Wedding Anniversary Gift Guide by Year

Presumed married couple exchanging gifts

Each year for the past six years I’ve been Googling “wedding anniversary gift guide by year” and each year I have to wade through a fillion websites to find the list. Not any more. I culled the Internet and created this post as a reference. More for me than for you, but you’re welcome to use it. And if you have no idea what this whole buying of wedding gift business is, here’s the short version.

Some time ago you got married. Be it last year or 50 years ago you are obligated to buy your spouse a gift. Thankfully, there are options. You can follow Emily Post’s etiquette guide created back in 1922 and get your hubby a traditional gift, you can opt for a more modern approach, or you can go with jewelry and/or flowers.

Bottom line. Ladies and dudes, you need to get your lifer a gift and here’s a list to make it easy.

YearTraditionalModernJewelryFlower
1PaperClocksGoldCarnation or Pansy
2CottonChinaGarnetLily of the Valley or Cosmos
3LeatherCrystal or GlassPearlSunflower or Fuchsia
4Linen, SilkAppliancesBlue TopazHydrangea or Geranium
5WoodSilverwareSapphireDaisy
6IronWoodAmethystCalla Lily
7Wool or CopperDesk SetsOnyxFreesia or Jack-in-the-Pulpit
8BronzeLinens or LaceTourmalineLilac or Clematis
9Pottery or ChinaLeatherLapisBird of Paradise or Poppy
10Tin or AluminumDiamondDiamondDaffodil
11SteelFashion JewelryTurquoiseTulip or Morning Glory
12Linen, SilkPearl or GemsPearls or Colored GemsPeony
13LaceTextiles or FursCitrineChrysanthemum or Hollyhock
14IvoryGold JewelryOpal or GoldDahlia
15CrystalWatchesRuby or WatchesRose
16Wax or CandlesSilver HollowarePeridotStatice
17FurnitureFurnitureCarnelianRed Carnations
18PorcelainPorcelainCat’s Eye, Opal, or Aquamarine 
19BronzeBronzeAquamarineBronze-hued florals
20ChinaPlatinumEmerald or PlatinumAster or Day Lily
25SilverSterling SilverSterling SilverIris
30PearlDiamondDiamondLily
35Coral or JadeJadeJade or Emerald 
40RubyRubyRubyGladiolus
45SapphireSapphireSapphire 
50GoldGoldGoldYellow rose or Violet
55EmeraldEmeraldEmerald or Alexandrite 
60DiamondDiamondDiamond 
65DiamondDiamondDiamond 
70DiamondDiamondDiamond 
75DiamondDiamondDiamond 
80DiamondDiamondDiamond 

Gee, I wonder who was responsible for the gifts post-60 years of marriage?

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