Wedding Anniversary Gifts by the Year
Every year, on our wedding anniversary we have the same conversation:
“So what is the official gift for this year?”
“I don’t know. Why don’t you Google it?”
Like most people, we know that 25 years is your silver anniversary and your 50th year is your golden anniversary. But what about 14 years? Or 3 years? What do you get for someone on their third wedding anniversary?
Well, worry no more. This handy guide lists all the ones we could find. We’ve listed the traditional anniversary gifts and the modern versions too.
| Year | Traditional (UK) | Modern |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cotton | Clock |
| 2nd | Paper | China |
| 3rd | Leather | Crystal, glass |
| 4th | Fruit | Electrical appliances |
| 5th | Wood | Silverware |
| 6th | Sugar | Wooden objects |
| 7th | Wool | Desk sets/pen & pencil sets |
| 8th | Salt | Linens, lace |
| 9th | Copper | Leather goods |
| 10th | Tin | Diamond jewellery |
| 11th | Fashion jewellery, accessories | |
| 12th | Linen, silk | Pearls, coloured gems |
| 13th | Textiles, furs | |
| 14th | Gold jewellery | |
| 15th | Crystal | Watches |
| 16th | Silver holloware | |
| 17th | Furniture | |
| 18th | Porcelain | |
| 20th | China | Platinum |
| 21st | Brass, nickel | |
| 22nd | Copper | |
| 23rd | Silver plate | |
| 24th | Musical instruments | |
| 25th | Silver | Silver |
| 30th | Pearl | Diamond |
| 35th | Coral | jade |
| 40th | Ruby | Ruby |
| 45th | Sapphire | |
| 50th | Gold | Gold |
| 55th | Emerald | |
| 60th | Diamond | Diamond |
| 65th | Blue sapphire | |
| 70th | Platinum | |
| 75th | Diamond, gold | |
| 80th | Oak | Diamond, pearl |
| 90th | Granite | Diamond, emerald |
NOTE: This information is correct to the best of our knowledge. Don’t blame us if you choose an inappropriate gift! Sources are various but include Debretts and Wikipedia.
