Wedding anniversary gift for a couple: what to give your parents, friends or bhaiya-bhabhi, by milestone and budgetWedding anniversary gift for a couple: what to give your parents, friends or bhaiya-bhabhi, by milestone and budget

Gifting a couple when you are not one of the two

Buying for your own spouse is a different job, and we cover it in anniversary candles for your partner. This page is for everyone else: children planning their parents' 25th, friends going to a couple's anniversary dinner, a sibling's anniversary, a colleague and his wife.

The rule that makes these gifts land: give something the two of them share. A gift that suits only one person, a perfume or a watch, quietly leaves the other out. Things for their home, their table, their photographs or an evening together work for both.

Raajkosh makes hand-poured soy wax candles in Jalandhar, and several of ours come as pairs, which is why they keep turning up as couple gifts:

• Urli Candles, Rs 699 for a pair: flower-shaped urli bowls with a gold rim, gold-flecked wax and a sunflower. Traditional, golden, made for a mandir or a dining table.
• Floral Candle Duo, Rs 649: two peony-shaped candles, deep rose pink and ivory with pink-tipped petals. Softer and more romantic.
• Marble Seashell Candles, Rs 999 for 2: one blue-and-white and one terracotta-and-white marbled conch vessel, topped with wax shells, pearls and gold stars. For a couple with a modern home.

By who the couple is to you

Your parents. Plan the day first: a family dinner, the old wedding album brought out, a call from relatives. Then the gift. The Urli Candles pair suits most parents, because it goes straight to the mandir and gold suits an anniversary. For a 25th or a 50th, put it next to a bigger shared gift such as a framed wedding photo restored, or a short trip.

Your brother and bhabhi, or your sister and jiju. You know their home. The Floral Candle Duo for their bedroom, or the Marble Seashell pair if the living room is white and blue.

Friends. If you are going to their anniversary dinner, a pair of candles and a bottle of something they like is an easy host gift. Pooling with the group? Put money towards a dinner or a staycation and add the candles as the thing they unwrap.

A colleague and spouse. Keep it light and not too personal: Heart Tealights, Rs 349 for 10, for a candle-light dinner at home.

Milestone anniversaries

We do not make anything in silver or gold. For a silver jubilee, buy the silver from a jeweller and add our pair as the decor for the evening.

Making it feel like their anniversary

• Put their names and the date on the card, or ask us for names on the candle through our custom orders enquiry. Tell us the idea and the date; we tell you what we can make. Custom pieces are not returnable unless damaged or wrong.
• Give it on the day, lit if you can. Set the pair on the table at their dinner.
• You can add gift packaging and a gift note on our product page.

What else couples are given on anniversaries

• Photo gifts: a framed wedding photo, a printed album, a portrait from an artist.
• An evening: dinner at a good restaurant, a staycation, tickets to a show.
• Home things: a dinner set, bedsheets, a pair of good mugs, a plant.
• Travel: a short trip, especially for parents on a milestone year.
• Jewellery or silver, from close family for milestone years.

Ordering and delivery: Wedding anniversary gift for a couple

• We dispatch in 24 to 48 hours. Delivery takes 2 to 7 days after dispatch, anywhere in India; check the estimate for the couple's pincode on the product page. You can ship to their address with a gift note.
• Free shipping from Rs 999; Rs 79 below that.
• Prepaid only, by UPI, card, net banking or wallet through Razorpay. No cash on delivery.
• Damage reported within 24 hours of delivery is replaced or refunded.

One safety line for the card: Wedding anniversary gift for a couple

Light on a heat-proof surface, never leave it burning unattended, trim the wick to about 5 mm and keep each burn to 3 to 4 hours.