Traditional and Modern Wedding Anniversary Gifts

Certain occasions call for sentimental gifts. Wedding anniversaries are a chance to mark an important milestone in your relationship. They can be marked in many ways -- there are lists of traditional gifts and updated lists of suggestions, but you don't have to stop there. The list of suggested gifts can be a starting place or you can disregard it altogether.

It is fun to look at the suggested gift and to be creative. Is there a special item that is made of or is evocative of the suggested gift? Perhaps there is a special decorative item or even an ornament that fits the particular anniversary. Although tin and aluminum may not seem like a special way to mark a tenth anniversary, perhaps a tin wall sculpture is the perfect item for your significant other.

We may scoff at the idea, but traditional presents and their modern counterparts can be an excellent way to commemorate milestones in a relationship. If you don't want to be limited to a rigid list, consider getting a small sentimental token gift representing the traditional list in addition to your preferred gift.

Traditional Wedding Gifts First - Paper Second - Cotton Third - Leather Fourth - Fruit/Flowers Fifth - wood Sixth - Candy/Iron Seventh - Wool/Copper Eighth - Bronze/Pottery Ninth - Pottery/Willow Tenth - Tin/Aluminum Eleventh - Steel Twelfth - Silk/Linen 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

Modern Wedding Gifts First - Clocks Second - China Third - Crystal/ Glass Fourth - Appliances Fifth - Silverware Sixth - Candy/Iron Seventh - Desk Sets Eighth - Bronze/Pottery Ninth - Linen/Lace Tenth - Leather Eleventh - Jewelry Twelfth - Pearls Thirteenth - Textiles/Furs Fourteenth - Gold Jewelry Fifteenth - Watches Twentieth - Platinum Twenty-Fifth - Silver Thirtieth - Diamond Thirty-Fifth - Jade Fortieth - Ruby Forty-Fifth - Sapphire Fiftieth - Gold Fifty-fifth - Emerald Sixtieth - Diamond