Below is a quick reference guide to all the gifts and symbols associated with wedding anniversary years. We’ve pulled them from the Traditional Gift List, Modern Gift List and Gemstone Gift List as well as the appropriate flowers list. Where there are blanks there are no associated symbol.
Wedding Anniversary | Traditional List | Modern List | Gemstone List | Appropriate Flower |
1st | Paper | Clocks | Fresh Water Pearl | Pansies |
2nd | Straw or Cotton | China | Garnet or Rose Quartz | Cosmos |
3rd | Leather | Crystal or Glass | Crystal | Fushsia |
4th | Fruit & Flowers or Books | Electrical Appliances | Amethyst or Topaz | Geranium |
5th | Wood | Silverware | Turquoise | Daisies |
6th | Sugar (Candy) or Iron | Wood | Amethyst or Garnet | Calla lilies |
7th | Wool or Copper | Desk Set | Lapis Lazuli or Onyx | Jack-in-the-pulpit |
8th | Pottery or Bronze | Linen or Lace | Aventurine or Multi-coloured Tourmaline | Clematis |
9th | Willow or Pottery | Leather | Tiger Eye or Lapis Lazuli | Poppies |
10th | Tin or Aluminium | Diamond Jewellery | Black Onyx | Daffodils |
11th | Steel | Fashion Jewellery | Turquoise or Hematite | Morning Glories |
12th | Linen or Silk | Pearls or Coloured Gems | Agate | Peonies |
13th | Lace | Textiles or Furs | Malachite or Citrine or Moonstone | Hollyhoch |
14th | Ivory | Gold Jewellery | Jewellery or Moss Agate | Dahlia |
15th | Crystal | Watches | Roses | |
16th | Silver Holloware | Peridot or Aquamarine | ||
17th | Furniture | Amethyst or Citrine or Opal | ||
18th | Porcelain | |||
19th | Bronze | Aquamarine or Topaz | ||
20th | China | Platinum | Day Lily | |
21st | Brass or Nickel | Iolite | ||
22nd | Copper | Spinel (all Colours) | ||
23rd | Silver Plate | Imperial Topaz | ||
24th | Musical Instruments | Tanzanite | ||
25th | Silver | Silver | Sterling Silver | Iris |
26th | Original Pictures | |||
27th | Sculpture | |||
28th | Orchids | |||
29th | Furniture | |||
30th | Pearls | Diamond Jewellery | Pearl | Sweet pea |
31st | Timepieces | |||
32nd | Conveyances | |||
33rd | Amethyst | |||
34th | Opal | |||
35th | Coral | Jade | Emerald | |
36th | Bone China | |||
37th | Alabaster | |||
38th | Beryl | |||
39th | Lace | |||
40th | Ruby | Ruby | Ruby | Nasturtium |
41st | Land | |||
42nd | Improved Real Estate | |||
43rd | Travel | |||
44th | Groceries | |||
45th | Sapphire | Sapphire | Alexandrite | |
46th | Original Poetry Tribute | |||
47th | Books | |||
48th | Optical Goods | |||
49th | Luxuries, any kind | |||
50th | Gold | Gold Jewellery | Gold | Violets |
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55th | Emerald | Emerald | Alexandrite | |
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60th | Diamonds | Diamonds | Diamonds | |
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65th | Star Sapphire | |||
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70th | Platinum | Platinum | ||
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75th | Diamonds | Diamonds |