Ever wondered what the name of each wedding anniversary is? Here's a complete list of all the original traditional names and modern equivalents.
Wedding Anniversary
Traditional
Modern
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
20th
25th
30th
35th
40th
45th
50th
55th
60th
65th
70th
Paper
Cotton
Leather
Linen
Wood
Iron
Copper/Wool
Bronze/Pottery
Willow/Copper
Aluminium/Tin
Steel
Silk/Linen
Lace
Ivory
Crystal
China
Silver
Pearl/Ivory
Coral
Ruby
Sapphire
Gold
Emerald
Diamond
Blue Sapphire
Platinum
Clock
China
Crystal/Glass
Fruit/Flowers
Silverware
Sweet and Sugar
Desk Set
Bronze/Pottery
Linen/Lace
Leather
Jewellery
Pearls
Textiles/Fur
Gold Jewellery
Watches
Platinum
Silver
Diamond
Jade
Ruby
Sapphire
Gold
Emerald
Diamond
Blue Sapphire
Platinum
Before the mid to late 1930's not all wedding Anniversaries had a material representing the year. Only the first anniversary and milestone anniversaries such as 10th, 20th, 25th, 50th and 70th had a gift suggestion.
Over the years more materials were added and the gifts list updated and modernised by various American and British commercial companies.
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