Wedding Anniversaries

Your marriage is a important symbol of the love you share and the commitment you have made to each other and this should be celebrated.

To celebrate this couples traditionally exchange gifts to mark the anniversary of their wedding day, the gift doesn't have to be expensive or overly lavish, the value of the gift is in the thought and time you have put into it.  Tradiotionally certian gifts were given to mark the anniversary such as Gold for a 50th Wedding Anniversary and so on.  The following lists are here to provide you with ideas and inspiration as you celebrate the years to come in your marriage.

Remember the main thing is to celebrate the special bond the two of you share, take time out of your day to toast your partnership.

Wedding Anniversaries

  TraditionalModern
 1st PaperClocks
 2nd Cotton China
 3rd Leather Crystal, Glass
 4th Linen, Silk
 Appliances (Electrical)
 5th Wood Silverware
 6th Iron Wood Objects
 7th Wool, Copper

 Desk Sets/Pen & Pencil Sets

 8th Bronze Linen, Lace
 9th Pottery, China
 Leather Goods
 10th Tin, Aluminum  Diamond Jewelry
 11th Steel Fashion Jewelry, Accessories
 12th Silk Pearls, Coloured Gems
 13th Lace Textiles, Furs
 14th Ivory Gold Jewelry
 15th Crystal Watches
 16th  Silver Holloware*
 17th  Furniture
 18th  Porcelain
 19th  Bronze
 20th China China
 21st  Brass, Nickel
 22nd  Copper
 23rd  Silver Plate
 24th  Musical Instruments
 25th Silver Sterling Silver
 30th Pearl Pearl
 35th Coral, Jade
 Jade
 40th Ruby Ruby
 45th Sapphire Sapphire
 50th Gold Gold
 55th Emerald Emerald
 60th Diamond Diamond

Source: Wikipedia

* Holloware refers to table service items like coffee pots or gravy boats which are used as part of presenting food, condiments or liquids, it does not refer to flatware which is traditionally cutlery

Ways to celebrate

The main thing is to celebrate your marriage, take some time in your day to focus just on the two of you and thank and congratulate the beautiful marriage you have built together.  Toast each other, have a picnic where you first met or where you proposed, go out for dinner, if you can't be together set a time to call each other and share a glass of wine over the phone even if your half a world away.

And finally from me, CONGRATULATIONS.