Traditional Gifts for a 5-Year Wedding Anniversary
Reaching a five-year wedding anniversary calls for celebration. Along with celebration, it provides the opportunity to give a traditional five-year wedding anniversary gift. Wood is the traditional material that represents five years of marriage, but you can also purchase it in a more modern form. You can give specific flowers and gemstones to best represent five years of matrimony as well. Does this Spark an idea?
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Traditional and Modern Wood
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You can give wood in both traditional and modern forms as a five-year wedding anniversary gift. More traditional gifts made of wood include furniture, jewelry boxes, artwork, sculptures, picture frames, plants or hand-carved mirrors. More modern wood material options include adopting a tree, gardening gifts, wooden jewelry, practical firewood, books or a newspaper subscription. Many of these gifts can be specially engraved with a message, name or wedding date.
Modern Silverware
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Silverware is the modern alternative to the traditional wood material for a fifth wedding anniversary. Gift ideas in this material include silver serving dishes, decorative kitchenware, flatware, a coffee or tea set or candlestick holders. These gifts work well as a present for your spouse or as a gift to give a couple as a joint wedding anniversary gift. Consider personalizing your gift of silverware by engraving the name of your spouse, the couple's names, initials, last name or wedding date on the item.
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Flowers
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Daisies are the traditional flower for a five-year wedding anniversary. Give a bouquet of daisies to your loved one. Consider putting the flowers in a decorative vase for a special keepsake as well. That way, when the flowers die, the recipient will still have a gift to remember the five-year anniversary. If you want to keep the daisies as a keepsake, you can get them professional dried. The dried flowers can be displayed in a frame for years.
Gemstones
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Turquoise and sapphire are the traditional gemstones to represent a five-year wedding anniversary. Give your spouse a piece of jewelry that highlights one of these gemstones. This could be displayed in a necklace, charm bracelet, tennis bracelet, ring, watch, pair of earrings, pin or pendant. Consider engraving a short message, your spouse's name, initials or your wedding date somewhere on the piece of jewelry. You can even present the jewelry to your spouse in a box made of wood, the traditional material for a five-year wedding anniversary.
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References
- Photo Credit wood image by Marvin Gerste from Fotolia.com
