Modern and Traditional Anniversary Gifts by Year

About Anniversary Gifts by Year

Your wedding anniversary is coming up, and you don’t know what gift to give him or her. For each year of marriage, there are modern gifts and traditional anniversary gifts to help mark this very special and romantic occasion. Everybody knows that the silver anniversary is the 25th and the gold anniversary is the 50th. But how about all the anniversaries in between? Well, read on as we have the answers for you……

Selecting an Anniversary Gift by Years of Marriage

Here are the modern and traditional anniversary gifts by year. Choose something special from this list and you can’t go wrong.

Year	Traditional Gift	Modern Gift
1st	Paper	Clocks
2nd	Cotton	China
3rd	Leather	Crystal, Glass
4th	Linen, Silk	Electrical Appliances
5th	Wood	Silverware
6th	Iron	Wood
7th	Wool, Copper	Desk Sets, Pen and Pencil Sets
8th	Bronze	Linen, Lace
9th	Pottery, China	Leather
10th	Tin, Aluminum	Diamonds, Jewelry
11th	Steel	Fashion Jewelry, Accessories
12th	Silk	Pearls, Colored Gems
13th	Lace	Textiles, Furs
14th	Ivory (note: now banned)	Gold, Jewelry
15th	Crystal	Watches
16th		Silver holloware
17th		Furniture
18th		Porcelain
19th		Bronze
20th	China	Platinum
21st		Brass, Nickel
22nd		Copper
23rd		Silver Plate
24th		Musical Instruments
25th	Silver	Sterling Silver
26th		Original Pictures
27th		Sculpture
28th		Orchids
29th		New Furniture
30th	Pearl	Diamond
31st		Timepieces
32nd		Conveyances
33rd		Amethyst
34th		Opal
35th	Coral	Jade
36th		Bone China
37th		Alabaster
38th		Beryl, Tourmaline
39th		Lace
40th	Ruby	Ruby
41st		Land
42nd		Improved real Estate
43rd		Travel
44th		Groceries
45th	Sapphire	Sapphire
46th		Original Poetry Tribute
47th		Books
48th		Optical Goods
49th		Luxury items
50th	Gold	Gold
55th	Emerald	Emerald
60th	Diamond	Diamond
75th	Diamonds, gold	Diamonds, gold

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Weddings and Anniversaries

About Weddings and Anniversaries

So, your wedding or anniversary is almost here. But, you haven’t bought an anniversary or wedding gift yet. Worse still, you don’t know what to buy. At least, you have remembered. That’s the first step. Weddings and anniversaries are pretty important stuff. After all, getting married is perhaps the most important step you have taken, or will take, in your life. It’s time to celebrate and cherish the union, a time to embrace that special life partner.

Marriage to your soul mate is for the long haul. And they do not last without working at making them last. The father of an old girlfriend (no, I didn’t marry her) once said “Marriage is like an investment, the more you put in, the greater the return.” Over the years, I’ve come to realize how true this sage advice is.

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The Honeymoon

A good marriage normally begins with a fantastic honeymoon. It starts the marriage off on a positive and memorable note. It’s a time to unite and celebrate the union. The rush and stress of wedding planning are over the jitters of the special day have passed. Now it’s time to begin your life together. What better way than to vacation together at some memorable place?

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Here is one version of the origin of the traditional wedding bouquet:

In the 1500s, most people got married in June. This was because they took their yearly bath in May and still smelled pretty good by June.

However, by June they were starting to smell so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. This became today’s custom of carrying a bouquet when getting married.

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