Wedding Anniversaries
Now that you’re married, it’s time to start thinking about your wedding anniversaries! Celebrated each year on the date of your wedding day, some couples like to make their wedding anniversary an extravagent affair with large gestures and others prefer to mark the day with a small gift or even just a few simple words of love in a card. A nice way to celebrate your special anniversary is to give flowers to your spouse, this can be a costly gift if you want to give a dozen red roses, but some hand picked wildflowers can be just as wonderful and won’t cost you a cent!
Whatever you choose to do, it should suit your personality. Alot of people might say your wedding anniversary is just another “made up holiday” encouraged by Hallmark to try and make more money. Believe me, your wife would not appreciate that excuse if you forget to even mention the day to her, in fact it might to safe to assume you would be in the dog house!
Regardless of how you celebrate your anniversary, here are the traditional and modern anniversary gifts:
| Year | Traditional | Modern | Flower | |
| One | Paper | Clocks | Carnation | |
| Two | Cotton | China | Lily of the Valley | |
| Three | Leather | Crystal, Glass | Sunflower | |
| Four | Flowers, Fruit | Appliances (Electrial) | Hydrangea | |
| Five | Wood | Silverware | Daisy | |
| Six | Iron | Wood Objects | Calla | |
| Seven | Wool, Copper | Desk Sets, Pen & Pencil Sets | Freesia | |
| Eight | Bronze | Linen, Lace | Lilac | |
| Nine | Pottery, China | Leather Goods | Bird of Paradise | |
| Ten | Tin, Aluminium | Diamond Jewelry | Daffodil | |
| Eleven | Steel | Fashin Jewelry, Fashion Accessories | Tulip | |
| Twelve | Silk | Pearls, Colored Gems | Peony | |
| Thirteen | Lace | Textiles, Furs | Chrysanthemum | |
| Fourteen | Ivory | Gold Jewelry | Dahlia | |
| Fifteen | Crystal | Watches | Rose | |
| Sixteen | Silver Holloware | |||
| Seventeen | Furniture | |||
| Eighteen | Porcelain | |||
| Nineteen | Bronze | |||
| Twenty | China | Platinum | Aster | |
| Twenty One | Brass, Nickel | |||
| Twenty Two | Copper | |||
| Twenty Three | Silver Plate | |||
| Twenty Four | Musical Instruments | |||
| Twenty Five | Silver | Sterling Silver | Iris | |
| Thirty | Pearl | Diamond | Lily | |
| Thirty Five | Coral, Jade | Jade | ||
| Forty | Ruby | Ruby | Gladiolus | |
| Forty Five | Sapphire | Sapphire | ||
| Fifty | Gold | Gold | Yellow Roses & Violets | |
| Fifty Five | Emerald | Emerald | ||
| Sixty | Diamond | Diamond | ||
| Seventy | Platinum | |||
| Eighty | Oak |
There is no reason why you have to stick with either the traditional or modern anniversary gifts. I’m sure any thoughtful gesture would be greatly appreciated by your wife or husband.
Remember the most important thing for your wedding anniversary is letting your spouse know how much you love them and this can be done without expensive gifts, just think from your heart!
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