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Wedding anniversary

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Wedding anniversary

A wedding anniversary is the anniversary of the date that a wedding took place. Couples often mark the occasion by celebrating their relationship, either privately or with a larger party. Special celebrations and gifts are often given for particular anniversary milestones (e.g., 25, 40, 50, 60, or 70 years). In some cultures, traditional names exist for milestone anniversaries; for instance, fifty years of marriage may be known variously as a "golden wedding anniversary", "golden anniversary" or "golden wedding".

Tables

· Commercial gifts › Traditional anniversary gifts
1st
1st
Year
1st
Traditional (U.S.)
Paper
Traditional (U.K.)
Cotton or paper
2nd
2nd
Year
2nd
Traditional (U.S.)
Cotton
Traditional (U.K.)
Paper or cotton
3rd
3rd
Year
3rd
Traditional (U.S.)
Leather
4th
4th
Year
4th
Traditional (U.S.)
Fruit and flowers
Traditional (U.K.)
Linen, silk
5th
5th
Year
5th
Traditional (U.S.)
Wood
6th
6th
Year
6th
Traditional (U.S.)
Iron
Traditional (U.K.)
Sugar
7th
7th
Year
7th
Traditional (U.S.)
Wool, copper
Traditional (U.K.)
Wool
8th
8th
Year
8th
Traditional (U.S.)
Bronze
Traditional (U.K.)
Bronze, salt
9th
9th
Year
9th
Traditional (U.S.)
Pottery
Traditional (U.K.)
Copper
10th
10th
Year
10th
Traditional (U.S.)
Tin, aluminum
Traditional (U.K.)
Tin
11th
11th
Year
11th
Traditional (U.S.)
Steel
12th
12th
Year
12th
Traditional (U.S.)
Silk
Traditional (U.K.)
Silk and fine linen
13th
13th
Year
13th
Traditional (U.S.)
Lace
14th
14th
Year
14th
Traditional (U.S.)
Ivory
15th
15th
Year
15th
Traditional (U.S.)
Crystal
20th
20th
Year
20th
Traditional (U.S.)
Porcelain
25th
25th
Year
25th
Traditional (U.S.)
Silver
30th
30th
Year
30th
Traditional (U.S.)
Pearl
35th
35th
Year
35th
Traditional (U.S.)
Coral
40th
40th
Year
40th
Traditional (U.S.)
Ruby
45th
45th
Year
45th
Traditional (U.S.)
Sapphire
50th
50th
Year
50th
Traditional (U.S.)
Gold
55th
55th
Year
55th
Traditional (U.S.)
Emerald
60th
60th
Year
60th
Traditional (U.S.)
Diamond
65th
65th
Year
65th
Traditional (U.K.)
Blue sapphire
70th
70th
Year
70th
Traditional (U.K.)
Platinum
75th
75th
Year
75th
Traditional (U.S.)
Diamond, gold
80th
80th
Year
80th
Traditional (U.K.)
Oak
Year
Traditional (U.S.)
Traditional (U.K.)
1st
Paper
Cotton or paper
2nd
Cotton
Paper or cotton
3rd
Leather
4th
Fruit and flowers
Linen, silk
5th
Wood
6th
Iron
Sugar
7th
Wool, copper
Wool
8th
Bronze
Bronze, salt
9th
Pottery
Copper
10th
Tin, aluminum
Tin
11th
Steel
12th
Silk
Silk and fine linen
13th
Lace
14th
Ivory
15th
Crystal
20th
Porcelain
25th
Silver
30th
Pearl
35th
Coral
40th
Ruby
45th
Sapphire
50th
Gold
55th
Emerald
60th
Diamond
65th
Blue sapphire
70th
Platinum
75th
Diamond, gold
80th
Oak
· Commercial gifts › Flower gifts
1st
1st
Year
1st
Flower
Carnation
2nd
2nd
Year
2nd
Flower
Cosmos
3rd
3rd
Year
3rd
Flower
Sunflower
4th
4th
Year
4th
Flower
Geranium
5th
5th
Year
5th
Flower
Daisy
10th
10th
Year
10th
Flower
Daffodil
15th
15th
Year
15th
Flower
Rose
20th
20th
Year
20th
Flower
Aster
25th
25th
Year
25th
Flower
Iris
30th
30th
Year
30th
Flower
Lily
40th
40th
Year
40th
Flower
Gladiolus
50th
50th
Year
50th
Flower
Yellow rose with violets
Year
Flower
1st
Carnation
2nd
Cosmos
3rd
Sunflower
4th
Geranium
5th
Daisy
10th
Daffodil
15th
Rose
20th
Aster
25th
Iris
30th
Lily
40th
Gladiolus
50th
Yellow rose with violets

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