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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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20th |
Twentieth |
China |
Emerald Green and White |
Teapot |
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25th |
Twenty-Fifth |
Silver |
Silver |
Candlesticks |
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30th |
Thirtieth |
Pearl |
Green |
Jewellery |
|
35th |
Thirty-Fifth |
Coral |
Coral |
Ornament |
|
40th |
Fortieth |
Ruby |
Ruby Red |
Jewellery |
|
45th |
Forty-Fifth |
Sapphire |
Sapphire Red |
Jewellery |
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50th |
Fiftieth |
Gold |
Gold |
Jewellery |
|
55th |
Fifty-Fifth |
Emerald |
Emerald Green |
Jewellery |
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60th |
Sixtieth |
Diamond |
White |
Jewellery |
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65th |
Sixty-Fifth |
Blue Sapphire |
Sapphire Blue |
Jewellery |
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70th |
Seventieth |
Platinum |
Diamond White |
Jewellery |
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75th |
Seventy-Fifth |
Platinum |
Diamond White |
Jewellery |
