| Every anniversary in a couple's life is a symbolic | | | | 6th: sugar, wood, iron, candy, amethysts. |
| marker of commitment, adventure and love. With | | | | 7th: copper, wool, brass, desk sets, onyx. |
| each passing year, the bond strengthens, fortified | | | | 8th: pottery, bronze, appliances, linens, lace, |
| by all the shared experiences a year can carry. | | | | tourmaline jewelry. |
| Anniversaries are a time to let your spouse know | | | | 9th: willow, pottery, leather, lapis jewelry. |
| that he or she is cherished. And, they are a time | | | | 10th: aluminum, tin, diamond jewelry. |
| to present a anniversary gift that reflects love, | | | | 11th: fashion or turquoise jewelry, steel. |
| creativity and spirit. | | | | 12th: pearls, jade, colored gems, silk, linen. |
| Before humans had a way of keeping time, no | | | | 13th: textiles, furs, citrine, lace. |
| one paid much attention to the anniversary of | | | | 14th: ivory, opal, gold jewelry. |
| important events, such as birthdays. Only when | | | | 15th: crystal, glass, watches, ruby. |
| ancient peoples began taking notice of the moon's | | | | 16th: silver hollowware, peridot. |
| cycles, did they pay attention to the changing | | | | 17th: furniture, watch. |
| seasons and the pattern that repeated itself over | | | | 18th: cat's eye jewelry, porcelain. |
| and over. Eventually, the first calendars were | | | | 19th: bronze, aquamarine. |
| formulated in order to mark time changes and | | | | 20th: platinum, emeralds, china. |
| other special days. From this system tracking | | | | 21st: nickel, brass. |
| came the ability to celebrate birthdays and other | | | | 22nd: copper. |
| significant anniversaries the same day each year. | | | | 23rd: silver plate. |
| Anniversary celebrations began in medieval times | | | | 24th: musical instruments. |
| when people celebrated 25 and 50 years of | | | | 25th: silver, sterling silver |
| marriage. A husband would crown his wife with a | | | | Finding an anniversary gift for a wife can be a |
| wreath of silver for 25 years and of gold for 50. | | | | fairly easy process because as long as a husband |
| For centuries, couples have observed wedding | | | | is aware of his wife's interests, he has a wide |
| anniversaries as a special time to reflect upon | | | | selection of gifts he can choose from. |
| their marriage and remember the vows they | | | | Making the search for anniversary gifts for men is |
| made to one another. Despite the existence of | | | | a challenge. One of the most common pieces of |
| anniversaries long ago, there aren't any | | | | advice that you can find on web sites that |
| long-standing traditions or strict rules concerning | | | | provide gift ideas is to buy gifts that follow |
| the way anniversaries should or should not be | | | | tradition: For every milestone regarding to the |
| celebrated. | | | | number of years you are together, there are |
| The wedding anniversary gift chosen is usually | | | | appropriate gifts for each. For men, this means |
| based on the number of years a couple has been | | | | that wives should get their husbands a gift that is |
| married. The longer the number of years past | | | | made out of paper on their first year anniversary, |
| since the wedding couple has been married, the | | | | which can come in the form of personalized |
| more precious the material (symbol) associated | | | | stationary that he can use in his work. For the |
| with it. Traditional and modern gift ideas help the | | | | second year, women are advised to get their |
| invited guests in choosing the appropriate gifts for | | | | husbands anything made out of cotton, which |
| a wedding anniversary, as well as, it may help the | | | | includes shirts, pillows, or other cotton. On the |
| hosts choose an appropriate party theme for the | | | | third year, women are then advised to buy their |
| couple's wedding anniversary. | | | | husbands leather products, which include shoes, |
| It is now generally agreed that there are particular | | | | belts, or a leather suitcase. As for other |
| traditional symbols for wedding anniversaries. Over | | | | milestones, like the 25th or the 50th wedding |
| the periods of time - some of these symbols | | | | anniversary, women are advised to give their |
| have changed but as a rough guide take a look at | | | | husbands gifts that are made out of silver and |
| the table below, which lists the most popular | | | | gold, respectively. |
| anniversaries and their traditional gift symbols. | | | | Typically, couples observe earlier wedding |
| 1st: paper, clocks, plastic, gold jewelry. | | | | anniversaries informally, making their own plans to |
| 2nd: cotton, china, calico, garnet. | | | | celebrate alone over dinner, take a weekend |
| 3rd: leather, crystal, glass, pearls. | | | | getaway, or simply exchange small gifts. As the |
| 4th: fruit, flowers, electrical appliances, linen, silk, | | | | number of years together increases, however, |
| nylon, blue topaz. | | | | the occasion becomes more and more significant. |
| 5th: wood, silverware, sapphires. | | | | |