This may be a 25th wedding anniversary gift or a 50th wedding anniversary gift, it doesn’t matter. Children portraits work well for both occasions. Decide on who you are going to include in this oil painting. If you have a large family, get all the siblings together. If they have kids then it’s even better. Don’t let your parents know about the surprise during the planning stage. You will want them to be genuinely surprised when they receive their gift.



Choose a day

Your portrait artist may want to take a photograph of the entire family together. Here family would mean children and grandchildren. In most cases families would be grouped together in the children portraits. Be sure to get everyone dressed up in the best as oil paintings need a formal look, especially if this is going to hang in the living room. Choose a good portrait artist who can capture the essence of every face. The group should almost look alive.

The gift

Once the portrait is ready, gather everyone together for the formal presentation. This could be the anniversary party or you can unveil the painting as it hangs in its appointed place on the wall. Oil paintings not only look good as home décor, but add a special feeling of warmth to any heart. Your parents will be delighted with this anniversary gift as it captures their most treasured possessions together in one canvas. Anniversary gift ideas don’t get better than this!