Name a star for your anniversary

Flowers last a week. This is still overhead on your fiftieth.

An anniversary wants a gift that says us, permanently. A star named for the two of you is exactly that: a real, catalogued star, dedicated once in our register with your names on it, never resold — a fixed point in the sky that carries your story.

Three ways couples do it

Matching the star to the story

Choose a constellation that means something: Cygnus, the swan — swans pair for life; Lyra, the harp of Orpheus, the sky's great love story; Gemini, the inseparable twins; or the constellation of the month you met. Add your wedding date as the registration message, and the certificate becomes a document of the marriage as much as of the star.

Milestones

First anniversary (paper — the certificate is literally the traditional gift), 10th (tin — pair it with the framed certificate), 25th silver (a silver-framed £19.99 Gift Pack reads beautifully), 50th golden — children and grandchildren often name the star together for the couple; the register records who dedicated it.

The honest bit

Star naming is symbolic — only the International Astronomical Union assigns official star names, and it doesn't sell them. What's real: the star, its coordinates, and your dedication in our register, verifiable by anyone at any time. How it works.

Put your years in the sky

£9.99 in minutes · £19.99 printed Gift Pack, posted free

Name your star ✦