You are planning to atttend wedding or anniversary celebration and present a special and beautiful gift.

There are a lot of unique wedding and anniversary gifts which you can buy in the stores. If you have good skills, try to create a padded photo album, a handmade quilt or a ceramic platter.

If the wedding or anniversary is celebrated in the fall you can give a  turkey platter, a pumpkin gift basket. If the celebrating couple is avid gardeners you can create a garden basket and fill it with bulbs that will appear in the spring.

You can make spring wedding and anniversary baskets which can be ideal for those who love to garden. The basket can be filled with seeds, plants, a trowel and garden gloves.

Also you can present a birdhouse which will bring color and song into the  garden. The other interesting gift alternatives are birdbaths, garden ornaments or statuary.

If a wedding or anniversary is celebrated in winter, present a basket of hot chocolate, apple cider, soap and tasty snacks like home baked cookies and marshmallows that can be roasted in a fireplace.

A fiber optic or animated angel will become a perfect present if the celebration is close to Christmas.

Summer is also a great time for family celebrations. If someone is celebrating anniversary at this time you can plan a family reunion to celebrate this occasion. You can help the party in a park where there are covered pavilions in case of inclement weather. The greatest an most prescious gift is to invite friends and loved ones that the anniversary couple haven't seen in some time.

If you want to present a unique wedding or anniversary gift, a family Coat of Arms is a great choice. There are specialty and online shops that will research the family surname and the Coat of Arms and mount it on a beautiful oak or mahogany plaque. The couple can display a record of their ancestry.

You can also ask some artists to create the sketching of the happy couple in charcoal or immortalizing them in a portrait. You need to give a photograph of the recipients to the artist from which he could paint or sketch the couple.

If your parents or a very close friend who has been married for a number of years is celebrating an anniversary you can present something more personal: create a photo album or collage of their most memorable moments together. It can include the photos of bringing home a new baby, a first home, birthdays, previous anniversaries and children and grandchildren. The couple will be pleased to receive a collection of special memories.

The best way is to create a personal gift using your creative skills and imagination. It is known that handmade gifts are made with love and are often the most treasured.