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The popular tradition of giving a money tree is wonderful (especially for the newlyweds who can usually use the extra money, but what if we can’t afford to decorate that paper anniversary tree, and have very few friends of the couple who could contribute? How about decorating a tree with other paper items, vouchers to wash the car once a week, dog-sit, baby-sit, or house-clean?
Too cheap? How about, as one vendor suggests at Hallmark, tickets to travel, to see a show, or even to a movie both husband and wife would enjoy? (One year, my friend took his wife to see “Jerry McGuire,” for instance—which is a great movie for men and women. It wasn’t their paper anniversary but it was a great anniversary idea!)
In other words, think of all the ways a paper anniversary gift (or paper) can be “expressed”, if you will. Wall papering the couple’s kitchen (if they are keen on having someone re-model their home as a surprise, that is) might be great, or getting them a year’s subscription to their favorite news journal or magazine, or buying them a lovely book or set of books would also be a thoughtful approach.
And then, as I noted earlier, there are the paper anniversary “equivalents”: since, a one writer suggested, few still use personal stationary or hand-held address books these days, given computer technology, how about getting them a hand-held electronic address book/note pad—also known as a PDA? Then there’s paper roses, paper sculptures, and other clever paper items if you don’t wish to give a translated version….
I’m not sure how the translation came about, but the traditional gifts list has been updated to a modern list, so it may help to see the two lists, traditional and modern, divided by a slash:
1st First Paper / Clocks
2nd Second: Cotton / China
3rd Third: Leather / Crystal/Glass
4th Fourth: Fruit/Flowers / Appliances
5th Fifth: Wood / Silverware
6th Sixth: Candy/Iron / Candy/Iron
7th Seventh: Wool/Copper / Desk Sets
8th Eighth: Bronze/Pottery / Bronze/Pottery
9th Ninth: Pottery/Willow / Linen/Lace
10th Tenth: Tin/Aluminum / Leather
11th Eleventh: Steel / Jewelry
12th Twelfth: Silk/Linen / Pearls
13th Thirteenth: Lace / Textiles/Fur
14th Fourteenth: Ivory / Gold Jewelry
15th Fifteenth: Crystal / Watches
20th Twentieth: China / Platinum
25th Twenty-fifth: Silver / Silver
30th Thirtieth: Pearl / Diamond
35th Thirty-fifth: Coral / Jade
40th Fortieth: Ruby / Ruby
45th Forty-fifth: Sapphire / Sapphire
50th Fiftieth: Gold / Gold
55th Fifty-fifth: Emerald / Emerald
60th Sixtieth: Diamond / Diamond