Each wedding anniversary is a momentous occasion. It’s well worth celebrating each year you’ve been together with your partner. You might celebrate with quality time together, or by showering your loved one with gifts; flowers and diamond earrings remain a popular choice. How you enjoy the occasion might depend on the milestone you’re celebrating though. Read on for a guide to wedding anniversary years.
1 to 10
Your first ten years of marriage can be the most exciting, but also the most fragile. This is why the first anniversary is often celebrated with a paper gift to symbolise the delicate nature of your marriage. A paper-based gift such as an ornate diary or tickets to see your partner’s favourite band can work well here. From there, the years one to 10 are celebrated with all sorts from cotton to fruit and flowers.
20
Your 20th wedding anniversary is often symbolised by China. As a fragile and beautiful product, China is something that has to be cared for to ensure its longevity. By showing the same attention to your marriage, you’ve made it to 20 years. A China gift can celebrate this appropriately.
25
This is the silver wedding anniversary – you’ve spent a quarter of a century with your partner. Silver – as a radiant and valuable metal – is an ideal gift to celebrate this achievement.
30
Pearls can be the perfect way to make your 30th anniversary memorable. Pearls form from the rough exterior of the oyster – and their beauty can symbolise the love at the heart of your marriage.
40
40 years of marriage are often celebrated with rubies. These rare gemstones come in a fiery red colour and offer all the imagery you’d expect from a romantic gem. The deep red can symbolise the powerful love that has sustained your marriage for 40 years.
50
The golden anniversary of 50 years is a spectacular milestone to reach. You’ve more or less spent a lifetime with your partner. Naturally, one of the best ways to memorialise this is with a golden gift. Whether it’s with luxurious jewellery or with a golden-framed photo of one of your happiest moments together, the 50th wedding anniversary is certainly one to celebrate.
60
60 years is an incredible milestone to reach. Indeed, just 16 per cent of marriages reach the diamond anniversary. Naturally then, this is something worth celebrating with one of the most coveted materials of them all – the diamond.
Recognising and celebrating wedding anniversaries are important. A lot of work and love goes into sustaining a relationship. And by following the guide above, you’ll be all set to buy the perfect gift to represent your marriage.
