Wedding Anniversary Gifts, Colours and Meanings
Wedding anniversary, is a time to reflect on the past year of marriage. Listed below are traditional Wedding Anniversary gifts and examples of modern gifts to mark those special milestones.
ANNIVERSARY |
TRADITIONAL |
COLOURS |
MODERN |
|
1st |
First |
Paper |
Yellow |
Book |
2nd |
Second |
Cotton |
Linen White |
Clothing |
3rd |
Third |
Leather |
Light Brown |
Shoes/Handbag |
4th |
Fourth |
Silk |
Lime Green |
Tie/Scarf |
5th |
Fifth |
Wood |
Turquoise |
Photo Frame |
6th |
Sixth |
Iron |
White |
Ornament |
7th |
Seventh |
Copper |
Off White |
Saucepans |
8th |
Eighth |
Bronze |
Bronze |
Statue |
9th |
Ninth |
Pottery |
Terracotta |
Bowl |
10th |
Tenth |
Tin |
Silver |
Ornament |
11th |
Eleventh |
Steel |
Turquoise |
Knives |
12th |
Twelfth |
Linen |
Oyster White |
Serviettes |
13th |
Thirteenth |
Lace |
Antique White |
Tablecloth |
14th |
Fourteenth |
Ivory |
Ivory |
Antique jewellery |
15th |
Fifteenth |
Crystal |
Red |
Vase |
20th |
Twentieth |
China |
Emerald Green and White |
Teapot |
25th |
Twenty-Fifth |
Silver |
Silver |
Candlesticks |
30th |
Thirtieth |
Pearl |
Green |
Jewellery |
35th |
Thirty-Fifth |
Coral |
Coral |
Ornament |
40th |
Fortieth |
Ruby |
Ruby Red |
Jewellery |
45th |
Forty-Fifth |
Sapphire |
Sapphire Red |
Jewellery |
50th |
Fiftieth |
Gold |
Gold |
Jewellery |
55th |
Fifty-Fifth |
Emerald |
Emerald Green |
Jewellery |
60th |
Sixtieth |
Diamond |
White |
Jewellery |
65th |
Sixty-Fifth |
Blue Sapphire |
Sapphire Blue |
Jewellery |
70th |
Seventieth |
Platinum |
Diamond White |
Jewellery |
75th |
Seventy-Fifth |
Platinum |
Diamond White |
Jewellery |