Finding a special wedding gift for someone very close to you can be a tough task. It gets even tougher when you want your gift to be cherished by the couple for life long. There are quite a lot of wedding gifts in the market but the traditional wedding gifts are always special.
As per the traditions there are various and significant gifts to be given to a couple for every anniversary. The question as to when and how the traditional gift s came to existence is unanswered. Let us have a look at some of the traditional wedding gifts.
Paper is always given as a gift for first wedding anniversary and from there on traditional gifts have got a significant place of their own as they reflect the number of years the couple stayed together.
Twenty fifth and fifth year are called as the Silver and Golden years and this was originated in medieval Europe.
Wives were given Silver wreath for their twenty fiftieth anniversary and Gold wreath for their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
Sixtieth and seventy fifth years are often celebrated as the Diamond Wedding Anniversaries. Sixtieth wedding anniversary
got more significance when Queen Victoria celebrated her Diamond Jubilee. Diamonds are given as gifts.
You can always celebrate the wedding anniversary with the gift of your choice and yet combining with the traditional gifts
to be given.
Traditional Anniversary Gifts by Year
First: Paper
Second: Cotton
Third: Leather
Fourth: Fruit or Flowers
Fifth: Wood
Sixth: Candy or Iron
Seventh: Wool or Copper
Eight Bronze or Pottery
Ninth: Pottery
Tenth: Tin
Eleventh: Steel
Twelfth: Silk or Linen
Thirteenth: Lace
Fourteenth: Ivory
Fifteenth: Crystal
Twentieth: China
Twenty-Fifth: Silver
Thirtieth: Pearls
Thirty-Fifth: Coral
Fortieth: Ruby
Forty-Fifth: Sapphire
Fiftieth: Gold
Fifty-Fifth: Emerald
Sixtieth: Diamond
