I'm still single.

From my point of view, I would appreciate full attention and tender loving care instead of seeing hubby distracted by something else etc.

all depends.... men will be men... celebrations will be from elaborated to simple.... of course you could do things like order flowers and send to her office, plan for nice dinner without kids etc... but then some women will be worried how the kids are with the care taker for the nite etc... then the men will be like, ok.. youstill worried so next year dun plan such already....

the ever lovelys romantics will continue to do such romantics things... those buried themselves in work and family will stop doing such things... then some women, for years men no do such thngs then suddenly this year surprised her.. she'll be like "what you did wrong this time?"... hahahha...

Candlelight dinner for 2 on a cable car would be great~~

Send the kids off to the grannys. Cook up a storm for her. Eat at home in a romantic setting, ie dim lights and candles optional. No guests please. Play slow music. That would be the best. Make sure you give her an invitation card, ban her from the house until dinner time and please play dress up.

Or make sure that each anniversary celebration is done over three days. And both apply leave. Then you (the guy) plan everything. Buy tickets to different city each time and book yrself into a suite and paint the town red. Stay 2 nights each time. The trick is, surprise her and never tell her where you are going until you check in at the airport.

Some nice suggestions here!

 

We usually just go out for an extra nice dinner.  But for our 40th anniversary celebration we decided to give ourselves a big treat: we hired a chef and invited two favorite couples to dine with us at our home on the evening in question.  We had the chef (his name is Adam) cook for us before, both informally (I also cooked for him and passed with flying colors although I was nervous of course) and at a New Year's Eve party with ~ 30 friends.  He's an alumnus of a top notch San Francisco restaurant.  He sent us his proposed menu which we then worked over to accommodate everybody's dislikes and preferences.  On the big day we bought flowers and champagne and consulted with our wine merchant over what wines to serve with the different courses.  In the afternoon I set the table with table linens I had bought specially for the occasion along with glasses and cutlery and silver butter plates from Grandmother and of course candles, and at Adam's request I set out as many sets of 6 plates as we possess (turned out to be 8 or so).  He already knew our kitchen, that my knives are sharp and that the place is well equipped so he didn't have to bring any tools.  

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So while Adam went to work in the kitchen we went upstairs to get dressed, and when our guests arrived, dressed to the hilt at our request and loaded with gifts and good wishes, we were ready to receive them.  First we had snacks and champagne in the garden, and then we settled in for dinner.  The food was marvelous, and Adam was absolutely fantastic!  Once I had sat down at one end of the table I never got up again, never had to worry about a thing.  The guy was not only the chef but also the waiter and sommelier, smoothly serving and clearing away the empty plates of one dish after another, keeping the glasses filled and replenishing the bread and sparkling water as needed without prompting.  Our guests and we had a delicious meal, great conversation and a wonderful time together.

 

 It was a memorable evening! 

Matt, I do hope that you and your wife will have a special celebration for your anniversary. 

Oh SEAfan, what a nice and romantic way to celebrate your wedding anniversary.

Seems that most ideas posted centers around food :)

SEAFAN: YOUR CELEBRATION WAS SUPER ORIGINAL AND Retailer, your wife should be very happy.

I have a chartered a yatch for a cruise to nowhere with food catered by a restaurant to celebrate someone's birthday. I suppose you can change it to celebrate an anniversary party. It was also an option that the yatch could just be for the 2 of you.

Paolita: But I am all that! LOL!

Have you guys tried couple's massage for your wedding anniversary? It'll be quite the treat for your partner! You'll be able to find a big list of spas here =)

Posted By hyacinthus on 06 Jun 2008 11:11 AM

year after year, u have Christmas, New Year, birthdays, first date day, ROM day and wedding day to think about celebrating with your wife or husband.

 

Have you run out of ideas?