A complete Wedding Anniversary gift guide from the 1st year of marriage to the 80th year and everything in between.

1st Wedding Anniversary

Wedded Bliss

• TRADITIONAL: Paper
• MODERN: Plastic
• ALTERNATIVE: Clocks
• FLOWER: Pansy
• GEMSTONE/S: Gold Jewelry, Peridot

2nd Wedding Anniversary

Still Madly In Love

• TRADITIONAL: Cotton
• MODERN: Cotton and Calico
• ALTERNATE: China
• FLOWER: Cosmos
• GEMSTONE/S: Garnet

3rd Wedding Anniversary

Have You Taken The Bin Out Darling?

• TRADITIONAL: Leather
• MODERN: Leather
• ALTERNATE: Crystal and Glass
• FLOWER: Fuchsia
• GEMSTONE/S: Pearls and Jade

4th Wedding Anniversary

If You Buy Me A Toaster….

• TRADITIONAL: Fruit and Flowers
• MODERN: Linen, Silk and Nylon
• ALTERNATE: Appliances
• FLOWER: Geranium
• GEMSTONE/S: Topaz, Blue Zircon

5th Wedding Anniversary

Have I Told You Lately That I Love You

• TRADITIONAL: Wood
• MODERN: Wood
• ALTERNATE: Silverware
• FLOWER: Daisy
• GEMSTONE/S: Sapphire, Pink Tourmaline

6th Wedding Anniversary

We Are So Much In Love We Finish Each Other’s Sentences

• TRADITIONAL: Candy
• MODERN: Iron
• ALTERNATE: Wood
• FLOWERS: Calla Lily
• GEMSTONE/S: Amethyst, Turquoise

7th Wedding Anniversary

Anyone Else Feeling A Bit Itchy?

• TRADITIONAL: Copper and Wool
• MODERN: Brass
• ALTERNATE: Desk Sets
• FLOWER: Jack-in-the-pulpit
• GEMSTONE/S: Onyx, Yellow Sapphire

8th Wedding Anniversary

Does My Bum Look Big In This?

• TRADITIONAL: Bronze
• MODERN: Pottery
• ALTERNATE: Linen
• FLOWER: Clematis
• GEMSTONE/S: Tourmaline and Tanzanite

9th Wedding Anniversary

You Are Looking More Beautiful Everyday

• TRADITIONAL: Pottery
• MODERN: Willow
• ALTERNATE: Leather
• FLOWER: Poppy
• GEMSTONE/S: Lazuli, Amethyst

10th Wedding Anniversary

You Made It. 10 Years Of Marital Bliss

• TRADITIONAL: Tin
• MODERN: Aluminium
• ALTERNATE: Diamond
• FLOWER: Daffodil
• GEMSTONE/S: Diamond, Blue Sapphire

11th Wedding Anniversary

Eleven Years Of Marriage…..I Think I Am In Heavan

• TRADITIONAL: Steel
• MODERN: Steel
• ALTERNATE: Jewellery
• FLOWER: Morning Glory
• GEMSTONE/S: Turquoise, Citrine

12th Wedding Anniversary

I Wonder If We Can Get A 2 for 1 Gym Membership?

• TRADITIONAL: Silk
• MODERN: Linen
• ALTERNATE: Pearl
• FLOWER: Peony
• GEMSTONE/S: Jade, Opal

13th Wedding Anniversary

They Say 13 Is Unlucky For Some

• TRADITIONAL: Lace
• MODERN: Lace
• ALTERNATE: Textiles and Faux Fur
• FLOWER: Hollyhock
• GEMSTONE/S: Citrine, Moonstone, Hawk’s Eye

14th Wedding Anniversary

Go For Gold

• TRADITIONAL: Ivory
• MODERN: Ivory

I most definitely don’t advocate ivory as a gift. I am sure there are plenty of elephant related gifts and ideas you can come up with to honour the humble elephant.

• ALTERNATE: Gold
• FLOWERS: Dahlia
• GEMSTONE/S: Opal, Agate, Bloodstone

15th Wedding Anniversary

People In Glass Houses

• TRADITIONAL: Crystal
• MODERN: Glass
• ALTERNATE: Watches
• FLOWER: Rose
• GEMSTONE/S: Ruby, Alexandrite, Rhodolite Garnet

16th Wedding Anniversary