What are the milestone anniversary years?
Wedding anniversary gifts have been exchanged since Roman times, with traditional annual milestone gifts each designed to represent a new stage of married life.
Anniversary Gifts by Year
From the special 1st anniversary paper gift through to the giving of valuable gold on the 50th anniversary and diamonds on the 60th, as the years pass each anniversary is marked with a traditional gift. Although silver, pearls, rubies, diamonds, and gold are all highly valuable milestone gifts, in many marriages the gifts which are truly treasured and remembered are the thoughtful personalised paper items.
The traditional 1st anniversary paper gifts symbolise the start of a new beginning and a life together, however in our opinion every wedding anniversary is a representation of a fresh new year and the start of a new chapter in your life together.
Below is a list of all the milestone anniversary years, materials, metals, stones and precious gems! Along with some gift ideas for inspiration.
Year | Symbolic Gift | Gift Inspiration |
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1st Anniversary | Paper | 1st anniversary print |
2nd Anniversary | Cotton | Clothing |
3rd Anniversary | Leather | Wallet or Purse |
4th Anniversary | Fruit or flowers | Vase |
5th Anniversary | Wooden | Cheese Board |
6th Anniversary | Sugar or candy | Jelly beans |
7th Anniversary | Copper | Personalised copper mugs |
8th Anniversary | Bronze or pottery | Personalised flower pot |
9th Anniversary | Willow pattern or pottery | Ceramic vase |
10th Anniversary | Tin | Personalised tin flower pot |
11th Anniversary | Steel | Cutlery |
12th Anniversary | Silk & fine linen | Linen scented candle |
13th Anniversary | Lace | Table runner |
14th Anniversary | Ivory | Candle |
15th Anniversary | Crystal | Champagne flutes |
20th Anniversary | China | Personalised mugs |
25th Anniversary | Silver | Jewellery or 25th anniversary print |
30th Anniversary | Pearl | Jewellery |
35th Anniversary | Coral & Jade | Jewellery |
40th Anniversary | Ruby | Jewellery or 40th anniversary print |
45th Anniversary | Sapphire | Jewellery |
50th Anniversary | Golden | Jewellery or 50th anniversary print |
55th Anniversary | Emerald | Jewellery |
60th Anniversary | Diamond | Jewellery or 60th anniversary print |
65th Anniversary | Blue Sapphire | Ring |
70th Anniversary | Platinum | Jewellery |
75th Anniversary | Diamond | Jewellery |
80th Anniversary | Oak | Engraved Plaque |