| Weddings are joyful occasions. It is a time when two | | | | Ninth Wedding Anniversary: Pottery |
| people bond together in marriage to form a lasting | | | | Suggested gifts: ceramic pots, wall hangings, |
| relationship. Wedding anniversaries are yearly | | | | sculptures, tableware |
| celebrations in remembrance of that special occasion. | | | | Tenth Wedding Anniversary: Tin or Aluminum |
| We celebrate wedding anniversaries in various ways. | | | | Suggested gifts: tea and coffee tins, decorative |
| Renewal of wedding vows, candle light dinners and | | | | boxes, aluminum watches, tableware, home |
| gift giving are just some of the ways we celebrate | | | | décor items |
| our wedding anniversaries. | | | | Eleventh Wedding Anniversary: Steel |
| But what is an appropriate gift to give for an | | | | Suggested gifts: jewelry, kitchenware, sculpture, |
| anniversary? In 1922, Emily Post suggested traditional | | | | home décor items |
| gifts for the first 15 yearly wedding anniversaries and | | | | Twelfth Wedding Anniversary: Silk or Linen |
| gifts for every 5 year anniversaries thereafter. Gifts | | | | Suggested gifts: tablecloth, handkerchief, robe, silk |
| for the early wedding anniversaries tend to be | | | | blouse or shirt, silk sheets |
| inexpensive and rather practical while gifts for the | | | | Thirteenth Wedding Anniversary: Lace |
| later wedding anniversaries tend to be more | | | | Suggested gifts: sleepwear, handkerchiefs, table |
| elaborate and expensive. | | | | runners or placemats, a framed invitation |
| Below is a list of the traditional yearly wedding | | | | Fourteenth Wedding Anniversary: Ivory |
| anniversaries with gift ideas and suggestions for each. | | | | Suggested gifts: jewelry, figurines, roses |
| First Wedding Anniversary: Paper | | | | Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary: Crystal |
| Suggested gifts: stationary in a favorite color, a | | | | Suggested gifts: glassware, jewelry, wind chimes, |
| personal journal, first edition of a favorite book, a | | | | lamps, candlesticks |
| framed invitation | | | | Twentieth Wedding Anniversary: China |
| Second Wedding Anniversary: Cotton | | | | Suggested gifts: dishware, dinner at a Chinese |
| Suggested gifts: high thread count sheet set, | | | | restaurant |
| personalized quilt or throw blanket, tapestry wall | | | | Twenty-fifth Wedding Anniversary: Silver |
| hanging, towels | | | | Suggested gifts: jewelry, kitchenware, tea or coffee |
| Third Wedding Anniversary: Leather | | | | service, watch |
| Suggested gifts: watches, jackets, luggage, wallets, | | | | Thirtieth Wedding Anniversary: Pearl |
| belts | | | | Suggested gifts: jewelry, game boards, rosary beads |
| Fourth Wedding Anniversary: Fruit or Flowers | | | | Thirty-fifth Wedding Anniversary: Coral (Jade) |
| Suggested gifts: fruit basket, floral arrangement, | | | | Suggested gifts: figurines, jewelry, vases, candle |
| flowering plant or shrub | | | | holders, chess set |
| Fifth Wedding Anniversary: Wood | | | | Fortieth Wedding Anniversary: Ruby |
| Suggested gifts: furniture, jewelry boxes, a framed | | | | Suggested gifts: gemstone jewelry, ruby heart photo |
| photograph | | | | frame |
| Sixth Wedding Anniversary: Candy or Iron | | | | Forty-fifth Wedding Anniversary: Sapphire |
| Suggested gifts: cookie bouquet, box of chocolates, | | | | Suggested gifts: gemstone jewelry |
| wrought iron picture frame or wall hanging, home | | | | Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary: Gold |
| décor items | | | | Suggested gifts: jewelry, watches, collectible coins, |
| Seventh Wedding Anniversary: Wool or Copper | | | | picture frames |
| Suggested gifts: warm coat, scarf and gloves, yard | | | | Wedding anniversaries can be celebrated in many |
| décor such as wind chimes, copper birdbaths, | | | | different ways. Giving a traditional wedding gift is just |
| pottery or fire pit | | | | one way to celebrate. The most important thing is to |
| Eighth Wedding Anniversary: Bronze or Pottery | | | | remember to celebrate in a way that is special to |
| Suggested gifts: bronze sculptures, yard items such | | | | you. |
| as a bird bath or sundial | | | | |