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  The golden anniversary is a huge milestone in a couple's life because it celebrates 50 years of marriage. This anniversary has a gold theme, which can be incorporated into gifts. Gold gifts can range from gold picture frames and coins to gold-colored clothing. No matter what budget you have for anniversary gifts, you can find an appropriate gift using the gold theme.
  
  

Modern Gold Gifts

• Put a modern spin on traditional gold gifts, such as jewelry and flowers. Instead of jewelry, gift your spouse with a gold-leafed picture frame containing a wedding photo, or a customized 50th anniversary plate trimmed in gold. Instead of giving the traditional red roses on your anniversary, consider a bouquet of roses coated in 24-carat gold. If your spouse collects coins, find a valuable or unique gold coin to give as a gift. If she keeps a journal or enjoys writing, give a gold pen and personalized stationary.
  
  

Alternate Gold Gifts

• Other alternatives for gold gifts include finding gold-colored items to give as a gift. For a romantic evening, purchase gold lingerie or gold colored silk robes. For your husband, consider a gold tie or scarf. For your wife, find a gold purse or clutch. You have various options for gold clothing and accessories including shoes, hair accessories, belts and hats. Other ideas include planning an anniversary party with gold decorations -- including balloons and streamers -- and gifting your spouse with gold hit album or vintage record. Make a gold-bound book containing a family tree or photo album.
  
  

Original Gifts

• Make your 50th anniversary gift unique by using your creativity and thinking outside the box. Create a memory box containing old photos from the time you met until after you got married. Write notes about memories you have from the wedding and allow guests who attended to include notes of their own memories. Make a time line about all the major political and cultural events that were occurring the year you got married/ Include photos of famous movies actors, artists and political leaders. Find old movies that premiered the year of your marriage. Another idea that incorporates the gold theme is to plan a vacation to San Fransisco to view the Golden Gate Bridge or to Australia to visit the Gold Coast.