05.01.2010
Medieval Times
"The practice of giving peculiar gifts on various wedding anniversaries originated in Central Europe. Among the medieval Germans it was customary for friends to present a wife with a wreath of silver when she had lived with her husband twenty-five years. The silver symbolized the harmony that was assumed to be necessary to make so many years of matrimony possible. On the fiftieth anniversary of a wedding the wife was presented with a wreath of gold. Hence arose 'silver wedding' and 'golden wedding.' This practice, borrowed from the Germans, has been elaborated upon in modern times" - INFORMATION ROUNDUP by George Stimpson (1948) .
Modern Times
By middle-to-late 1930s, people began to celebrate 1st, 10th, 20th and 70th anniversary along with 25th and 50th. A gift for each of these milestone anniversary years evolved. The logic of presenting gifts was that stability deserves a reward and more the stability the greater should be the reward.
In 1937 the American National Retail Jeweler Association issued a more comprehensive list which associated a material for each Anniversary year up to the 15th Anniversary and then each fifth year after that up to the 60th Anniversary.
"Although the first anniversary is considered the paper or plastic one, the second, cotton and so on, it is not mandatory that the gift be of the "appropriate" material or composition for the specific year. The exception is in the case of the tenth (tin or aluminum) and twenty-fifth, which is known as the "silver anniversary." In these cases, the gift usually "goes" with the anniversary. For other years it is equally correct, and often more interesting, to buy what seems appropriate for the particular couple and carry out the theme in the wrapping or decorating of the package. Thus a gift for the seventh anniversary could be wrapped in copper-colored paper, a lace handkerchief might decorate the package for the thirteenth, and so on." - ETIQUETTE FOR MODERNS by Elinor Ames (1965).
An alternative list to the traditional anniversary list is also in popular use and is known as the Contemporary (or Modern) Wedding Anniversary list. It has been around for a number of years now, which makes its title rather misleading as none of the items listed are particularly modern.
This list provides alternative material suggestions for the years and include "modern" items such as electrical appliances and Fashion Jewelry. This is a more comprehensive list than the traditional list and associates a material for ever year up until the 50th Wedding Anniversary. It also goes on in steps of every 5th year up until the 100th Wedding Anniversary.
(source:http://www.thecajunpriest.com)
Traditional Gifts
1st Paper or Plastic
2nd Cotton
3rd Leather
4th Linen or Silk
Fruit & Flowers
5th Wood
6th Iron or Candy
7th Wool or Copper
8th Bronze or Pottery
9th Willow, Pottery or China
10th Tin or Aluminum
11th Steel
12th Silk or Linen
13th Lace
14th Ivory
15th Crystal
20th China
25th Silver
30th Pearl
35th Coral or Jade
40th Ruby
45th Sapphire
50th Gold
55th Emerald
60th Diamond
70th Platinum
75th Diamonds and Gold
Modern Gifts
1st Clocks
2nd China
3rd Crystal or Glass
4th Appliances
5th Silverware
6th Wood objects
7th Desk accessories
8th Linen or Lace
9th Leather goods
10th Diamond
11th Fashion jewelry
12th Pearls or colored gems
13th Textiles or Fur
14th Gold jewelry
15th Watches
16th Silver Holloware
17th Furniture
18th Porcelain
19th Bronze
20th Platinum
21st Brass or Nickel
22nd Copper
23rd Silver plate
24th Musical instruments
25th Sterling silver
26th Original pictures
27th Sculpture
28th Orchids
29th New furniture
30th Diamond
31st Timepieces
32nd Conveyances
(ex. Automobiles)
33rd Amethyst
34th Opal
35th Jade
36th Bone china
37th Alabaster
38th Beryl or Tourmaline
39th Lace
40th Ruby
41st Land
42nd Improved real estate
43rd Travel
44th Groceries
45th Sapphire
46th Original poetry tribute
47th Books
48th Optical goods (ex.
telescope, microscope)
49th Luxuries of any kind
50th Gold
55th Emerald or Turquoise
60th Diamond
70th Diamond and Gold
80th Diamond and Pearl
85th Diamond and Sapphire
90th Diamond and Emerald
95th Diamond and Ruby
100th 10-Carat Diamond
Flower Gifts
1st Pansy
2nd Cosmos
3rd Fuchsia
4th Geranium
5th Daisy
6th Calla Lily
7th Jack in the Pulpit
8th Clematis
9th Poppy
10th Daffodil
11th Morning Glory
13th Hollyhock
14th Dahlia
15th Rose
20th Day Lily
25th Iris
28th Orchid
30th Sweet Peas
40th Nasturtium
50th Violet
Stones and
Precious Metals
1st Gold
Alternate:
Peridot
2nd Garnet (all colors)
3rd Pearls
Alternate:
Jade
4th Blue Topaz
Alternate:
Blue Zircon
5th Sapphire (all colors)
Alternate:
Pink Tourmaline
6th Amethyst
Alternate:
Turquoise
7th Onyx
Alternate:
Yellow Sapphire or Golden
Beryl
8th Tourmaline (all colors)
Alternate:
Tanzanite
9th Lapis Lazuli
Alternate:
Amethyst or Green Spinel
10th Diamond
Alternate:
Blue Sapphire
11th Turquoise
Alternate
Citrine or Yellow Zircon
12th Jade
Alternate:
Opal
13th Citrine
Alternate:
Moonstone, Hawk’s Eye
15th Ruby
Alternate:
Rhodolite Garnet
Alexandrite
16th Peridot
(evening emerald)
Alternate:
Red Spinel
17th Watches
Alternate:
Carnelian
18th Cat’s Eye
or Chrysoberyl
Alternate:
Aquamarine
19th Aquamarine
Alternate:
Almandine Garnet
20th Emerald
Alternate:
Yellow or Golden Diamond
21st Iolite
22nd Spinel (all colors)
23rd Imperial Topaz
24th Tanzanite
25th Silver Jubilee
30th Pearl Jubilee
35th Emerald
40th Ruby
45th Sapphire
Alternate:
Cat’s Eye
50th Golden Jubilee
55th Alexandrite
60th Diamond Jubilee
65th Blue Spinel
70th Sapphire Jubilee
75th Diamond Jubilee
80th Ruby Jubilee
"The practice of giving peculiar gifts on various wedding anniversaries originated in Central Europe. Among the medieval Germans it was customary for friends to present a wife with a wreath of silver when she had lived with her husband twenty-five years. The silver symbolized the harmony that was assumed to be necessary to make so many years of matrimony possible. On the fiftieth anniversary of a wedding the wife was presented with a wreath of gold. Hence arose 'silver wedding' and 'golden wedding.' This practice, borrowed from the Germans, has been elaborated upon in modern times" - INFORMATION ROUNDUP by George Stimpson (1948) .
Modern Times
By middle-to-late 1930s, people began to celebrate 1st, 10th, 20th and 70th anniversary along with 25th and 50th. A gift for each of these milestone anniversary years evolved. The logic of presenting gifts was that stability deserves a reward and more the stability the greater should be the reward.
In 1937 the American National Retail Jeweler Association issued a more comprehensive list which associated a material for each Anniversary year up to the 15th Anniversary and then each fifth year after that up to the 60th Anniversary.
"Although the first anniversary is considered the paper or plastic one, the second, cotton and so on, it is not mandatory that the gift be of the "appropriate" material or composition for the specific year. The exception is in the case of the tenth (tin or aluminum) and twenty-fifth, which is known as the "silver anniversary." In these cases, the gift usually "goes" with the anniversary. For other years it is equally correct, and often more interesting, to buy what seems appropriate for the particular couple and carry out the theme in the wrapping or decorating of the package. Thus a gift for the seventh anniversary could be wrapped in copper-colored paper, a lace handkerchief might decorate the package for the thirteenth, and so on." - ETIQUETTE FOR MODERNS by Elinor Ames (1965).
An alternative list to the traditional anniversary list is also in popular use and is known as the Contemporary (or Modern) Wedding Anniversary list. It has been around for a number of years now, which makes its title rather misleading as none of the items listed are particularly modern.
This list provides alternative material suggestions for the years and include "modern" items such as electrical appliances and Fashion Jewelry. This is a more comprehensive list than the traditional list and associates a material for ever year up until the 50th Wedding Anniversary. It also goes on in steps of every 5th year up until the 100th Wedding Anniversary.
(source:http://www.thecajunpriest.com)
Traditional Gifts
1st Paper or Plastic
2nd Cotton
3rd Leather
4th Linen or Silk
Fruit & Flowers
5th Wood
6th Iron or Candy
7th Wool or Copper
8th Bronze or Pottery
9th Willow, Pottery or China
10th Tin or Aluminum
11th Steel
12th Silk or Linen
13th Lace
14th Ivory
15th Crystal
20th China
25th Silver
30th Pearl
35th Coral or Jade
40th Ruby
45th Sapphire
50th Gold
55th Emerald
60th Diamond
70th Platinum
75th Diamonds and Gold
Modern Gifts
1st Clocks
2nd China
3rd Crystal or Glass
4th Appliances
5th Silverware
6th Wood objects
7th Desk accessories
8th Linen or Lace
9th Leather goods
10th Diamond
11th Fashion jewelry
12th Pearls or colored gems
13th Textiles or Fur
14th Gold jewelry
15th Watches
16th Silver Holloware
17th Furniture
18th Porcelain
19th Bronze
20th Platinum
21st Brass or Nickel
22nd Copper
23rd Silver plate
24th Musical instruments
25th Sterling silver
26th Original pictures
27th Sculpture
28th Orchids
29th New furniture
30th Diamond
31st Timepieces
32nd Conveyances
(ex. Automobiles)
33rd Amethyst
34th Opal
35th Jade
36th Bone china
37th Alabaster
38th Beryl or Tourmaline
39th Lace
40th Ruby
41st Land
42nd Improved real estate
43rd Travel
44th Groceries
45th Sapphire
46th Original poetry tribute
47th Books
48th Optical goods (ex.
telescope, microscope)
49th Luxuries of any kind
50th Gold
55th Emerald or Turquoise
60th Diamond
70th Diamond and Gold
80th Diamond and Pearl
85th Diamond and Sapphire
90th Diamond and Emerald
95th Diamond and Ruby
100th 10-Carat Diamond
Flower Gifts
1st Pansy
2nd Cosmos
3rd Fuchsia
4th Geranium
5th Daisy
6th Calla Lily
7th Jack in the Pulpit
8th Clematis
9th Poppy
10th Daffodil
11th Morning Glory
13th Hollyhock
14th Dahlia
15th Rose
20th Day Lily
25th Iris
28th Orchid
30th Sweet Peas
40th Nasturtium
50th Violet
Stones and
Precious Metals
1st Gold
Alternate:
Peridot
2nd Garnet (all colors)
3rd Pearls
Alternate:
Jade
4th Blue Topaz
Alternate:
Blue Zircon
5th Sapphire (all colors)
Alternate:
Pink Tourmaline
6th Amethyst
Alternate:
Turquoise
7th Onyx
Alternate:
Yellow Sapphire or Golden
Beryl
8th Tourmaline (all colors)
Alternate:
Tanzanite
9th Lapis Lazuli
Alternate:
Amethyst or Green Spinel
10th Diamond
Alternate:
Blue Sapphire
11th Turquoise
Alternate
Citrine or Yellow Zircon
12th Jade
Alternate:
Opal
13th Citrine
Alternate:
Moonstone, Hawk’s Eye
15th Ruby
Alternate:
Rhodolite Garnet
Alexandrite
16th Peridot
(evening emerald)
Alternate:
Red Spinel
17th Watches
Alternate:
Carnelian
18th Cat’s Eye
or Chrysoberyl
Alternate:
Aquamarine
19th Aquamarine
Alternate:
Almandine Garnet
20th Emerald
Alternate:
Yellow or Golden Diamond
21st Iolite
22nd Spinel (all colors)
23rd Imperial Topaz
24th Tanzanite
25th Silver Jubilee
30th Pearl Jubilee
35th Emerald
40th Ruby
45th Sapphire
Alternate:
Cat’s Eye
50th Golden Jubilee
55th Alexandrite
60th Diamond Jubilee
65th Blue Spinel
70th Sapphire Jubilee
75th Diamond Jubilee
80th Ruby Jubilee
Wedding Anniversaries Celebrating Ideas
When it is getting close to your anniversary, make sure your spouse knows that you are still very much in love with them, and find something unusual to do. Here are some ideas of how to celebrate your wedding anniversary.Go down memory lane. You may enjoy celebrating your wedding anniversary this year by taking a look at all the years gone by. Pull out the photo albums and old slides. You may think about your younger years as a married couple and talk about it. Pictures and videos always bring back memories you had long forgotten and remind you of what you have been through together.
Include the family. Without your children, if you have any, your wedding anniversary may be lonely. This year turn your anniversary into a happy occasion by inviting the entire family. Why not have a family meal together, talk about your earlier years, appreciate the family that you have both created.
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