Anniversary Gift Ideas

Come to Anniversary Gift Ideas for an anniversary cake topper, gift ideas and theme and activity ideas when planning a special celebration we call an Anniversary.  This web site is a dedicated collection of wonderful ideas and gifts that may be used to honor the special couples in your life that are celebrating the anniversary of their commitment … their marriage.

Celebrating an anniversary can be as much about the future as it is the past.  When a couple celebrates an anniversary they are celebrating their success as a thriving partnership which includes love, devotion and so much more as the years pass.  Some of the traditional anniversary gift ideas are symbolic and meaningful while others may seem to bear a lack of symbolism for today's celebrating couple.  It's seems nice or serendipitous when the traditional anniversary gifts ideas apply to the couple you are honoring, however, thoughtfulness and functionality should reign supreme.

1st Wedding Anniversary Gifts: This is the first year the couple has spent together; their relationship may be considered more fragile than that of couples with more years and hence this year is represented by paper.  Thoughtful gifts using traditional standards might include cards with romantic poems, a book or collection of stationary set personalized with the couple's monogram.  Cards can be purchased or created from handmade, imported papers.

5th Year Anniversary Gifts: Hard, solid and grounded, this is the year of wood.  Gifts that might fall under the traditional suggestions might include large wooden bowls, picture frames made from wood, a piece of furniture or jewelry constructed of wooden pieces.

10th Year Anniversary Gifts: A decade of togetherness is a major milestone; for this year, traditionally, family and friends may present the couple with gifts made from tin or aluminum. A more modern gift of diamonds may be appropriate.  Anniversary gift ideas for this year include tea tins or a set of candles in tin containers.  A handmade gift idea might incorporate a family tin or antique tin filled with cookies from a family recipe.

20th Year Anniversary Gift Ideas: Another milestone year signifying twenty years of marriage; traditional gift ideas were made of china. Modern gift ideas may include platinum.  Selecting an accessory made of china that compliments the couple's china pattern may be a nice idea.  Another way to include china as a gift might be a set of mugs featuring a picture from the couple's wedding day.  Platinum is frequently combined with other precious metals or stones in jewelry, for example, a pendant made with diamonds and platinum may be perfect for the celebration.

25th Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas or Silver Anniversary Gifts: The silver jubilee celebrates  25 years of togetherness. The theme is silver.  This can be solid silver or silver plated.  A silver 25th anniversary photo frame displaying  a picture of the couple, a silver vase engraved with the couple's names or monogram or an anniversary cake topper commemorating the event are wonderful gift ideas.

50th Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas or Golden Wedding Anniversary Gifts: 50th Wedding Anniversaries are frequently celebrated with a large party consisting of family and friends.  50th anniversary bells, a 50th Wedding Anniversary photo frame  or a 50th Anniversary Cake Topper are types of gifts that also function as decorations.  Golden candlesticks, toasting glasses and cake knife and servers sets are wonderful keepsake accessory gifts for the anniversary party, but they can also serve as a gift to the couple.

Anniversary Cake Topper

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