4th anniversary gift ideas: Fruit or flowers and appliances

Traditional list: fruit or flowers. Modern list: appliances.

Fruit and flowers are what grows when you tend to something.

Our pick for the 4th

A fruit tree for the yard

Plant it together. Pick from it for years.

Traditional: Fruit or flowers · $50 to $150Find it
For the card
Four years of looking after this. Look what's growing.

9 more for year four

Budget
They're into

Fruit or flowersTraditional · 5

  • Your wedding bouquet, pressed and framed

    Or any flowers from a day that mattered.

    $50 to $150Find it
  • A Lego flower bouquet

    Something to build together on a quiet night.

    Under $50Find it
  • A day at a pick-your-own farm

    Berries in June, apples in October.

    Under $50
  • A fruit-of-the-month box

    A small surprise every few weeks.

    $150 and upFind it
  • Seeds and a raised bed

    Grow the flowers yourselves next spring.

    Under $50Find it

AppliancesModern · 4

  • An espresso machine

    Your coffee shop bill will pay for it.

    $150 and upFind it
  • A stand mixer

    The appliance people keep forever.

    $150 and upFind it
  • A record player

    It plugs in. It's an appliance.

    $50 to $150Find it
  • A robot vacuum

    Nothing says love like one less chore.

    $150 and upFind it

Wedding day, first date, whatever you count. It stays on this phone.

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What is the 4th anniversary gift?

The traditional 4th anniversary gift is fruit or flowers. The modern one is appliances. Pick whichever gives you a better idea. Nobody checks.

What's a good 4th anniversary gift under $50?

A Lego flower bouquet, a day at a pick-your-own farm or seeds and a raised bed. Each one fits the theme and comes in under $50.

What should I write in a 4th anniversary card?

Tie it to the theme, then say one thing only the two of you would know: a place, a joke, something from this year. To start: “Four years of looking after this. Look what's growing.”

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