Do you do anything for the anniversaries of close family or friends?

cjspencer35

In my family it wouldn't be unheard of to send a card or small gift, nothing extravagant, but thoughtful. In my husband's family, they think that is silly - that the only ones who should care are the two people celebrating the milestone. Both customs make sense, so I'm just curious what the norm is... thoughts?

quiltedinky

My husband and I exchange cards, if that.

I don't bother saying anything to my parents because it just annoys my mother.

I usually wish my brother and his wife a happy anniversary. I randomly will give them small gifts if the traditional gifts are funny. One year I gave my sis in law a Hershey bar and my brother a nail. (I think it was their 6th anniversary. That year's gifts were iron and candy.)

GilliC

I send an e-card to my sister and her wife. Why not? It takes 2 minutes, and I like to remind them that I'm there for them both. (Our parents didn't attend their ceremony, so maybe I feel more incentive to show my continued support?)

Sometimes I also send an e-card to my best friend on her anniversary. It's meant to just be a message that "Hey, I'm thinking about you guys, and you're important enough to me to warrant putting your anniversary in my e-card calendar!"

I used to get an email or even a physical card from close family on our anniversary.

Gifts? Not so much.

chrisnjay05212010

i get my parents and siblings a card for their anniversary but rarely gifts.  For a big anniversary we might, like us siblings took my parents to dinner for their 25th a few years back.

smbenevides1989

I ususally go with the Happy Anniversary! (verbally) to them. If I have the chance, I make a cake instead of buying them a gift.

erollis

Both DH and myself were, and still are not, involved in our parents anniversaries. I think our parents and some friends acknowledge ours with cards/ texts/ phone calls only because it is the same day as my birthday. So it's a two for one.

sunset30

Similar to others, think its nice to acknowledge the day with a call (maybe a card for bigger milestones), but think that gifts are probably more for the couple celebrating. 

TattieSoup

If it was a first anniversary of someone close to me I might call or send a card because I know that is exciting for them. Otherwise I wouldn't do anything unless it was a landmark one like 10, 20, 30 etc. My husband and I aren't big on occasions anyway though, we have been married a year and a half and we didn't get each other gifts or cards on our first anniversary.