Wedding Anniversaries
The traditional and modern anniversary gift guides have changed very little during the past 50 or 60 years and include gift ideas for each of the first fifteen years of marriage and then for every five years after that.
The first word after the year in the lists below represents the traditional gift and the second represents the modern.
1st Paper Clocks
2nd Cotton China
3rd Leather Crystal or Glass
4th Fruit or Flowers Appliances
5th Wood Silverware
6th Candy or Iron Wood
7th Wool or Copper Desk Sets
8th Bronze or Pottery Linen or Lace
9th Pottery or Willow Leather
10th Tin or Aluminum Diamonds
11th Steel Fashion Jewelry
12th Silk or Linens Pearls