Anniversary Gifts By Year

The lists of anniversary gifts by year are a great starting point if you're looking for gift inspiration. Whether you're looking for gifts that follow the traditional list or modern list, or what gemstone is relevant to your wedding anniversary, you'll find it here.

The traditional list was developed over a hundred years when materials of ascending value were linked to the number of years a couple had been married.

The longer you'd been married the more valuable the material linked to your anniversary. These days, there's a modern list as well as the traditional list, giving even more options to choose from.

When it comes to your wedding anniversary, you don't want to give the usual anniversary plate, or engraved crystal glasses – they often simply sit on a shelf gathering dust. These days, it's much more fun to be playful by linking the anniversary material with your gifts. For example, keeping with the modern list for your 10th anniversary, you could buy your husband 'James Bond: Diamonds are Forever' or for your wife, go for the traditional list and get her a 'gift in a tin'.

You don't always have to a buy a gift, you could do something instead. You'll also find ideas of activities for the major anniversary milestones so you can surprise your loved one with something that links to your wedding anniversary, but that's different and unique.

Anniversary gifts by year

The table below shows anniversary gifts by year and includes the traditional and modern materials associated with that anniversary. You'll find hundreds of gift ideas right here. Simply click on the relevant anniversary to get great ideas on what to do.