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