The Best 25th Wedding-Anniversary Gifts

It’s not cheap, but Rimowa’s silver-tone suitcase is the status luggage among frequent fliers (and celebrities like Lucy Liu and Antoni Porowski), all of whom rave about how it’s both lightweight and durable.

These headphones are highly recommended for their ability to mask ambient noise without compromising sound quality, which one reviewer said was the case on every single setting. “I’ve been using mine eight hours per day, and they don’t bother my ears at all,” said one reviewer.

This powerful electric toothbrush (a longtime Strategist favorite) comes in a silvery-gray hue and will make your teeth shine. According to our friends at the Cut, power couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z use the Sonicare, so you’ll be in good company. Note: To get the sale price shown below, you must click a box to apply a coupon on Amazon.

Here’s a fun fact about silver: It has natural antimicrobial properties, so you’ll often find it in unexpected places, like these affordable, disposable toothbrushes recommended by writer Frances Dodds. They’ll keep your chompers clean and glistening.

Show off family photos or vacation snaps in these minimal silver frames from one of our favorite online-framing services. Simply Framed’s offerings aren’t limited to photos, as Strategist writer Liza Corsillo says: “You can also send in drawings, a favorite scarf, a newspaper clipping, or a love letter to frame,” for a personal, romantic gesture.

It’s made of stainless steel instead of silver (the former is much better at retaining heat), but this handy pan is a kitchen workhorse, useful for whipping up everything from oatmeal to sauces. Tony Cacace, the executive chef at Oro Restaurant, told us it’s “the most important pot you should own.”

Couples that spend their weekends together baking bread, pastries, and cakes will find lots of uses for a KitchenAid stand mixer (which, as we’ve written time and again, is simply the best product in its class). In any color, it’s a very nice gift, but the matte silver feels particularly appropriate for this milestone.

This affordable pasta machine is a favorite of author and “pasta artist,” Linda Miller Nicholson, who says its accuracy ensures your dough won’t tear and is reliable for “even the biggest of batches.” While the standard version can only cut three types of noodles (lasagna, fettuccine, and tagliatelle), you can purchase additional attachments capable of making everything from vermicelli to ravioli.

These sponges are also treated with silver to inhibit the growth of bacteria, mold, and mildew, so they never get too gross. They also look a lot nicer than the green and yellow ones beside most sinks, a little detail we think adds to their giftable appeal. (The pattern on the surface fades away when it’s time to replace your sponge, no smell test needed.)

Learning a new skill together can help keep your bond strong. If either (or both) of you has any musical inclination, the flute is supposedly easy to learn, according to Carol Wincenc, a Grammy-nominated flutist and Juilliard professor. High-quality instruments come with big price tags, but if you’re just getting started, Wincenc says an affordable model like this is fine.

Jamie McCormick, the co-owner of New York’s Abraço coffee shop, says this silver-tone bean grinder “grinds at an insanely consistent particle size” and is comparable to the commercial-grade machine he uses at his shop.

If the two of you stick to seltzer these days, here’s a shiny soda maker that you won’t mind displaying on the kitchen counter. Strategist managing editor Maxine Builder says the bubbles it creates are “strong, fine, and even, almost like Perrier.”

Make jotting marginalia, signing checks, and writing letters a little more stylish with this silver pen that writer David Sedaris says “has a really nice weight to it.”

If your books always seem to go missing at your dinner parties (only to show up at a friend’s house later), consider this personal embosser that stamps them with their very own seal. Jen Bergstrom, senior vice-president of the Gallery Books group, gifted one to her friends to help her, as she put it, “mark her territory.”

For something special to write in, you can’t get much fancier than a classic Smythson leather-bound notebook with silver-lined pages. Strategist senior editor Anthony Rotunno tested one out for our ranking of the 100 best notebooks and said, “Its handsomeness alone would make me want to use it every day, and its simple page design would not discourage daily use, either.”

Writer Lauren Levy obsessed over what flatware to put on her wedding registry, looking for a set that was both functional and interesting to look at. She ultimately went with these Collo-Alto pieces which, she says, “were the closest in shape and color to traditional silverware, while still maintaining their own unique sense of style.”

If you already have a set of nice silverware, why not expand your collection with Christofle’s “absurd-slash-fabulous” silver-plated chopsticks? They’ll definitely elevate your takeout lo mein.

Strategist columnist (and resident Cool Guy) Chris Black recommends this sleek, stainless-steel (but silver-looking) corkscrew as a holiday gift, but it’d also be perfect for the couple that loves to share a bottle of wine.

A versatile addition to any bar cart, this stirring spoon actually has a muddler on the other end so you can flip it over to crush sugar cubes or cherries.

This silver-laced pomade from Oribe is a great option for styling silver and gray hair — it contains ingredients including Arctic root extract (for maintaining elasticity) and pea peptide (which adds volume and moisturizes). The silver actually works to brighten and add shine, which is good if your hair has become a bit dull. Strategist writer Chloe Anello recently purchased a tub for her mother, with the goal of “enhancing her now-voluminous and well-below-shoulder-length hair.”

Replace your old mouse pads with two of these, that look as high-tech as the rest of your desk set-up. Ben Kicic, senior interior designer at GRADE architecture and interior design firm, says “it’s much nicer to slide your mouse on this [than on] a wooden surface or a rubbery fabric.”

Of course they’ll need something for keeping all of that silver clean. Nathan Horowicz, owner of the antique silver shop Nathan Horowicz Antiques Inc., says this polish works “like magic.”