Traditional Wedding Anniversary Gifts
It is traditional to give a gift that symbolises the particular anniversary, typically these are made of a different material for each wedding anniversary.
- 1st – First – Paper
- 2nd – Second – Cotton
- 3rd – Third – Leather
- 4th – Fourth – Fruit/Flowers
- 5th – Fifth – Wood
- 6th – Sixth – Candy/Iron
- 7th – Seventh – Wool/Copper
- 8th – Eighth – Bronze/Pottery
- 9th – Ninth – Pottery/Willow
- 10th – Tenth – Tin/Aluminium
- 11th – Eleventh – Steel
- 12th – Twelfth – Silk/Linen
- 13th – Thirteenth – Lace
- 14th – Fourteenth – Ivory
- 15th – Fifteenth – Crystal
- 20th – Twentieth – China
- 25th – Twenty-Fifth – Silver
- 30th – Thirtieth – Pearl
- 35th – Thirty-Fifth – Coral
- 40th – Fortieth – Ruby
- 45th – Forty-Fifth – Sapphire
- 50th – Fiftieth – Gold
- 55th – Fifty-fifth – Emerald
- 60th – Sixtieth – Diamond
- 65th Wedding Anniversary — Diamond
- 70th Wedding Anniversary — Platinum
- 75th Wedding Anniversary — Diamond
Modern Wedding Anniversary Gifts
- First – Clocks
- Second – China
- Third – Crystal/Glass
- Fourth – Appliances
- Fifth – Silverware
- Sixth – Candy/Iron
- Seventh – Desk Sets
- Eighth – Bronze/Pottery
- Ninth – Linen/Lace
- Tenth – Leather
- Eleventh – Jewellery
- Twelfth – Pearls
- Thirteenth – Textiles/Furs
- Fourteenth – Gold Jewellery
- Fifteenth – Watches
- Twentieth – Platinum
- Twenty-Fifth – Silver
- Thirtieth – Diamond
- Thirty-Fifth – Jade
- Fortieth – Ruby
- Forty-Fifth – Sapphire
- Fiftieth – Gold
- Fifty-fifth – Emerald
- Sixtieth – Diamond
