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Are You Stuck For Ideas Of What To Get A Special Someone Or A Special Couple For A Particular Wedding Anniversary? Do You Want To Go With A Traditional Gift Themed Idea, But You Want To Make The Gift Unique?

Find Out What You Can Do For Giving Presents From The Traditional Wedding Anniversary Present List!

You may think the best gift for the wedding anniversary would be the one that is expensive and attractive. Whether the present is for your spouse or a married couple celebrating their anniversary, the fact is that wedding anniversary presents do not have to be elaborate and expensive. You do not even need to take the often painful steps of finding the present, buying the present, buying the gift wrapping paper and ribbon, lugging the present home, and then if the present is for your spouse you may need to be hiding it somewhere it will not be found by your spouse.

On the Internet you can easily and conveniently access all the products, services, ideas, and guidelines you could possibly need from the comforts of the chair in your home or where you have computer access. On the Internet we can find the anniversary presents considered traditional or those considered modern. You can explore and discover highly creative wedding anniversary presents.

The Traditional Anniversary Presents List

Let’s firstly take a look at and consult the traditions list, searching for the wedding anniversary presents that meet the appropriate material criteria:

1st First year anniversary: paper
2nd Second year anniversary: cotton/straw/calico
3rd Third year anniversary: leather
4th Fourth year anniversary: fruit/flowers
5th Fifth year anniversary: wood
6th Sixth year anniversary: candy/iron
7th Seventh year anniversary: wool/copper
8th Eighth year anniversary: bronze/pottery
9th Ninth year anniversary: pottery
10th Tenth year anniversary: tin
11th Eleventh year anniversary: steel
12th Twelfth year anniversary: silk/linen
13th Thirteenth year anniversary: lace
14th Fourteenth year anniversary: ivory
15th Fifteenth year anniversary: crystal
20th Twentieth year anniversary: china
25th Twenty-fifth year anniversary: silver
30th Thirtieth year anniversary: pearl
35th Thirty-fifth year anniversary: coral
40th Fortieth year anniversary: ruby
45th Forty-fifth year anniversary: sapphire
50th Fiftieth year anniversary: gold
55th Fifty-fifth year anniversary: emerald
60th Sixtieth year anniversary: diamond

Then Think About It

The next step would be to consider all of the possibilities that fall within that traditional gift theme range. You might decide you want to buy a gift already produced and made to fall generically in the gift theme range. You can go for simple or you could think outside the box and come up with a present idea that demonstrates your thoughtfulness and imagination.

Purchasing Wedding Anniversary Gifts

Once we have ascertained the correct themed gift from the above list it becomes easier to find the gift that is best for the hallmark anniversary. For example, a silver frame, with a photo of the anniversary couple, is classic for the 25-year anniversary. If you wish to give a gift for the first year of a couple’s marriage the traditional gift is the money tree. The money on the tree is made of paper, and you would find that the couple married for their first year would probably want to use this gift and enjoy using it!

Here are a few more possibilities and suggestions for wedding anniversary gifts with the traditional theme in mind:

1st First year anniversary is paper - okay, besides money, how about tickets to something? How about a poem?

2nd Second year anniversary is cotton/straw/calico - how about pretend straw? There are companies that make things like thatch bowls that are actually ceramic but look like straw. Maybe a cotton picnic rug and a romantic picnic to take your partner on to celebrate the special occasion?

3rd Third year anniversary is leather - faux leather might be better these days, so what about a leather stuffed animal?

4th Fourth year anniversary is fruit/flowers - How about a fruit tree such as a lemon or lime or orange tree for the back yard? You could talk to your local nursery about the best flowing plants for you area and get one for your garden or patio that will always flower around the time of your anniversary.

5th Fifth year anniversary is wood - What culture does the couple identify with? A wooden menorah in December or a pair of decorator Dutch clog shoes filled with potpourri might work nicely. How about a wooden sign for the house or yard? Maybe a wooden box filled with goodies?

6th Sixth year anniversary is candy/iron - The couple’s favorite candy, arranged in an iron (or simulated iron) vase or small iron bucket?

7th Seventh year anniversary is wool/copper - Mittens with the surname initial? You could check out getting a copper engraving by a local artist?

8th Eighth year anniversary is bronze/pottery - Find a local potter. Maybe you could get him or her to craft something special and unique for the anniversary couple?

9th Ninth year anniversary is pottery too - How about getting 2 pottery goblets and maybe a decanter along with a great bottle of wine to drink from them?

10th Tenth year anniversary is tin - How about a tin container filled with bath luxuries, or fill it decadent hand made chocolates?

11th Eleventh year anniversary is steel – How about a steel vase with a bunch of flowers? You could consider a steel art piece? Or maybe you could get a stainless steel kitchen appliance?

12th Twelfth year anniversary is silk/linen - You could get 2 silk pillow cases or 2 small silk pillow throws for the bed with the couple’s names embroidered on it?

13th Thirteenth year anniversary is lace – You could possibly get a lace or lace edged tablecloth and/or lace or lace edged napkins? Maybe some embroidered lace edged handkerchiefs?

14th Fourteenth year anniversary is ivory - It would be better to obtain an item that is ivory in color, not made of ivory. How about ivory colored crockery pieces? An ivory colored vase? An ivory colored bowl filled with ivory colored scented pot pouri?

15th Fifteenth year anniversary is crystal - You could consider a crystal or crystal like cube or clock with a laser engraving of the happy couple? Just make sure the photo the engraving is taken from is a flattering one to both parties.

20th Twentieth year anniversary is china - get the signatures of the guest book (signatures of all the guests at the wedding who are now at the anniversary party) by handing them a glass marker (pen that marks on anything and does not erase like a good quality permanent pen and having them all sign a china platter or similar china item you bought. Or maybe you could get a wedding photo put onto a china plate?

25th Twenty-fifth year anniversary is silver - You could think about using a silver embroidery thread to embellish one of their favorite materials or clothing items or bedding items.

30th Thirtieth year anniversary is pearl - you could buy an Egyptian-made mother of pearl backgammon board, or you could buy the pearl opalescent paint yourself as well as a chess board and then cover the pawns of a chess game with the paint. Neatly, of course!

35th Thirty-fifth year anniversary is coral - How about buying a painting or framed print of a beautiful coral reef. Maybe you could create a masterpiece yourself by buying a painting or picture of anything to do with the ocean and glue it to some lovely coral from the pet fish store or arts and crafts store making a beautiful 3-D piece?

40th Fortieth year anniversary is ruby - How about a ruby red glass vase or red glass or red crystal piece?

45th Forty-fifth year anniversary is sapphire – How about blue crystal art? Maybe you could consider a beautiful blue artesian bowl?

50th Fiftieth year anniversary is gold - There are gold yarns and threads great for making matching gold sweaters, mittens, or throws. Think of what else you could use gold yarn in? How about gold flakes? What could you put the flakes in? What could you put the gold flakes on to decorate?

55th Fifty-fifth year anniversary is emerald - You could consider dark green colored home décor? Or maybe go for a dark green art crystal piece?

60th Sixtieth year anniversary is diamond – If you want to be a little light hearted, you could throw in a cd or album by Neil Diamond? Another idea is to make or purchase items that have a diamond shape design?

Use Your Own Ideas Or Get Someone To Create Them For You

So if you go with a more personalized, or home-crafted item, you may wish to still use the traditional materials but customize the gift or have the gift customized if you do not feel all that good at art.

You get the idea though. Now have fun coming up with more of your own unique and special ideas!

* Original article revised and adapted by Tanya Frazer