Wedding anniversary gift for DH

[Lowlifeinhighplaces]

Hi everyone, really struggling with what to get for a gift for our anniversary, Its a milestone one, but dont want to get something associated with it IYKWIM.

Just a few ideas of what I cannot get,

Nothing to do with sport (golf/football etc or days out to sporting events)
No big hobbies, changes all the time, difficult to pin down
Clothes
Jewelry, cuff links etc
Aftershave
Red letter days and the like, done so many of those type already
Whiskey glasses and things like that
Nothing thats personalised, like glasses above
Art, we have nowhere to put any more
Music or something to do with bands, already have loads
Nothing like a concert as we are here there and everywhere, difficult
Holiday again difficult esp in this climate!
Course like cookery etc, done than many times
Nothing for car/tools/garden etc
Books, he buys them all the time

The only thing on my list so far is whisky as he collects different ones, can you see how hard I am finding something!!!!

Anyone help or give suggestions of what you have bought, any ideas would be gratefully received

Wow, that sounds really tricky. Well, maybe something sentimental would work for you? Like a video with all your couple photos you've collected through the years or a photo book that you could look through together, while enjoying a nice meal from your favorite place? I think a quality time together is also a great idea to think about, it doesn't have to be all about material gifts. Here is the list of some stay at home anniversary ideas as well, maybe something will be useful for you.

I would try to look for a nice whiskey, one that mentions the year you got married. Depending on your finances, it might not be one that has been ageing since then though. For DH’s 30th last year I got him an 18 year old whiskey but it was bottled in the year he was born. Any older than that was too expensive for me to buy. If you’ve been married 20 years or longer, it could get quite expensive though. Master of malt and Whiskey Exchange both have a search feature so you can search for the year. They also have tasting notes so you can work out if your DH will like them, I don’t like whiskey but I know what flavours DH likes and use the tasting notes to work out if he’ll like it.

Yeah tough one, how much are you wanting to spend? I know you said no books but I've had some success with my 'tricky' male relatives with 'special' editions of books I know they love, so first editions, special boxed and illustrated versions from the folio society (expensive but you can often pick up second hand versions), ones signed by the author (look on ebay and abe books)...

If he likes to cook, fancy kitchen equipment and gadgets can be a rich seam of presents, really good kitchen knives for instance make a good 'special' present for a keen cook, I bought my DH a new japanese steel knife every birthday for quite a while, sadly he has a complete set now so needed to move on to something new! He also is a bit obsessive over fancy saucepans so that's another one...

Or how about a subscription to something, a magazine or newspaper he likes, a coffee club, plant subscription or even a whiskey subscription if such a a thing exists?

Sweetner12, thanks for reply, funny I was looking at photos last night on the pc, just unfortunately there are thousands and being the organised person he is they are are all in order! Have photos about the house and do change them around a lot, at the moment (and the next couple of months) due to work restrictions getting to eat at a nice place is really hard, I do appreciate your list and will have a look, thanks again

InTheNightWeWillWish, thats a great idea re the year we got married, he has a large collection of whiskeys from all over the world, and will see what I can find, may need a bank loan!! I did have a quick look at both suppliers and sure I can find something, thanks for your suggestion.

maxelly Ah books!!! my house is more full of cookery books than anything else, he is an avid collector! DH is also a excellent cook so has all the gadgets for the kitchen, no wonder the cupboards are full of 'stuff' but I dont complain as I get the end results, knives are a item I am not allowed to touch, oh no, those expensive Japanese knives which take a lot to look after (hand made) as well as a few well know high end ones. Even bought a large rack for all the knives for a birthday once, must admit the kitchen is not my domain and he buys all the equipment to cook with, literally cannot get anymore in the cupboards! But did think about a chefs jacket...He has subscriptions to newspapers and mags, thanks for your suggestions.

See my problem, its really difficult even tech I cannot get (not that I know anything about 'stuff' like that)

Really appreciate you all taking the time with your suggestions though

Just ordered a whisky from the year of our wedding, yeah result! (just realised I had spelt Whisky wrong above...)

@Lowlifeinhighplaces

Just ordered a whisky from the year of our wedding, yeah result! (just realised I had spelt Whisky wrong above...)

I think there’s two ways of spelling it - whiskey and whisky - depending on where you are but I can’t work out the difference, so just go with whichever I feel like

Hopefully he likes the whisk(e)y (and that it didn’t break the bank too much...)

Whisky is Scottish.

Whiskey is Irish.

It matters quite a lot to many people, so probably worth being careful as to which one you actually mean.

Ha Ha, I knew the difference thats why I corrected myself as soon as!

Wow some of those prices were off the scale, but if you know what your looking for and you like and can afford it for a special occasion why not.

Been looking on Not on the high street as a friend suggested, well there are things there I never knew you could get (or needed)

Glad you’ve got sorted. A present that really worked for us one year was a watch box. DH had all these nice watches that he’d just leave around, so I got him an engraved leather and glass box that stores 6 watches.

MaverickDanger thats a good idea and he has 3 good watches, but sadly does not wear any of them, just uses his phone sadly

Anytime we ask DPs brother what he wants for any occasion he always says nothing.
So thats what we got. Look on-line for A gift of nothing.
We got him other stuff as well, but he thought the nothing was a scream.
Told him we had got him something that he always wanted and keeps asking us for. (He was a bit confused at first.

Ooni pizza oven?