The tradition of giving a specific gift on a specific wedding anniversary dates all the way back to the Middle Ages. Below is a complete list of wedding anniversary gifts and ideas to help you celebrate each of your wedding anniversaries.
Your wedding day is such an incredibly important occasion – the celebration of your love and the beginning of your marriage in the presence of family and friends. Following this significant occasion, anniversary celebrations each year commemorate the continuation of each person’s love for the other.
| 1st Wedding Anniversary Traditional Gifts: Paper Modern Gifts: Clocks Meaning: It symbolizes the strength in paper that comes from the interlaced connection of the paper’s individual threads. Idea: Pre-order I still do wedding anniversary memory book! |
.. | 2nd Wedding Anniversary Traditional Gifts: Cotton Modern Gifts: China Idea: Gift your loved one a comfy new cotton robe or new shirt (perfect for date night) to celebrate your second year of marriage. |
.. | 3rd Wedding Anniversary Traditional Gifts: Leather Modern Gifts: Crystal Idea: Celebrate your third wedding anniversary by gifting your spouse a leather watch which you could have engraved for the occasion. |
| 4th Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gifts: Fruit or Flowers |
5th Wedding Anniversary Traditional Gifts: Wood Modern Gifts: Silverware Gift Ideas: A cute silver spoon set like this ‘Spoonful of Strength’ (or entire cutlery set) makes a great silver anniversary gift, or a monogrammed wooden cutting board for something really personal. |
6th Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas: It’s easy to tick the box for candy, but if you want something to keep, consider candy styled cufflinks or jewellery. |
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7th Wedding Anniversary Gift ideas: Wow your spouse with a new suit or scarf, or something to put on your desk. If you’ve heard of the ‘seven year itch’, I still do is the perfect way to reflect on your relationship so far, and work on strengthening it too. |
8th Wedding Anniversary Gift ideas: These personalised pottery pieces are adorable, and you can’t get wrong with lovely new bed linens. |
9th Wedding Anniversary Ideas: Celebrate your 9th wedding anniversary by gifting your loved one a leather weekender bag to take on your next romantic getaway. |
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| 10th Wedding Anniversary Traditional Gifts: Tin or Aluminum Modern Gifts: Diamond Jewelry |
11th Wedding Anniversary Traditional Gifts: Steel Modern Gifts: Fashion Jewellery |
12th Wedding Anniversary Traditional Gifts: Silk or Linen Modern Gifts: Pearls |
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| 13th Wedding Anniversary Traditional Gifts: Lace Modern Gifts: Textiles or Furs |
14th Wedding Anniversary Traditional Gifts: Flowers Modern Gifts: Gold Jewelry |
15th Wedding Anniversary Traditional Gifts: Crystal Modern Gifts: Watches |
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| 20th Wedding Anniversary Traditional Gifts: China Modern Gifts: Platinum |
25th Wedding Anniversary |
30th Wedding Anniversary |
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35th Wedding Anniversary |
40th Wedding Anniversary Traditional Gifts: Ruby Modern Gifts: Ruby |
45th Wedding Anniversary Traditional Gifts: Sapphire Modern Gifts: Sapphire |
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| 50th Wedding Anniversary Traditional Gifts: Gold Modern Gifts: Gold |
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