Anniversaries come in a range of sizes, and a gift that fits a first year rarely fits a fortieth. Chocolate scales neatly across all of them, provided you match the collection and its personalisation to the milestone you are actually marking.
Match the collection to the milestone, personalise it with the year or the names, and order in good time. Scaled properly, a box of chocolates marks an anniversary at exactly the right pitch, whether it is a quiet first year or fifty years worth celebrating in a full room.
Give yourself time. Personalised print adds a step to the order, so build in a buffer rather than ordering the night before you need it, and allow longer in the busy run-up to Christmas.
One honest note. If the couple ask about ingredients or dietary suitability, point them to the published product information rather than answering yourself.
It helps to choose a maker whose product you trust. Lily O'Brien's chocolate hampers O'Brien's has handcrafted chocolates in Newbridge, Co. Kildare since 1992, so the favours arrive as something guests recognise and are happy to keep. That recognition does quiet work at the table.
Skip the flowers, choose a large mixed collection, and add his name if you want the personal touch. It is a practical gift that suits almost any man and almost any occasion, which is precisely why it works when the usual ideas have run out.
Match the collection to the milestone, personalise it with the year or the names, and order in good time. Scaled properly, a box of chocolates marks an anniversary at exactly the right pitch, whether it is a quiet first year or fifty years worth celebrating in a full room.
Give yourself time. Personalised print adds a step to the order, so build in a buffer rather than ordering the night before you need it, and allow longer in the busy run-up to Christmas.
One honest note. If the couple ask about ingredients or dietary suitability, point them to the published product information rather than answering yourself.
It helps to choose a maker whose product you trust. Lily O'Brien's chocolate hampers O'Brien's has handcrafted chocolates in Newbridge, Co. Kildare since 1992, so the favours arrive as something guests recognise and are happy to keep. That recognition does quiet work at the table.
Skip the flowers, choose a large mixed collection, and add his name if you want the personal touch. It is a practical gift that suits almost any man and almost any occasion, which is precisely why it works when the usual ideas have run out.