| class="bottom-link"> | | | | the twelfth anniversary. Silk lingerie, bed linens, |
| | | | linen table clothes, napkins, handkerchiefs and silk |
| It’s impossible to remember what gift is | | | | or linen clothing will surely be appreciated. |
| traditional for each anniversary. This article is | | | | The thirteenth anniversary traditional gift is lace. |
| perfect to print out or post on your website for | | | | Women buy that slinky, lacey lingerie for the men |
| easy reference,please keep my site links | | | | to enjoy! Okay, lace doilies, tablecloths and lacey |
| complete with this article. Plus gift ideas for each | | | | curtains work too but they aren’t near as |
| anniversary makes it easy, you’ll never | | | | much fun. |
| miss getting the perfect anniversary gift again. | | | | The fourteenth anniversary calls for the traditional |
| The traditional gift for the first anniversary is | | | | gift of ivory. If you have the big bucks this year |
| paper. An addition of the newspaper from the | | | | splurge on a piano or a trip to the Ivory Coast of |
| year you were married, an old edition of a classic | | | | Africa. The rest of us can enjoy ivory colored |
| book like Gone with the Wind, a postcard | | | | bed linen, scrimshawed ivory desk sets or key |
| that’s of a place meaningful to both of | | | | chains, ivory colored clothing or personalized ivory |
| you, board games, plane tickets, football or | | | | colored stationary. |
| baseball tickets, photo album filled with memories, | | | | Crystal is the gift for the fifteenth through the |
| write a love letter, drawing or pictures for your | | | | nineteenth anniversaries. Crystal vases, decanters, |
| cabin, home or office or a gift voucher are all | | | | candlesticks and crystal faced watches are very |
| great ideas. | | | | traditional. Crystal chandelier earrings or a crystal |
| The second anniversary’s traditional gift is | | | | chess set are more up to date. Billy Crystal |
| cotton. New bed linen, attractive underwear or | | | | movies are fun. |
| lingerie, cotton towels, a hammock, personalized | | | | Twentieth through the twenty-fourth |
| T-shirt, cotton clothing or a cotton canvas | | | | anniversaries traditional gift is china. Vintage china |
| shopping bag with your photo on the front. | | | | tea cups, bone china ornaments or a replacement |
| Leather is the traditional gift for the third | | | | piece for your own china are presents to consider |
| anniversary. Leather, boots, shoes, vest, skirt, | | | | along with a table for two at a Chinese restaurant |
| pants, wallet, gloves, purse, belt, luggage or | | | | or a trip to China. |
| briefcase will do nicely. But how about something | | | | Traditionally speaking, silver is the gift for the |
| a bit more updated like leather cell phone case, | | | | twenty-fifth through the twenty-ninth |
| leather framed photo or leather throw pillows? | | | | anniversaries. Silver dated ornament, a silver |
| Traditional gifts for the fourth anniversary are | | | | frame, a watch, silver cufflinks, silver pen and |
| fruit or flowers. Of course having a fruit basket | | | | jewelry are appropriate gifts. Anything from |
| or flowers delivered to the home or office is | | | | Tiffany's silver collection or an anniversary |
| appropriate. However, sharing a fresh fruit | | | | wedding band would be grand. |
| cocktail, floral bubble bath with floral scented | | | | The thirtieth through the thirty-fourth |
| candles set about and rose petals scattered | | | | anniversaries traditional gift is pearls. |
| across the bed sounds a lot more fun, exciting | | | | Mother-of-pearl cufflinks, tie tack, frame and |
| and romantic! | | | | jewelry are wonderful gift ideas. Throw in an |
| The traditional gift for the fifth anniversary is | | | | oyster dinner and you have an anniversary to |
| wood. This is a very good year for practical gifts | | | | remember. |
| like wooden deck furniture, frames or wooden | | | | Think tropical for the thirty-fifth through |
| utensils for the kitchen and new wood fencing. | | | | thirty-ninth anniversaries gift of corral. Snorkeling, |
| The romantic side of wood could include a | | | | scuba lessons, a trip to the Coral Reef or coral |
| weekend in a log cabin, camping in the woods, a | | | | colored ties, cufflinks or clothing with a tropical |
| walk in the woods, wooden plaques or signs | | | | flair. |
| engraved with words of love or an artistic | | | | Rubies are traditional gifts for the fortieth through |
| wooden sculpture. | | | | forty-fourth anniversaries. A dozen ruby-red |
| Iron is the traditional gift for the sixth anniversary. | | | | roses, ruby jewelry (maybe add a ruby into your |
| Golf clubs, iron sculptures, wrought iron furniture, | | | | wedding bands), ruby red clothing or lingerie and a |
| iron skillets, a new iron or an Ironwood tree are | | | | bottle of vintage wine are lovely gift ideas. |
| good ideas. Don’t forget the possibility of | | | | Forty-fifth through forty-ninth anniversaries |
| tools, hardware, a wrought iron bed or a set of | | | | traditional gift is sapphire. Sapphire tie clip, cuff |
| weights. | | | | links, jewelry, sapphire-colored apparel and |
| Traditionally, wool or copper are gifts for the | | | | Bombay Sapphire gin could be considered. |
| seventh anniversary. Gifts of woolen socks, | | | | Gold is for the fiftieth through fifty-fourth |
| scarves, blankets, hats, coats and copper kettles | | | | wedding anniversaries traditional gift. Without |
| make very nice presents. A new wool suit, | | | | doubt gold jewelry or new wedding bands are in |
| copper sculpture or copper fireside accessories | | | | order. A gold themed party, golden oldie CD |
| are a bit more upscale. | | | | collection, gold watch, gold colored frames with a |
| The eighth anniversary’s traditional gift is | | | | photo of the couple, gold clock or gold fabric |
| bronze. This is the year to make an impression | | | | accent pieces for their bedroom are good choices. |
| with a bronze sculpture, antique bronze bell or a | | | | A fifty-fifth through fifty-ninth anniversaries |
| trip to a tropical beach with a bronzing lotion for | | | | traditional gift is emerald. A few ideas could include |
| the two of you. | | | | a trip to the Emerald Coast, emerald jewelry or |
| Pottery is the traditional gift for the ninth | | | | cuff links and emerald colored night clothes. |
| anniversary. Planters, vases, bowls and coffee | | | | The traditional gift for sixtieth through one |
| mugs fall into this group, so does joining a pottery | | | | hundredth wedding anniversaries are diamonds! |
| class together! | | | | For the inspirational couple making it through life |
| Traditional gifts for the tenth anniversary are of | | | | together they certainly deserve all the diamonds |
| tin or aluminum. Personalized license plate, tin of | | | | they receive! To vary from year to year adding |
| caviar, tin toy car, tin signs or plaques and vintage | | | | the stone from the couples’ favorite year |
| aluminum serving pieces are fun ideas. | | | | of marriage would be lovely such as diamond and |
| The eleventh anniversary traditional gift is steel. | | | | ruby earrings. Bring on the diamond jewelry. |
| Stainless steel cookware, watches and steel | | | | Tradition is wonderful and I hope this list helps in |
| engraved key chains are great but a Calypso | | | | your anniversary gift choices. Many times these |
| steel drum, steel ice bucket and cocktail shaker or | | | | anniversary gifts end up as our family heirlooms |
| modern steel sculpture are unique gift ideas. | | | | of tomorrow. |
| Silk and linen are the proper traditional gifts for | | | | Plesase keep the bio intact with this article. |