Wedding Anniversary Gifts List

Wedding Anniversary Gifts List

Feb 3, ’10 7:08 PM
for everyone

 figured it would be nice to have this on my site in case I need to check and know what to give for friends who’ve reached *gasp* 100 years of wedded bliss! 

 

According to  “ETIQUETTE FOR MODERNS” by Elinor Ames (1965)

“Although the first anniversary is considered the paper or plastic one, the second, cotton and so on, it is not mandatory that the gift be of the “appropriate” material or composition for the specific year. The exception is in the case of the tenth (tin or aluminum) and twenty-fifth, which is known as the “silver anniversary.” In these cases, the gift usually “goes” with the anniversary. For other years it is equally correct, and often more interesting, to buy what seems appropriate for the particular couple and carry out the theme in the wrapping or decorating of the package. Thus a gift for the seventh anniversary could be wrapped in copper-colored paper, a lace handkerchief might decorate the package for the thirteenth, and so on.”

 

Traditional & Modern Anniversary Gifts

Anniversary	Traditional Gifts	Modern Gifts
1 Year	Paper	Clocks
2 Years	Cotton	China
3 Years	Leather	Crystal, Glass
4 Years	Fruit and Flowers, Linen	Appliances
5 Years	Wood	Silverware
6 Years	Iron	Wood Objects
7 Years	Wool (Copper)	Desk Sets
8 Years	Bronze	Linens, Lace
9 Years	Pottery (China)	Leather Goods
10 Years	Tin, Aluminum	Diamond
11 Years	Steel	Fashion Jewelry
12 Years	Silk	Pearls, Colored Gems
13 Years	Lace	Textiles, Fur
14 Years	Ivory	Gold Jewelry
15 Years	Crystal	Watches
16 Years	Peridot	Silver Holloware
17 Years	Watch	Furniture
18 Years	Cat’s eye	Porcelain
19 Years	Aquamarine	Bronze
20 Years	China	Platinum
21 Years		Brass, Nickel
22 Years		Copper
23 Years		Silver Plate
24 Years		Musical Instrument
25 Years	Silver	Sterling Silver
26 Years		Original Pictures
27 Years		Sculpture
28 Years		Orchids
29 Years		New Furniture
30 Years	Pearl	Diamond
31 Years		Timepieces
32 Years		Conveyances (car, automobiles)
33 Years		Amethyst
34 Years		Opal
35 Years	Coral (Jade)	Jade
36 Years		Bone China
37 Years		Alabaster
38 Years		Beryl, Tourmaline
39 Years		Lace
40 Years	Ruby	Ruby
41 Years		Land
42 Years		Improved Real Estate
43 Years		Travel
44 Years		Groceries
45 Years	Sapphire	Sapphire
46 Years		Original Poetry Tribute
47 Years		Books
48 Years		Optical Goods (telescope, etc)
49 Years		Luxuries (any kind)
50 Years	Gold	Gold
55 Years	Emerald	Emerald
60 Years	Diamond	Diamond
75 Years	Diamond, Gold
80 Years		Diamond, Pear
85 Years		Diamond, Sapphire
90 Years		Diamond, Emerald
95 Years		Diamond, Ruby
100 Years		10 carat Diamond

delete reply bubu34 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 Cath 🙂 21 years na kami, now mo lang ito pinublish? hehehe..paano ko ma-ko-collect yung previous years? well well babawi na lang ako next year!

delete reply bubu34 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 I am not so ambitous to demand a 10 carat diamond..so let it be..:)

delete reply joeyfab4 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 You are right Cat. 33 years is Amethyst. This is a good reference list.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 bubu34 said Cath 🙂 21 years na kami, now mo lang ito pinublish? hehehe..paano ko ma-ko-collect yung previous years? well well babawi na lang ako next year!  hehehe..I only give every 10 years na anniversary…so antay ka muna 9 years…*wink*

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 bubu34 said I am not so ambitous to demand a 10 carat diamond..so let it be..:)  hehehe..that would mean all of us are beyond the age of 100 years na…maybe I would have forgotten my name na at that time…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 joeyfab4 said You are right Cat. 33 years is Amethyst. This is a good reference list.  and thanks to Joey remarking in another post mag 33 years na sila ng better half nya *wink*, I thought of putting this here…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 cuh888 said hehehe..I only give every 10 years na anniversary…so antay ka muna 9 years…*wink*  hehehe..naisip ko if Pearl..e di samahan ko si Pearl papunta dyan sa yo to celebrate 30 years *double wink this time*

delete reply joeyfab4 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 cuh888 said and thanks to Joey remarking in another post mag 33 years na sila ng better half nya *wink*, I thought of putting this here…  Thank you Cat. 32-1/2 years na kaming nag tiyatiyaga sa isa’t isa:-)

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 joeyfab4 said Thank you Cat. 32-1/2 years na kaming nag tiyatiyaga sa isa’t isa:-)  but its good ha…kc divorce is there in the US..mabilis lang na way out for some folks…its getting rarer and rarer to see the younger generation even reach their 10th year without some splitting up happening..so Congratulations again! *pssst, pasakay sa purple jet nyo ha?*

delete reply peachyenriquez wrote on Feb 3, ’10 thanks for sharing Cath! at least may idea na ako what to give next! hehehhe….

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 4, ’10 peachyenriquez said thanks for sharing Cath! at least may idea na ako what to give next! hehehhe….  hehe, or Peachy…what to expect di ba?

delete reply faitherasmo wrote on Feb 20, ’10 cuh888 said Original Poetry Tribute  I’d give this on any anniversary!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 22, ’10 faitherasmo said I’d give this on any anniversary!  personal na personal..aprub! wag lang limerick siguro..or poetry pa ba yan?