If the friend wants to stand out, something different like giving away a basket of goodies is one option. All the person has to do is go to the nearest grocery and select a few items. An example could be a bottle of red or white wine with some fruits to congratulate the couple. This will truly make the husband and wife feel special during this momentous occasion. You just have to find them. There are a host of gift items that you can personalize and monogram. Below are some gift items that you can have monogrammed. Pen Cloths are not the only one that you can have monogrammed. You can also have a pen engraved with your initials. Some even out their full names on the pen. Examples of beautiful gifts that you can create at a lesser cost: - Oil painting or Acrylic painting of a romantic landscape, still life, and relevant artistic style/themes fit for silver anniversary gift - Homemade embroidered bedroom sets like quilts, flat sheets, pillows case sets - Framed Cross-stitched display designs, as wall accent The example of works will be most valued by the celebrants because of the amount of time spent on finishing them. You can even out some personalized designs on the gifts. You don t even have to stitch it yourself. There are craft stores that provide stitching services. Engrave away. Another way that will make your gifts more personalized is to engrave the initials or names of the couple into their gifts. Great gift items that you can have engraved are metal canisters for the kitchen, jewelry boxes, pens and jewelry. If there are many siblings in the family, each member can work together to produce a quilt which symbolizes the love and care given by the parents while growing up. 4. The family can pool some money together to send off the parents on a trip around the world. These should be to places that both have always wished to go. Some are gold-plated that may last for decades while other are just cheaper versions that will probably wear off after some time. Any of these two kinds are already good buy depending on the budget that you have. 7. Gold home furnishings are all the rage this year. Of course, the gift need not be a golden metal.