What are the Anniversary Gifts by Year?
There are actually four (to my current knowledge!) different types of anniversary gifts by year, not just one. If you’re feeling fancy you can go overboard and get something from each of the four anniversary themes.
The four categories are:
- Traditional: This is the most well known list of gifts by year, but an important note is that it is not always the same in the US and the UK traditions.
- Modern: To change things up, especially as the prices of goods changed over time, this list may be more interesting to you.
- Flower: There is a flower for most milestone anniversaries as well. Of note, sometimes they can be hard to source in the correct season.
- Gemstone: There are also gemstones associated with each anniversary gift year.
What is the 1 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Paper in the USA and Cotton in the UK
- Modern: Clocks
- Flower: Carnation
- Gemstone: Mother of Pearl
What is the best 1 year anniversary gift?
I’m so glad you asked. Here are some of our best gift ideas for first year anniversaries:
What is the 2 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Cotton in the USA and paper in the UK (the first and second anniversaries are swapped!)
- Modern: China
- Flower: Lily of the Valley
- Gemstone: Garnet
What is the best second year anniversary gift?
Whether you’re after cotton, paper or china, we have wonderful, unique gift ideas for him and for her:
What is the 3 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Leather
- Modern: Crystal/Glass
- Flower: Sunflower
- Gemstone: Moonstone
What is the 4 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional:Fruit & Flowers in the USA and Linen or Silk in the UK
- Modern: Appliances (electrical)
- Flower: Hydrangea
- Gemstone: Blue Topaz
What is the 5 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Wood
- Modern: Silverware
- Flower: Daisy
- Gemstone: Rose Quartz
What is the 6 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional:Iron in the USA and Sugar in the UK
- Modern: Wooden objects
- Flower: Calla
- Gemstone: Amethyst
What is the 7 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional:Fruit & Flowers in the USA and Linen or Silk in the UK
- Modern: Appliances (electrical)
- Flower: Freesia
- Gemstone: Onyx
What is the 8 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Bronze in the USA and Salt in the UK
- Modern: Linens & Lace
- Flower: Lilac
- Gemstone: Tourmaline
What is the 9 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Pottery in the USA and Copper in the UK
- Modern: Leather Goods
- Flower: Bird of Paradise
- Gemstone: Lapis Lazuli
What is the 10 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Tin or aluminum in the USA, Tin in the UK
- Modern: Diamond Jewelry
- Flower: Daffodil
- Gemstone: Crystal or Green Tourmaline
What is the 11 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Steel
- Modern: Fashion jewelry, accessories
- Flower: Tulip
- Gemstone: Turquoise
What is the 12 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Silk in the US and Silk & Fine Linen in the UK
- Modern: Pearls, coloured gems
- Flower: Peony
- Gemstone: Jade
What is the 13 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Lace
- Modern: Textiles, furs
- Flower: Chrysanthemum
- Gemstone: Citrine
What is the 14 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Ivory
- Modern: Gold Jewelry
- Flower: Dahlia
- Gemstone: Opal
What is the 15 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Crystal
- Modern: Watches
- Flower: Rose
- Gemstone: Rhodolite
What is the 16 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: Silver Holloware
(Sorry for the typo, it’s not for 23rd anniversaries, it’s for 16th!)
What is the 17 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: Furniture
What is the 18 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: Porcelain
What is the 19 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: Bronze
What is the 20 year anniversary gift? 
- Traditional: China
- Modern: Platinum
- Flower: Aster
- Gemstone: Emerald
What is the 21 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: Brass, Nickel
What is the 22 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: Copper
What is the 23 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: Silver Plate
What is the 24 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Opal
- Modern: Musical Instruments
What is the 25 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Silver
- Modern: Silver
- Flower: Iris
- Gemstone: Tsavorite
What is the 26 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 27 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 28 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
- Flower: Orchid
What is the 29 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 30 year anniversary gift? 
- Traditional: Pearl
- Modern: Diamond
- Flower: Lily
- Gemstone: Pearl
What is the 31 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 32 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 33 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 34 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 35 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Coral and Jade in the US, Coral in the UK
- Modern: Jade
What is the 36 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 37 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 38 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 39 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 40 year anniversary gift? 
- Traditional: Ruby
- Modern: Ruby
- Flower: Gladiolus
- Gemstone: Ruby
What is the 41 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 42 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 43 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 44 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 45 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Sapphire
- Modern: Sapphire
What is the 46 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 47 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 48 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 49 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 50 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Gold
- Modern: Gold
- Flower: Yellow Rose, Violet
- Gemstone: Gold
What is the 51 year anniversary gift? 
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 52 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 53 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 54 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 55 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Emerald
- Modern: Emerald
What is the 56 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 57 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 58 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 59 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 60 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Yellow Diamond in the US, Diamond in the UK
- Modern: Diamond
- Gemstone: Diamond
What is the 61 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 62 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 63 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 64 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: None
- Modern: None
What is the 65 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Blue Sapphire in the UK
- Gemstone: Sapphire
What is the 70 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Platinum in the UK
- Modern: None
What is the 75 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Diamond, Gold
- Modern: Diamond, Gold
What is the 80 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Oak in the UK
- Modern: Diamond, Pearl
What is the 85 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Moonstone in the US, Wine in the UK
- Modern: Wife/Spouse’s Birthstone
What is the 90 year anniversary gift?
- Traditional: Stone in the UK
- Modern: Engraved Marble, Granite
