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TRADITIONAL & MODERN GIFTS
Wedding Anniversaries - Traditional & Modern Gifts
Wedding anniversaries, at least those considered landmarks, have traditional
gifts associated with them. Modern gifts are associated with each anniversary.
It can take some creativity to come up with appropriate gifts for some
of these traditions - for the 11th wedding anniversary, steel is the traditional
gift and that can be tough to make romantic!
Below is a list of the first through twenty fifth wedding anniversaries
with the traditional modern gifts associated with them.
| Wedding Anniversary |
Traditional Gift |
Modern Gift |
| First Anniversary |
Paper |
Clocks |
| Second Anniversary |
Cotton |
Cotton/China |
| Third Anniversary |
Leather |
Crystal/Glass |
| Fourth Anniversary |
Flowers/Linen/Silk |
Linen/Silk/Appliances |
| Fifth Anniversary |
Wood |
Silverware |
| Sixth Anniversary |
Candy/Iron |
Iron/Wood Objects |
| Seventh Anniversary |
Copper/Wool |
Wool/Brass/Desk Sets |
| Eighth Anniversary |
Bronze |
Appliance/Linens/Lace |
| Ninth Anniversary |
Pottery/China |
Leather |
| Tenth Anniversary |
Tin/Aluminum |
Aluminum/Diamond |
| Eleventh Anniversary |
Steel |
Jewelry |
| Twelfth Anniversary |
Silk |
Linen/Pearl/Colored Gems |
| Thirteenth Anniversary |
Lace |
Textiles |
| Fourteenth Anniversary |
Ivory |
Gold |
| Fifteenth Anniversary |
Crystal |
Glass/Watches |
| Sixteenth Anniversary |
|
Silver Hollowware |
| Seventeenth Anniversary |
|
Furniture |
| Eighteenth Anniversary |
|
Porcelain |
| Nineteenth Anniversary |
|
Bronze |
| Twentieth Anniversary |
China |
Platinum |
| Twenty First Anniversary |
|
Brass/Nickel |
| Twenty Second Anniversary |
|
Copper |
| Twenty Third Anniversary |
|
Silver Plate |
| Twenty Fourth Anniversary |
|
Musical Instruments |
| Twenty Fifth Anniversary |
Silver |
Silver/Sterling Silver |
| Thirtieth Anniversary |
Pearl |
Diamond |
| Thirty Fifth Anniversary |
Coral/Jade |
Jade |
| Fortieth Anniversary |
Ruby |
Ruby/Garnet |
| Forty Fifth Anniversary |
Sapphire |
Sapphire |
| Fiftieth Anniversary |
Gold |
Gold |
| Fifty Fifth Anniversary |
Emerald |
Emerald/Turquoise |
| Sixtieth Anniversary |
Diamond |
Diamond/Gold |
| Seventy Fifth Anniversary |
Diamonds/Gold |
Gold |
| Eightieth Anniversary |
|
Diamond/Pearl |
| Eighty Fifth Anniversary |
|
Diamond/Sapphire |
| Ninetieth Anniversary |
|
Diamond/Emerald |
| Ninety Fifth Anniversary |
|
Diamond/Ruby |
| One Hundredth Anniversary |
|
10 Carat Diamond |
Gifts for Wedding Anniversaries
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