Everything you need to know about Anniversary Gifts!

Okay, you’ve done the wedding thing – the black tux, the white dress, the grand celebration. Now it’s time to remember your vows and commemorate your first, third, maybe even fiftieth wedding anniversary, but herein lies the tough part: what should you get your significant other? There are the typical gift ideas that you might get each other for Christmas or birthdays, but did you know there are traditional wedding gifts for each anniversary? As much as we’d love to give you ideas for all of them, we’ll stick to the major milestones and hope you can figure out the rest from there! 1st Anniversary: Paper Gift Ideas: Tickets to a concert or show you both have been dying to see, your vows printed and framed Photo Credit: Personalization Mall 2nd Anniversary: Cotton 3rd Anniversary: Leather 4th Anniversary: Fruit or Flowers 5th Anniversary: Wood Gift Ideas: If your spouse is in to wood working, a nice chisel set is a unique gift for this anniversary, a hand carved wooden box to store treasures or jewelry Photo Credit: Johnson Hobby 6th Anniversary: Candy or Iron 7th Anniversary: Wool or Cotton 8th Anniversary: Pottery or Bronze Gift Ideas: A membership to a pottery class to try your hand at crafting dish-ware Photo Credit: Dissolve 9th Anniversary: Willow or Pottery 10th Anniversary: Tin or Aluminum 11th Anniversary: Steel 12th Anniversary: Silk or Linen 13th Anniversary: Lace Gift Ideas: Beautiful lace napkins for fancy dinners Photo Credit: Bumblebee Linens 14th Anniversary: Gold 15th Anniversary: Crystal 16th Anniversary: Coffee or Tea Gift Ideas: A membership to a Coffee of the Month Club, a kit to make your own brew Photo Credit: dreamstime.com 17th Anniversary: Wine or Spirits 18th Anniversary: Appliances 19th Anniversary: Jade 20th Anniversary: China Gift Ideas: Splurge and get yourselves a gorgeous set of classic China for those big holiday dinners you host! Photo Credit: Lenox 25th Anniversary: Silver 50th Anniversary: Gold 60th Anniversary: Diamond Gift Ideas: Maybe it’s time for another ring or a gorgeous pair of earrings If you’d like to check out the full list of traditional wedding anniversaries, head over to Hallmark and see their list!