| Every anniversary in a couple's life is a symbolic | | | | 5th: wood, silverware, sapphires. |
| marker of commitment, adventure and love. With | | | | 6th: sugar, wood, iron, candy, amethysts. |
| each passing year, the bond strengthens, fortified by | | | | 7th: copper, wool, brass, desk sets, onyx. |
| all the shared experiences a year can carry. | | | | 8th: pottery, bronze, appliances, linens, lace, |
| Anniversaries are a time to let your spouse know | | | | tourmaline jewelry. |
| that he or she is cherished. And, they are a time to | | | | 9th: willow, pottery, leather, lapis jewelry. |
| present an anniversary gift that reflects love, | | | | 10th: aluminum, tin, diamond jewelry. |
| creativity and spirit. | | | | 11th: fashion or turquoise jewelry, steel. |
| Before humans had a way of keeping time, no one | | | | 12th: pearls, jade, colored gems, silk, linen. |
| paid much attention to the anniversary of important | | | | 13th: textiles, furs, citrine, lace. |
| events, such as birthdays. Only when ancient peoples | | | | 14th: ivory, opal, gold jewelry. |
| began taking notice of the moon's cycles, did they | | | | 15th: crystal, glass, watches, ruby. |
| pay attention to the changing seasons and the | | | | 16th: silver hollowware, peridot. |
| pattern that repeated itself over and over. | | | | 17th: furniture, watch. |
| Eventually, the first calendars were formulated in | | | | 18th: cat's eye jewelry, porcelain. |
| order to mark time changes and other special days. | | | | 19th: bronze, aquamarine. |
| From this system tracking came the ability to | | | | 20th: platinum, emeralds, china. |
| celebrate birthdays and other significant anniversaries | | | | 21st: nickel, brass. |
| the same day each year. | | | | 22nd: copper. |
| Anniversary celebrations began in medieval times | | | | 23rd: silver plate. |
| when people celebrated 25 and 50 years of marriage. | | | | 24th: musical instruments. |
| A husband would crown his wife with a wreath of | | | | 25th: silver, sterling silver |
| silver for 25 years and of gold for 50. | | | | Finding an anniversary gift for a wife can be a fairly |
| For centuries, couples have observed wedding | | | | easy process because as long as a husband is aware |
| anniversaries as a special time to reflect upon their | | | | of his wife's interests, he has a wide selection of |
| marriage and remember the vows they made to one | | | | gifts he can choose from. |
| another. Despite the existence of anniversaries long | | | | Making the search for anniversary gifts for men is a |
| ago, there aren't any long-standing traditions or strict | | | | challenge. One of the most common pieces of advice |
| rules concerning the way anniversaries should or | | | | that you can find on web sites that provide gift ideas |
| should not be celebrated. | | | | is to buy gifts that follow tradition: For every |
| The wedding anniversary gift chosen is usually based | | | | milestone regarding to the number of years you are |
| on the number of years a couple has been married. | | | | together, there are appropriate gifts for each. For |
| The longer the number of years past since the | | | | men, this means that wives should get their husbands |
| wedding couple has been married, the more precious | | | | a gift that is made out of paper on their first year |
| the material (symbol) associated with it. Traditional | | | | anniversary, which can come in the form of |
| and modern gift ideas help the invited guests in | | | | personalized stationary that he can use in his work. |
| choosing the appropriate gifts for a wedding | | | | For the second year, women are advised to get their |
| anniversary, as well as, it may help the hosts choose | | | | husbands anything made out of cotton, which |
| an appropriate party theme for the couple's wedding | | | | includes shirts, pillows, or other cotton. On the third |
| anniversary. | | | | year, women are then advised to buy their husbands |
| It is now generally agreed that there are particular | | | | leather products, which include shoes, belts, or a |
| traditional symbols for wedding anniversaries. Over | | | | leather suitcase. As for other milestones, like the 25th |
| the periods of time - some of these symbols have | | | | or the 50th wedding anniversary, women are advised |
| changed but as a rough guide take a look at the | | | | to give their husbands gifts that are made out of |
| table below, which lists the most popular anniversaries | | | | silver and gold, respectively. |
| and their traditional gift symbols. | | | | Typically, couples observe earlier wedding |
| 1st: paper, clocks, plastic, gold jewelry. | | | | anniversaries informally, making their own plans to |
| 2nd: cotton, china, calico, garnet. | | | | celebrate alone over dinner, take a weekend |
| 3rd: leather, crystal, glass, pearls. | | | | getaway, or simply exchange small gifts. As the |
| 4th: fruit, flowers, electrical appliances, linen, silk, | | | | number of years together increases, however, the |
| nylon, blue topaz. | | | | occasion becomes more and more significant. |