Traditional Anniversary Gifts

As I approach my 7th Wedding Anniversary on June 19th, I began to wonder what the traditional wedding gifts were. Seeing how neither of us really needs anything, I thought it might be fun this year to follow the "traditional" guidelines. The following is list:

Traditional Wedding Gifts
First - Paper
Second - Cotton
Third - Leather
Fourth - Fruit/Anniversary Flowers!
Fifth - Wood
Sixth - Candy/Iron
Seventh - Wool/Copper
Eighth - Bronze/Pottery
Ninth - Pottery/Willow
Tenth - Tin/Aluminum
Eleventh - Steel
Twelfth - Silk/Linen
Thirteenth - Lace
Fourteenth - Ivory
Fifteenth - Crystal
Twentieth - China
Twenty-Fifth - Silver
Thirtieth - Pearl
Thirty-Fifth - Coral
Fortieth - Ruby
Forty-Fifth - Sapphire
Fiftieth - Gold
Fifty-fifth - Emerald
Sixtieth - Diamond

To shop for jewelry:

Where available, we've put links for you to go shopping for that perfect anniversary gift. Now you can invest in Silver and other precious metals...an investment that would make a great anniversary gift when it comes time for those special anniversaries. It's a neat way to increase your portfolio's diversity. Click the "silver" link to learn more.

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