Old-Fashioned Anniversary Gifts
Keep the tradition of classic anniversary gift-giving alive by finding an old-fashioned anniversary gift for your spouse or a special couple. Several of the milestone anniversaries are accompanied by a traditional symbol in old-fashioned gift-giving, and a gift that represents that symbol serves as a fitting, old-fashioned anniversary gift.
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First Anniversary
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Find the right old-fashioned gift for a first anniversary by selecting a gift that represents the traditional first-anniversary symbol, paper. Old-fashioned paper gift possibilities include a stationery set or a special book that carries meaning for the couple. Another paper option is to have the wedding invitation or a page from the couple's guest book framed. If you are looking for a romantic gift for your spouse, consider writing a love letter or a poem on a piece of beautiful paper.
Fifth Anniversary
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Wood is the traditional symbol for the fifth wedding anniversary. Classic options include a wooden engraved trinket or jewelry box; you can have a special design or inscription included in the gift. Another possibility is a wooden picture frame in which you can place the couple's wedding photo or another romantic photo of them together.
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10th Anniversary
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Celebrate a 10th wedding anniversary with an old-fashioned gift of tin, the symbol associated with the 10th year of marriage. A traditional tin gift is jewelry; pewter or tin pendants for a woman's necklace or tin cufflinks for men are possibilities. Other possible options include a tin-framed mirror to hang in the home or a tin picture frame in which to display a picture of the couple or frame a romantic poem or saying. A tin vase or personalized plate fit with this symbol as well.
25th Anniversary
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Give the traditional gift of silver for a 25th wedding anniversary gift. Old-fashioned silver gifts include flatware (or silverware) for the couple's home and silver home decor items such as vases and picture frames. If you are shopping for your spouse, silver jewelry is a timeless 25th anniversary gift; necklaces and earrings are classic choices for women, while watches or cufflinks are traditional silver gifts for men.
Other Anniversaries
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Find appropriate old-fashioned gifts for other anniversaries by noting the classic symbols for the year. For the second anniversary, the symbol is cotton, the third is leather, the fourth is linen, the sixth is iron, the seventh is wool, the eighth is bronze and the ninth is pottery. Other milestones are crystal for the 15th, china for the 20th, pearl for the 30th, coral for the 35th, ruby for the 40th, sapphire for the 45th, gold for the 50th, emerald for the 55th and diamond for the 60th.
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References
- Anniversary Gifts by Year: Traditional Anniversary Gifts
- The Wedding Anniversary Site: First Anniversary Gifts
- Traditional and Modern Anniversary Gifts: Fifth Wedding Anniversary
- Traditional and Modern Anniversary Gifts: 10th Wedding Anniversary
- Traditional and Modern Anniversary Gifts: 25th Wedding Anniversary
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