Wedding Anniversary Gift List

Looking for an anniversary gift for your spouse or that special couple in your life? This list of traditional and modern gifts for Wedding Anniversaries was compiled by the librarians at the Chicago Public Library's Information Center.

The list of traditional gifts includes alternatives in parentheses, but keep in mind that these are just suggestions - the best idea is always to give a gift that's not just meaningful, but useful as well, so if you know they are in need of furniture in their second year of marriage, don't feel compelled to wait until their 17th anniversary to get them that lovely table from Pier 1.

Modern		Traditional
1st	Clocks	Paper
2nd	China	Cotton
3rd	Crystal, Glass	Leather
4th	Appliances	Linen (Silk)
5th	Silverware / revisit Honeymoon location	Wood
6th	Wood objects	Iron
7th	Desk sets	Wool (Copper)
8th	Linens, Lace	Bronze
9th	Leather goods	Pottery (China)
10th	Diamond / revisit Honeymoon location	Tin, Aluminum
11th	Fashion jewelry	Steel
12th	Pearls, Colored gems	Silk
13th	Textiles, Furs	Lace
14th	Gold jewelry	Ivory
15th	Watches / revisit Honeymoon location	Crystal
16th	Silver holloware
17th	Furniture
18th	Porcelain
19th	Bronze
20th	Platinum / revisit Honeymoon location	China
21st	Brass, Nickel
22nd	Copper
23rd	Silver plate
24th	Musical instruments
25th	Sterling silver / renewal of vows	Silver
26th	Original pictures
27th	Sculpture
28th	Orchids
29th	New furniture
30th	Diamond / revisit Honeymoon location	Pearl
31st	Timepieces
32nd	Conveyances (e.g., automobiles)
33rd	Amethyst
34th	Opal
35th	Jade / revisit Honeymoon location	Coral (Jade)
36th	Bone china
37th	Alabaster
38th	Beryl, Tourmaline
39th	Lace
40th	Ruby / revisit Honeymoon location	Ruby
41st	Land
42nd	Improved real estate
43rd	Travel
44th	Groceries
45th	Sapphire / revisit Honeymoon location	Sapphire
46th	Original poetry tribute
47th	Books
48th	Optical goods (e.g., telescope, microscope)
49th	Luxuries, any kind
50th	Gold / renewal of vows	Gold
55th	Emerald	Emerald
60th	Diamond	Diamond
75th	Diamond, Gold	Diamonds, Gold
80th	Diamond, Pearl
85th	Diamond, Sapphire
90th	Diamond, Emerald
95th	Diamond, Ruby
100th	10-carat Diamond