The historic origins of wedding anniversaries date back to the Holy Roman Empire, when husbands crowned their wives with a silver wreath on their twenty-fifth anniversary, and a gold wreath on the fiftieth. Later, in the twentieth century, more anniversary gift types were added.
This is a big list and we are adding new ideas for each anniversary as we find great gifts that she will love.
Note – In Australia, you may receive a letter of congratulations from the Governor-General on the 50th and all subsequent wedding anniversaries.
Anniversary Gift Ideas
| Year | Traditional | Modern | Alternate | Flowers | Alternate Stones |
| 1 | Paper | Plastic | Clocks | Pansy | Gold Jewelry Alt: Peridot |
| 2 | Cotton | Cotton and Calico | China | Cosmos | Garnet |
| 3 | Leather | Leather | Crystal and Glass | Fuchsia | Pearls Alt: Jade |
| 4 | Fruit and Flowers | Linen, Silk, Nylon | Appliances | Geranium | Blue Topaz Alt: Blue Zircon |
| 5 | Wood | Wood | Silverware | Daisy | Sapphire Alt: Pink Tourmaline |
| 6 | Candy | Iron | Wood | Calla Lily | Amethyst Alt: Turquoise |
| 7 | Copper and Wool | Brass | Desk Sets | Jack-in-the-Pulpit | Onyx Alt: Yellow Sapphire |
| 8 | Bronze | Pottery | Linen | Clematis | Tourmaline Alt: Tanzanite |
| 9 | Pottery | Willow | Leather | Poppy | Lapis Lazuli Alt: Amethyst |
| 10 | Tin | Aluminum | Diamond | Daffodil | Diamond Alt: Blue Sapphire |
| 11 | Steel | Steel | Jewelry | Morning Glory | Turquoise Alt: Citrine |
| 12 | Silk | Linen | Pearl | Peony | Jade Alt: Opal |
| 13 | Lace | Lace | Textiles, Faux Fur | Hollyhock | Citrine Alt: Moonstone, Hawk's Eye |
| 14 | Ivory (use only elephant-friendly material) | Ivory (only elephant-friendly material) | Gold | Dahlia | Opal Alt: Agate, Bloodstone |
| 15 | Crystal | Glass | Watches | Rose | Ruby Alt: Alexandrite, Rhodolite Garnet |
| 16 | Silver Holloware | Wax candle flowers | Peridot Alt: Red Spinel | ||
| 17 | Furniture | Shell roses | Watch Alt: Carnelian | ||
| 18 | Porcelain | Feather flowers | Cat's Eye or Chrysoberyl | ||
| 19 | Bronze | Chili pepper roses | Aquamarine | ||
| 20 | China | China | Platinum | Day Lily | Emerald Alt: Yellow or Golden Diamond |
| 21 | Brass and Nickel | Iolite | |||
| 22 | Copper | Spinel | |||
| 23 | Silver Plate | Imperial Topaz | |||
| 24 | Musical Instruments | 2 dozen roses | Tanzanite | ||
| 25 | Silver | Silver | Silver | Iris | Silver Jubilee |
| 26 | Pictures | 26 fine chocolates | |||
| 27 | Sculpture | ||||
| 28 | Orchids | Orchid | |||
| 29 | Furniture | ||||
| 30 | Pearl | Pearl | Pearl | Sweet Pea | Pearl Jubilee |
| 31 | Timepieces | ||||
| 32 | Transportation | ||||
| 33 | Amethyst | Amethyst | |||
| 34 | Opal | Opal | |||
| 35 | Coral | Coral and Jade | Jade | Emerald | |
| 36 | Bone China | ||||
| 37 | Alabaster | ||||
| 38 | Beryl | Tourmaline | Beryl Alt: Tourmaline | ||
| 39 | Lace | ||||
| 40 | Ruby | Garnet | Ruby | Nasturtium | Ruby |
| 41 | Land | ||||
| 42 | Real Estate | ||||
| 43 | Travel | ||||
| 44 | Gourmet | ||||
| 45 | Sapphire | Sapphire | Sapphire | Cat's Eye | |
| 46 | Poetry | ||||
| 47 | Books | ||||
| 48 | Optical | ||||
| 49 | Luxury Goods | ||||
| 50 | Gold | Gold | Gold | Violet | Golden Jubilee Alt: Imperial or Golden Topaz |
| 55 | Emerald | Turquoise | Emerald | Alexandrite | |
| 60 | Diamond | Gold | Diamond | Diamond Jubilee Alt: Star Ruby | |
| 65 | Diamond | Gold | Diamond | Blue Spinel | |
| 70 | Diamond | Gold | Diamond | Sapphire Jubilee Alt: Smoky Quartz | |
| 75 | Diamond | Gold | Diamond | Diamond Jubilee | |
| 80 | Diamond | Ruby Jubilee |
