A wedding anniversary is a day to say thank you for every year together. But what do you give when you have been together for years and already “have everything”? Here are anniversary gift ideas for husbands and wives, tips based on each anniversary’s symbol, ideas from friends and family and ways to make a gift special on any budget.
More on this topic: anniversary gifts for parents, relationship anniversary gifts, first anniversary wishes.
Each anniversary has its own name and material: 1 year is cotton, 2 paper, 3 leather, 5 wood, 10 tin, 15 crystal, 20 china, 25 silver, 30 pearl, 40 ruby and 50 gold. A gift linked to the symbol always feels thoughtful: a leather wallet or belt for the leather anniversary, a wooden box or clock for the wooden one, glasses for crystal.
Meanings, poems and wishes for every year from the first to the fiftieth are in our anniversary series — start with the first (cotton) anniversary.
Classics that always work: her favourite flowers in the morning, jewellery engraved with your wedding date and the perfume she has been wanting. Caring gifts: a spa or beauty salon voucher, a day off from chores, silk pyjamas or a robe.
Memory gifts: a photo book of your years together, a handwritten letter recalling your best moments, a star map of your wedding night or a re-run of your first date. What moves her most is not the price but that you remember the little things.
Practical and stylish: an engraved watch, a leather wallet or belt, cufflinks, quality headphones or the gadget he has been dreaming of. Hobbies: something for fishing, barbecuing, sport, a collection or his favourite game.
Experiences: match or concert tickets, go-karting, a hot-air balloon flight, a tasting or a weekend in the mountains. Men appreciate attention too: a dinner you cooked yourself and a few heartfelt words in a card can be the best gift of all.
For a couple, choose something they will both use: a restaurant or joint workshop voucher, a cosy throw, a set of glasses, a photo frame, theatre tickets or a hamper. For a big number — 10, 20 or 25 years — club together with other guests for a trip. For ideas for parents, see anniversary gifts for parents.For 20 more ideas, see gifts for couples.
Whatever gift you choose, flowers complete it. Roses or peonies in her favourite colour for your wife, or a festive boxed arrangement from friends that needs no vase.
See roses and flowers in a box.
An engraved watch or cufflinks, leather accessories, something for his hobby or an experience — match tickets, go-karting or a trip.
Morning flowers, jewellery engraved with the date, perfume, a spa voucher, a photo book or a handwritten letter.
Something they can both enjoy: a restaurant voucher, a joint workshop, a throw, glasses, theatre tickets or a hamper.
No, it is just a helpful hint. What matters is that the gift suits the person’s tastes and dreams.
Author: Maria Svitlovir
Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology and Medicine (2001). BSc in Biology, MSc in Horticulture. Writes about plants, works at a garden centre selecting and repotting plants, and contributes to plant reference guides.
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