Wedding anniversaries
Just so that you know for the future…
these are the traditional materials (for gifts)
that represent each anniversary. For some of the
less important anniversaries, traditions vary.
| First |
Paper |
| Second |
Cotton |
| Third |
Leather |
| Fourth |
Fruit, flowers or linen |
| Fifth |
Wood |
| Sixth |
Iron or sweets |
| Seventh |
Wool |
| Eighth |
Bronze |
| Ninth |
Pottery or copper |
| Tenth |
Tin |
| Eleventh |
Steel |
| Twelfth |
Silk |
| Thirteenth |
Lace |
| Fourteenth |
Ivory |
| Fifteenth |
Crystal |
| Twentieth |
China |
| Twenty-fifth |
Silver |
| Thirtieth |
Pearl |
| Thirty-fifth |
Coral |
| Fortieth |
Ruby |
| Forty-fifth |
Sapphire |
| Fiftieth |
Gold |
| Fifty-fifth |
Emerald |
| Sixtieth |
Diamond |
Once you’re celebrating
more than sixty years of marriage, you can make
up your own. Many, many congratulations will be
in order. Here’s to your seventy-fifth wedding
anniversary!
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