40th Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas

Celebrating your 40^th wedding anniversary is an important part of the journey of your marriage. Celebrating your 40^th anniversary allows you to remind each other how much you love one another, and gives you the opportunity to look back on the good times you've shared during your marriage. This guide contains gift ideas for 40^th wedding anniversaries.

40^th Wedding Anniversary Frame: A 40^th wedding anniversary frame is a great gift for an anniversary because it reminds you and your spouse of your love for one another.

You may purchase a 40^th wedding anniversary frame from Candle Light Messages, an on-line store for $27.99. The frame has two slots, one for a photo of you and your spouse on your wedding day, and one for a photo of you and your spouse on your 40^th wedding anniversary. To order this frame, please visit: http://store.candlelightmessages.com/40weanthnowf.html.

40^th Anniversary Ruby Heart Frame: This heart-shaped frame is another way to remind your spouse how much you love and care for him or her. The frame is made out of pewter and contains red crystals.

This frame can be purchased through Amazon.com, and costs $19.99. You can order the frame here.

40^th Anniversary Flutes: If you and your spouse enjoy drinking champagne, 40^th anniversary flute glasses make the perfect gift for your wedding anniversary.

Bridal Occasion has a set of two flute glasses available for $28.70. The glasses commemorate the occasion with the words "40^th Anniversary" in red on the side of the glasses. These glasses are available through Bridal Occasion at: http://www.bridaloccasion.com/40th-wedding-anniversary.htm.

Personalized Ruby Wedding Anniversary Plate: A 40^th wedding anniversary decorative plate is also a nice way to celebrate your love with your spouse. The decorative plate from A1gifts has the words "Ruby Anniversary" as well as red hearts printed on the plate. A personalized message will also appear on the plate you order.

It is important to note that this plate takes 10-14 business days to ship. You may order this plate from A1gifts at: www.a1gifts.co.uk.

Musical Love Poem: The Musical Love Poem is a watercolor painting and a short love poem, nicely framed in a clear, acrylic frame. The frame also plays a musical tune when wound. The musical tunes in which one can choose include, but are not limited to, You Light Up My Life, God Bless America, Ode to Joy, Unchained Melody, Brahm's Lullaby, You Are My Sunshine, and Memory.

The Musical Love Poem is available through Poetry Gift for $49.99. For an additional $10, you may opt to use a poem of your own to customize the gift. In order to purchase this gift, please visit: http://www.poetrygift.com/lovepoem1.html.

Ruby and Diamond Earrings: Traditional and modern gifts for 40^th wedding anniversaries are rubies. Thus, a pair of ruby and diamond earrings is a great gift for your wife for your 40^th wedding anniversary.

This pair of ruby and diamond earrings from Jewelry Television are a great pair of earrings to give as a gift. These 14kt gold earrings contain 1 caret ruby and 0.26 carets of diamonds. They cost $149.99. To order, please visit Jewelry Television at: www.jewelrytelevision.com with item number: JUM082.

40^th Anniversary Bud Vase: You can show your spouse how much you love her by getting her this 40^th anniversary bud vase and purchasing her some flowers to put in it. The vase measures 7 ½ inches tall, and is clear with the words "40^th Anniversary" written in red on the vase's side.

This bud vase is available through Bridal Occasion for $16.90: http://www.bridaloccasion.com/40th-wedding-anniversary.htm.

Dinner for Two Italian Basket: The Dinner for Two Italian Basket contains everything you need to have a romantic dinner with your spouse on your 40^th wedding anniversary. The gift is perfect for couples who enjoy Italian food.

This basket contains pasta, tomato basil cheese, meatball mix, Italian salami, bread dipper seasonings, sauce mixes, Sicilian pizza kit, Italian soup mixes, and Jamaican rum cake. The basket costs $73.95, and is available through Design it Yourself Gift Baskets.

For additional costs, you can add other items to your basket to personalize it, such as a bubble gum hearts coffee mug, Lindor truffles, country fresh fudge, Harry London's white truffle fudge pretzel joys, and an I Love You champagne bottle filled with jelly beans.

To order this basket, please visit: www.doityourselfgiftbaskets.com or visit the link for the Dinner for Two Italian Basket in the sources section of this article.

New England Breakfast Gift Basket Standard: Start your 40^th anniversary off by surprising your husband or wife in bed with breakfast. This is sure to show him or her how much you love and care about your spouse.

This gift basket contains thick hickory and maple smoked bacon, pancake, mix, Maine maple syrup, two bags of "Perfect Potful" coffee, and a can of Maine wild blueberries.

This gift basket is available through Gourmet Gift Baskets, and can be purchased by visiting: www.gourmetgiftbaskets.com.

Sources:

Candle Light Messages: 40^th Wedding Anniversary Then and Now Frame:
http://store.candlelightmessages.com/40weanthnowf.html

Amazon.com: 40^th Anniversary Ruby Heart Frame:
http://www.amazon.com/40th-Anniversary-Ruby-Heart-Frame/dp/B000FRQGVK

Bridal Occasion: Traditional & Modern Gifts for Wedding Anniversaries:
http://www.bridaloccasion.com/40th-wedding-anniversary.htm

A1gifts: Personalized Ruby Wedding Anniversary Plate:
http://www.bridaloccasion.com/40th-wedding-anniversary.htm

Poetry Gift: Musical Love Poem:
http://www.poetrygift.com/lovepoem1.html

Jewelry Television: Ruby and Diamond Earrings:
http://www.jewelrytelevision.com/index.aspx?tid=21847&up=UP0910005&N=51%2099%20255&Ns=p_priority|1&cm_sp=&cm_re=Results*6*2&cm_pos=22&bca=JUM082&ptid=7362&R=2873003

Do it Yourself Gift Baskets: Dinner for Two Italian Basket:
http://www.designityourselfgiftbaskets.com/item--Dinner-For-Two-Med-Italian-Gift-Basket--DINNERTWO

Gourmet Gift Baskets: New England Breakfast Gift Basket:
http://www.gourmetgiftbaskets.com/Breakfast-Gift-Basket-Standard.asp