Wedding anniversary milestones — traditional and modern gifts by year

Every wedding anniversary year has a traditional material associated with it. Here are the key milestones.

Early anniversaries

• 1st — Paper (write a love letter)
• 2nd — Cotton
• 3rd — Leather
• 4th — Fruit or flowers
• 5th — Wood

Milestone anniversaries

• 10th — Tin or aluminium
• 15th — Crystal
• 20th — China
• 25th — Silver — a significant milestone deserving a proper celebration. See our free silver anniversary invitation.
• 30th — Pearl
• 40th — Ruby — see our free ruby anniversary invitation.
• 50th — Golden — the ultimate milestone. See our free golden anniversary invitation.
• 60th — Diamond