| Anniversaries are celebrated by gifts that are | | | | years a couple has been together there are many |
| made of different materials for each year that a | | | | all time favorite traditional gifts that are given |
| couple has spent together. The first year is a gift | | | | including flowers, jewelry, gift certificates and |
| of paper, and each year after that, the gifts | | | | frames. If you are a stickler for tradition but are |
| become more and more valuable as is the | | | | on a tight budget, use the yearly theme to wrap |
| couple's time spent together. | | | | your gift in. For example, use silver paper for a |
| Two milestone anniversary celebrations are the | | | | 25th anniversary gift. |
| 25th and 50th. The 25th is celebrated with silver, | | | | If you're stuck for ideas, there are plenty of |
| and the 50th is celebrated with gold. It is said that | | | | websites that have anniversary gift ideas and |
| this tradition originated in medieval Europe when | | | | articles that give you loads of information on |
| wives were given a silver wreath to celebrate | | | | what is traditional and modern in the way of gifts |
| their 25th years of marriage and a gold wreath | | | | for yearly anniversaries. There are also many |
| for 50. Sixty years together (if anyone is so | | | | fabulous websites that sell custom-made |
| lucky) is celebrated with diamonds that is said to | | | | anniversary gifts and cards. You can also check |
| be a tradition passed on by Queen Victoria when | | | | your local yellow pages for specialty shops that |
| she celebrated her Diamond Jubilee after sixty | | | | feature anniversary gifts and party supplies. |
| years on the British throne. No matter how many | | | | |