Today my husband and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary. The number of years you have been married does not make your marriage any different, as long as you continue to grow together as the years pass you by. Before we were married, we were together for 7 years and 9 months. Until we had our first wedding anniversary we would celebrate the day we first started dating. We got married and then had a new date to celebrate. I had no idea that there was such a thing as a list of Traditional and Modern Wedding Anniversary gifts, until our 2nd wedding Anniversary when my husband bought us cotton pillow cases personalized with our names and our wedding date. I thought, wow, how creative. He is not the wine & dine type of guy so I asked him where he got the great idea, he let me in on his little secret that he found the anniversary gift list. I wanted to share it because it is fun to be challenged to find something special for your husband/wife whether it be a Traditional or Modern wedding anniversary gift! Each have a special meaning behind them, you can find those if you look up “Wedding Anniversary Gift Meanings”.
| Anniversary | Traditional Theme | Modern Theme | |
| 1st Anniversary | Paper | Clocks, Plastic, Gold Jewelry | Ideas |
| 2nd Anniversary | Cotton | China, Cotton, Calico, Garnet | Ideas |
| 3rd Anniversary | Leather | Crystal, Glass, Pearls | Ideas |
| 4th Anniversary | Fruit, Flowers | Appliances, Linen, Silk, Nylon, Blue Topaz | Ideas |
| 5th Anniversary | Wood | Silverware, Sapphire | Ideas |
| 6th Anniversary | Sugar, Iron | Wood, Candy, Amethyst | Ideas |
| 7th Anniversary | Wool, Copper | Brass, Desk Sets, Onyx | Ideas |
| 8th Anniversary | Bronze, Pottery | Appliances, Linens, Lace, Tourmaline Jewelry | Ideas |
| 9th Anniversary | Pottery, Willow | Leather, Lapis Jewelry | Ideas |
| 10th Anniversary | Tin, Aluminum | Diamond Jewelry | Ideas |
| 11th Anniversary | Steel | Fashion, Turquoise Jewelry | Ideas |
| 12th Anniversary | Silk, Linen | Pearls, Jade | Ideas |
| 13th Anniversary | Lace | Textiles, Furs, Citrine | Ideas |
| 14th Anniversary | Ivory | Gold Jewelry, Opal | Ideas |
| 15th Anniversary | Crystal | Glass, Watches, Ruby | Ideas |
| 16th Anniversary | Wax | Silver hollowware, Peridot | Ideas |
| 17th Anniversary | Shells | Furniture, Watch | Ideas |
| 18th Anniversary | Feathers | Porcelain, Cat’s Eye Jewelry | Ideas |
| 19th Anniversary | Chili Pepper | Bronze, Aquamarine | Ideas |
| 20th Anniversary | China | Platinum, Emerald | Ideas |
| 21st Anniversary | Brass, Nickel | Ideas | |
| 22nd Anniversary | Copper | Ideas | |
| 23rd Anniversary | Silver plate | Ideas | |
| 24th Anniversary | Musical instruments | Ideas | |
| 25th Anniversary | Silver | Sterling silver | Ideas |
| 26th Anniversary | Original pictures | Ideas | |
| 27th Anniversary | Sculpture | Ideas | |
| 28th Anniversary | Orchids | Ideas | |
| 29th Anniversary | New furniture | Ideas | |
| 30th Anniversary | Pearl | Diamond | Ideas |
| 31st Anniversary | Time Pieces | Ideas | |
| 32nd Anniversary | Conveyances (e.g., automobiles) | Ideas | |
| 33rd Anniversary | Amethyst | Ideas | |
| 34th Anniversary | Opal | Ideas | |
| 35th Anniversary | Coral (Jade) | Jade | Ideas |
| 36th Anniversary | Bone china | Ideas | |
| 37th Anniversary | Alabaster | Ideas | |
| 38th Anniversary | Beryl, Tourmaline | Ideas | |
| 39th Anniversary | Lace | Ideas | |
| 40th Anniversary | Ruby | Ruby, Garnet | Ideas |
| 41st Anniversary | Land | Ideas | |
| 42nd Anniversary | Developed real estate | Ideas | |
| 43rd Anniversary | Travel | Ideas | |
| 44th Anniversary | Groceries | Ideas | |
| 45th Anniversary | Sapphire | Sapphire | Ideas |
| 46th Anniversary | Original poetry tribute | More | |
| 47th Anniversary | Books | More | |
| 48th Anniversary | Optical goods | More | |
| 49th Anniversary | Luxuries, any kind | More | |
| 50th Anniversary | Gold | Gold | Ideas |
| 55th Anniversary | Emerald | Emerald, Turquoise | More |
| 60th Anniversary | Diamond | Gold, Diamond | More |
| 75th Anniversary | Platinum | Diamondlike Stones, Gold | More |
| 80th Anniversary | Diamond, Pearl | More | |
| 85th Anniversary | Diamond, Sapphire | ||
| 90th Anniversary | Diamond, Emerald | ||
| 95th Anniversary | Diamond, Ruby | ||
| 100th Anniversary | 10 Carat Diamond | ||
