By Stacey Donovan and Cat Hollyer on July 18, 2021
Traditional: Fruit/Flowers
Modern: Appliances
Read on for unique ideas for giving 4th anniversary gifts—as well writing anniversary messages and celebrating the happy occasion.
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4th anniversary gifts and ideas for spouses
What to give
Budget
- Make and enjoy chocolate-dipped strawberries together.
- Bring home a bouquet of white roses and one red one. Add a note: “There’s no one like you.”
- Re-create the bridal bouquet as a centerpiece for your dinner table.
Splurge
- Sign up for a CSA at a local farm.
- If you’re going the modern route, how about a wine fridge or kegerator?
What to write
What to write in a 4th anniversary card
- “I love that you’re the first face I see in the morning and the last face I see at night.”
- “Love of my life, maker of my coffee, finder of my keys—you’re just so many things to me.”
- “You make me laugh and smile and swoon like no one else.”
What to write in about a 4th anniversary love letter
- Four things you find sexy about them
- Four of your biggest accomplishments as a couple
- Four of your best inside jokes
How to celebrate
- The traditional fourth anniversary gift is fruit: Learn how to make an intricate fruity co*cktail or dessert and surprise your spouse with the results.
- Serenade each other with a song. Bonus points if it’s one that means something to the two of you.
- Play a round of mini golf—feel free to yell “fore!”—with free kisses if either of you get a hole in one.
More ideas for anniversaries
- Don’t forget the card!No celebration is complete without a keepsake-worthy card with a handwritten message telling your partner just how much their love means.
- For help putting your feelings into your own words, seewhat to write in an anniversary cardandhow to write a love letter.
- Check out these creativeanniversary datesandanniversary traditions.
4th anniversary gifts and ideas for friends and family
What to give
- Put a new twist on the traditional fruit basket by adding some fine cheeses and a bottle of wine, so they can head to the park for a romantic picnic or an outdoor concert.
- If their anniversary is in late fall or winter, send a container of bulb plants like amaryllises, crocus, narcissus or tulips, so they can enjoy watching them grow and bloom.
What to write in a 4th anniversary card
- “How has it been four years already? It feels like yesterday that we were raising a toast to the two of you.”
- “The love you share shines a light on everyone you know, making all of our worlds brighter.”
- “Hope you celebrate your big day doing something uniquely you.”
Stacey Donovan has been a writer and editor at Hallmark for more than 20 years. She also writes romance novels (under a pseudonym), and has collected a wealth of obscure knowledge in the process.
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