Wedding Anniversary Gift List

There are two main wedding anniversary gift lists commonly known. The traditional wedding anniversary gifts and the modern anniversary list. There are also flowers and gemstones associated with each year.



People have been getting married since the beginning, and people also love to create traditions. Therefore the traditional wedding anniversary gift list was born. Over time there have been a variety of lists, which combined to form the traditional list we know today.

Did You Know?

The first known celebrations of silver wedding anniversaries was in Germany?

Learn more about history of wedding anniversaries

Then people decided the traditional wedding anniversary gift list was old fashioned. So they gave it a bit of refreshing, and the modern anniversary list came into existence. Though today one could argue that it is not so modern!

Following along on one or a combination of these lists can make for fun anniversary times. And really takes the stress out of thinking of a new present each year!

Click on your year for more details, including flower and gemstones associated by year. You will find ideas for how to celebrate, and romantic ideas for gifts using the assigned material, flower or gemstone.

Anniversary Gift List

Year Gemstones Flowers Traditional Modern
1st Wedding Anniversary Gold Jewelry Pansy
 paper clock
2nd Wedding Anniversary Garnet
 Cosmos
 cotton
/straw		 china
3rd Wedding Anniversary Pearls
 Fuchsia leather crystal
/glass
4th Wedding Anniversary Blue Topaz Geranium books/flowers
/fruit		 linen
/silk
5th Wedding Anniversary Sapphire Daisy
 wood silverware
6th Wedding Anniversary Amethyst Calla Lily
 iron
/sugar		 wood
7th Wedding Anniversary Onyx
 Jack-in-the-Pulpit copper
/wool		 desk set
8th Wedding Anniversary Tourmaline Clematis
 bronze
/pottery		 lace/linen
9th Wedding Anniversary Lapis Lazuli Poppy

 pottery
/willow		 leather
10th Wedding Anniversary Diamond Jewelry Daffodil
 aluminum
/tin		 diamond jewelry
11th Wedding Anniversary Turquoise
 Morning Glory steel fashion jewelry
12th Wedding Anniversary Jade Peony
 linen
/silk		 color gems
/pearls
13th Wedding Anniversary Citrine
 Hollyhock lace furs/textiles
14th Wedding Anniversary Opal Dahlia

 ivory gold jewelry
15th Wedding Anniversary Ruby Rose

 crystal watches
16th Wedding Anniversary (no symbol)
 (no symbol)
 (no symbol) silver
17th Wedding Anniversary (no symbol)
 (no symbol)
 (no symbol) porcelain
18th Wedding Anniversary (no symbol)
 (no symbol)
 (no symbol) furniture
19th Wedding Anniversary (no symbol)
 (no symbol)
 (no symbol) bronze
20th Wedding Anniversary Emerald
 Day Lily
 china platinum
21st Wedding Anniversary (no symbol)
 (no symbol)
 (no symbol) bronze/nickel
22nd Wedding Anniversary (no symbol)
 (no symbol)
 (no symbol) copper
23rd Wedding Anniversary (no symbol)
 (no symbol)
 (no symbol) silver plate
24th Wedding Anniversary (no symbol)
 (no symbol)
 (no symbol) musical instruments
25th Wedding Anniversary Silver Jubilee Iris silver silver
30th Wedding Anniversary Pearl Jubilee
Lily
 pearls diamond jewelry
35th Wedding Anniversary Emerald (no symbol) coral jade
40th Wedding Anniversary Ruby Nasturtium Ruby Ruby
45th Wedding Anniversary Sapphire (no symbol) sapphire sapphire
50th Wedding Anniversary Golden Jubilee Violet
 gold gold
55th Wedding Anniversary Alexandrite (no symbol) emerald emerald
60th Wedding Anniversary Diamond Jubilee (no symbol) diamond diamond
70th Wedding Anniversary Sapphire/Smoky Quartz
 (no symbol) diamond
/platinum		 platinum
75th Wedding Anniversary Sapphire Jubilee (no symbol) diamond diamond

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List of Anniversaries - The First 10 Years

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2 14
3 15
4 20
5 25
6 30
7 35
8 40
9 45
10 50
11 55
12 60
13 70
75

Click on the numbers for gift ideas for each year including the modern, flower, gemstone, color and traditional anniversary gifts.

More years are included on the full wedding anniversary gift list.

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