4th Year Wedding Anniversary

fruit basket 4th year traditional anniversary

You’re well into your marriage and as the 4th wedding anniversary is coming up you will be looking for gifts to buy your loved one. Of course, you know what they like and what they prefer, but many married couples choose to buy each other gifts that are associated with the 4th year anniversary, and choose the traditional, modern, gemstones or flowers that are widely regarded as symbols and themes to choose your gifts out of.

The traditional theme for the 4th wedding anniversary gift are flowers and fruit or Books. This shows that there is a freshness, a groundedness and a solidarity between you, and the flowers and fruit show life and fulfilment between you. Flowers and fruit are connected as they both grow over time and that is how your love grows stronger as the years pass. You could buy books, which the author has poured their heart and soul into, just as you do with your marriage, and the words are full of wisdom and honest. If you prefer to buy traditional themed presents for your 4th year anniversary then there is a myriad of choices.

electrical appliances 4th year anniversary

The more modern or contemporary take on the 4th wedding anniversary gift are electrical appliances. Obviously, they don’t carry the sentiment of flowers or books, but they are ideal as practical presents. Whether it is something your partner has longed-for for a while or something that you know they’d love, then an electrical appliance is a great gift to give on this special 4th year anniversary. Of course, you could take this time to replace any older appliances that are past their best and look forward to the next four years with new ones.

Step carefully if you are choosing this modern theme as your anniversary gift idea! Originally when the modern list was created electrical appliances were the in vogue item as they were classed as labour saving devices nowadays the type of appliances purchased then are now associated with drudgery and mundane chores! Good electrical appliances to go for are the ones that bring joy such as the latest smart phones or tablet computers. Having said that there are many examples of a well timed gift of an electrical appliance can be seen as a really thoughtful gift (never an Iron though!)

Geranium 4th year anniversary flower

The five-petal geranium flower is associated with the 4th wedding anniversary and is a brightly-coloured, beautiful one. It’s vibrant and bold, just like your love for one another is. There are many different types of geranium, although most are pink, purple or blue in colour. As you can see, they are fantastic as a gift for your 4th year anniversary and go well in any home or garden.

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The gemstones that are associated as a 4th wedding anniversary gift are the stunning amethyst and wonderful golden topaz. Amethyst’s purple and pink in colour and is used as a jewel and ornaments.

It has a transparency and yet that purple glow comes through, which is similar to your relationship. After four years your love and knowledge of each other is open and yet there is a glow of mystery still to come. It’s a stunning gemstone and one of the most precious too.

4th Anniversary Greeting Cards

We’ve a great range of 4th Anniversary greeting cards all with free standard UK delivery. Next Day delivery is also available on stock items.

Things to Say in a Fourth Anniversary greeting Card

The following salutations will hopefully inspire you to write the perfect message in your greeting card. If the card is for your spouse, we’ve more suggestions in our Romantic and sweet things to write in a greeting card blog post.

  1. May your love continue to blossom like flowers and bear fruit like a bountiful tree. Happy 4th Anniversary!
  2. Celebrating four beautiful years, your love has flourished like flowers and nourished like the sweetest fruit. Happy Fruit & Flowers Anniversary!
  3. On this Fruit & Flowers Anniversary, may your love continue to grow stronger and more vibrant with each passing day.
  4. Four years of nurturing your love garden, entrusting it with flowers of passion and fruits of understanding. A delightful 4th anniversary to you!
  5. As flowers bring fragrance to the air, and fruit adds sweetness to life, your love has done the same over these four years. Happy Anniversary!
  6. Wishing you joy and laughter as you celebrate your 4th anniversary, surrounded by the blossoms of love and the fruits of shared experiences.
  7. Your love, like a thriving garden filled with flowers and fruit, brings beauty and happiness to everyone around you. Happy 4th Anniversary!
  8. On your fourth anniversary, may love continue to bloom like flowers and strengthen like ripened fruit. Here’s to celebrating your bond!
  9. In this season of love, your four years together enliven the air with the sweet aroma of flowers and the richness of fruit. Happy Anniversary!
  10. With every year that passes, may your love keep growing more vibrant like a blossoming flower and ever sweeter like ripened fruit. Happy 4th Anniversary!
  11. Your companionship, much akin to a garden of flamboyant flowers and prosperous fruit, radiates a richness of love cultivated over four splendid years. All felicitations upon your Fourth Anniversary!
  12. Just as flowers bloom with sublime charm and fruit matures with distinct sweetness, may your love endure through this Fourth Anniversary with blossoming grace and nourishing affection.
  13. As fruits announce the abundance of the season and flowers bloom in vibrant tales, your bond over four beautiful years emulates a similar tale of growth and colorfulness.
  14. With four years of abiding love, may your bond continue to blossom in love’s delightful garden, bestowing fragrance like beautiful flowers and vitality like fruitful harvests. Happy Fourth Anniversary!
  15. Your love, like a carefully nurtured garden, has bloomed splendid flowers of joy and ripened fruits of understanding over these four glorious years. Celebrate a delightful Fruit & Flowers Anniversary!
  16. My dear friends, your shared existence radiates the vibrancy of blooming flowers and the abundant nourishment of ripened fruits. Heartiest congratulations upon your Fourth Anniversary!
  17. Your love, blooming towards the sun of companionship and bearing the fruitful rewards of understanding, stands testament to four splendid years of togetherness. Happy Fruit & Flowers Anniversary!
  18. Your journey of four delightful years mirrors a mesmerizing garden filled with the most vibrant flowers and nourishing fruits. A joyful Fourth Anniversary to you!
  19. Like flourishing fruits and blossoming flowers, your enchanting bond of four years is an impeccable host to nature’s generous abundance. Celebrate a glorious Fourth Anniversary!
  20. Amidst life’s garden, your shared four years have blossomed into a delightful bouquet and bore fruits of enduring commitments. Rejoice heartily in your Fourth Anniversary!

4 year anniversary facts

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This year (2024) to be celebrating your 4th Anniversary you would have married in 2020.

On the 4th anniversary of your marriage you would have been married for 1,460 days or 35,040 hours or 2,102,400 minutes which is over 126 million seconds!

During this time you would have shared, on average, over 10,000 hours of snuggle time (sleeping!) or about 1 year 3 months; assuming you don’t work together you’ve been apart for over 8,458 hours which is about one year. You would have by now shared over 3,100 meals together which equates to approximately 77 days of continuous eating!.

As you can see, the 4th year anniversary gift needn’t have to be a difficult choice. You can follow tradition and buy fruit, books and flowers, or you can splash out on home appliances and replace old ones. You could add a splash of colour to your garden and home with geraniums and capture the beauty of amethyst in jewellery. There really is no end to how many gifts you can give for this special day and many of them can be kept for years to come.

What is the 4th Wedding Anniversary Called?

The 4th wedding anniversary is called the Fruit & Flowers Anniversary. The anniversary is named after the traditional symbol associated with the anniversary year.

Please see out 4th Anniversary Gifts page for our full range of gift ideas. If you want to see last year’s details they are here: 3rd Anniversary Ideas next year’s details are here: 5th Anniversary Ideas

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