling especially relaxed and refreshed. It’s an especially great gift option if either of you (or both of you) are the kind of people who tend to be on the go all the time. Slow down, unwind, and spend quality time together pampering yourselves.

8. A fancy brunch or dinner together

Here is another one of those experiential 50th anniversary gift ideas that are an alternative (or addition) to buying your partner something! Visit your favorite restaurant or perhaps an expensive restaurant you’ve been dying to try, but that you haven’t felt able to justify the cost of. It’s a special day–if ever there’s a time to splurge, it’s now!

9. A trip to your favorite place

Is there a place that’s especially important to your relationship? Perhaps the city where you met and fell in love? If so, your half-century anniversary celebration is a great time to go visit and reflect together on how you got to where you are now. This is one of our favorite 50th anniversary gift ideas because it’s fun and exciting and also creates new memories to treasure going forward.

10. A couples’ photoshoot together

Capture and commemorate your love in the present moment with a couples’ photoshoot! Hire a professional photographer and find a great location for the shoot. How to find the right location? Peerspace, the internet’s largest marketplace for short-term space rentals (including photo studio and other location rentals), is a great place to look for a destination for your couples’ photoshoot. You’ll have the photos for years to come, perhaps even to look back on during future anniversaries!

11. A bouquet of golden flowers

There are all kinds of creative ways to celebrate a “golden anniversary.” How about with a bouquet of gold-colored flowers? This could be yellow roses, sunflowers, daffodils, or any other beautiful flower that comes in a shade of gold – you know what type of flower your partner prefers. It’s hard to go wrong with a classic gift idea like a flower bouquet, and this one would make the perfect addition to another gift on this list.

12. Something cozy and luxurious

Whether it’s a bathrobe, a cashmere sweater, a super soft blanket, or a pair of ultra-comfy slippers, there are few better ways to show your love than by gifting your partner a cozy wearable item. It’s a demonstration of the fact that you want your beloved to feel as comfortable and content as possible. 50th anniversary gift ideas like this are timeless and ever so thoughtful. 

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