Wedding Anniversary Gifts
One of the most common questions we get asked in the shop is what
symbol goes with which wedding anniversary. Part of the confusion comes
from the fact that there are traditional and modern lists, and the
other part comes from there being no definitive list. Perhaps the EU
will get around to standardising it eventually, but in the meantime the
most accurate list I can come up with after hunting around the internet
is reproduced below.
Quite
what criteria one was supposed to use to decide between wool or copper
(7 years) or copper and willow (9 years) I have no idea, but hopefully
you will find just what you are looking for in our Anniversary
section.
| Anniversary |
Traditional
Gift |
Modern
Gift |
| 1 |
Cotton |
Clocks |
| 2 |
Paper |
China |
| 3 |
Leather |
Crystal |
| 4 |
Fruit or Flowers |
Appliances |
| 5 |
Wood |
Silverware |
| 6 |
Sugar |
Wooden items |
| 7 |
Wool or Copper |
Desk Items |
| 8 |
Bronze or Pottery |
Linen or Lace |
| 9 |
Pottery or Willow |
Leather |
| 10 |
Tin |
Diamond |
| 11 |
Steel |
Jewellery |
| 12 |
Silk or Linen |
Pearls |
| 13 |
Lace |
Textiles |
| 14 |
Ivory |
Gold |
| 15 |
Crystal |
Watches |
| 20 |
China |
Platinum |
| 25 |
Silver |
Sterling Silver |
| 30 |
Pearl |
Diamond |
| 35 |
Coral |
Jade |
| 40 |
Ruby |
Ruby |
| 45 |
Sapphire |
Sapphire |
| 50 |
Gold |
Gold |
| 55 |
Emerald |
Emerald |
| 60 |
Diamond |
Diamond |
| 70 |
Platinum |
Platinum |
| 75 |
Diamond |
Diamond |
|
