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Celebrating Wedding Anniversaries: Commemorating Milestones

Wedding anniversaries are special events for married couples commemorating milestones of their true love for each other. Anniversary celebrations originated in Germany during the medieval era where gifts of silver garland symbolizing the 25th year of marriage and gold wreaths the 50th year of marriage was offered to the wives. Nowadays, there is the traditional and contemporary list of symbolic materials for all wedding anniversary gifts by year up to the 15th year and every 5th year thereafter up to the 60th. The contemporary list has included modern alternatives.

Gift giving by husband and wife to one another can be an exciting yearly tradition to live by. You can make it customary to exchange gifts based on the spirit of the traditional and modern themes. Included in this combined list are the gemstone and flower symbols for each year of marriage. It is a practical decision for everybody to have this gift symbol list year handy.

For the 1st wedding anniversary, the theme of paper and clock are the commemorative representation. Paper symbolizes strength of its fibers or marriage fibers and the clock represents a growing true love for each other with the slow ticking of time. The gemstone associated with this first year is the pearl and the orange blossom is the flower. Husband and wife should plan ahead of this anniversary date to come up with their gifts to each other expressing the thematic symbols. 1st year wedding anniversary gift ideas can be a best seller novel, or inspirational book, shares of stock, concert ticket, blown up photos or magazine subscriptions. The gift which must be squeezed in to the family budget is the romantic dinner date in a pre-determined venue where each presents the gift to the other.

The gifts for the 2nd year are symbolic of cotton and china such as personalized bathrobe, towels, tee shirts, pillows, pajamas and anniversary plate with photos of the married couple. Gemstone is garnet, color is red and flower is cosmos. Leather and crystal or glass symbolizes the 3rd wedding anniversary. Color is white or green and flower is fuchsia. So gifts made of leather and crystals can be lady’s bag or executive briefcase, champagne and wine glasses. Durability of your marriage is the spirit of that year’s theme.

As time goes by, married couples who make anniversary gift giving a habit and tradition will find their marriage getting more stable and secure. 4th year gifts are centered on linen and silk, fruits and flowers and electrical appliances. Gemstone is topaz, color is blue and geranium is the flower symbol. Traditionally, theme of the 5th year is wood and silverware. Gemstone is sapphire, blue is the color and daisy is the flower.

For the 10th wedding year, gifts are focused on items made of tin, aluminum and diamond. Color is blue and flower is daffodil. In the 15th wedding anniversary year, theme revolves around crystal and watches. Color is ruby red and roses as the choice for flowers.

Now, gifts are becoming more precious and valuable based on the 20th wedding anniversary theme which is china and platinum. Emerald is this year’s gemstone and lilies are the choice for flowers. During the silver or 25th Wedding Anniversary, gifts range from silver pen, watch, rings, necklace, pendants, bracelets or gift certificates inside a silver envelope.

The golden anniversary is the couple’s 50th year of togetherness. Gift material is focused on everything gold such as gold watch with gemstones, gold rings with diamonds, gold with pearl and diamond necklace, earrings, bracelets, pendants, collector item gold coins. Relevant flower is violet. For the 40th, 60th and 75th wedding years, themes are based on ruby and flower is nasturtium, diamond and violet and again diamonds respectively.

Wedding anniversary gifts by year become a bit more special and personalized. Depending on the couple’s stature, exchange gifts are more expensive. For the 25th up to the 75th year, the couple’s anniversary dinner dates continue but because of children, grandchildren, relatives and friends, family anniversary parties are also organized yearly.

About the Author

My name is Fem Mascenon and I thoroughly research and write about wedding anniversary gifts by year. Please visit my site at http://www.wedding-anniversary.org to find wedding anniversary gifts by year suggestions to best commemorate your marriage milestones.

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