Anniversary Gift List
To find the gift associated with a particular wedding anniversary, look up the anniversary in the chart below and find the gift for that wedding anniversary. Please note that over time the traditional anniversary gifts have been, in some cases, replaced with more modern anniversary gifts.
Anniversary | Traditional Gifts | Modern Gifts |
---|---|---|
1st | paper | clocks or watches |
2nd | cotton | china |
3rd | leather | crystal or glass |
4th | linen or flowers | appliances |
5th | wood | silverware |
6th | iron | wood |
7th | wool or copper | desk sets |
8th | bronze | linens or lace |
9th | pottery | leather |
10th | tin | diamond jewelry |
11th | steel | fashion jewelry |
12th | silk | pearls or gemstones |
13th | lace | textiles or furs |
14th | ivory | gold jewelry |
15th | crystal | watches or clocks |
16th | no standard gift | silver holloware |
17th | no standard gift | furniture |
18th | no standard gift | porcelain |
19th | no standard gift | bronze |
20th | china | platinum |
25th | silver | silver |
30th | pearl | diamonds |
35th | coral or jade | jade |
40th | ruby | ruby |
45th | sapphire | sapphire |
50th | gold | gold |
55th | emerald | emerald |
60th | diamond | diamond |