No matter how long you've been dating or married, anniversaries are always a special occasion. Even if you show your special lady love year-round, your anniversary gives you an opportunity to really demonstrate just how much you love and appreciate her. You can do so by writing her a heartfelt message in a card, serving up a romantic dinner for two, or buying a thoughtful anniversary gift for her that she’ll cherish forever. Whether you're looking to get her something you can enjoy together or a gift that's hers alone, these anniversary gift ideas for women can help get you started.
Even if it
seems like your wife, fiancée, or girlfriend already has it all, the fact that you thought to buy her something special for your anniversary will still mean the world to her. And you don’t have to empty your wallet to get a quality gift, either. From splurge-worthy items to affordable gifts under $20, we've included a
range of gift ideas that are sure to make her smile on your anniversary. Want to take the stress out of shopping for your anniversary this year? Check out these romantic (and thoughtful!) gift ideas for women.
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Romantic Personalized Record
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Mr. Winder
You Are My Sunshine Music Box
great 1st year anniversary gift idea
AYearofDates
Date Night Cards Box
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CanvasVows
First Dance Lyrics Wall Art
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BasketfulOfGrace
Personalized Framed Wedding Photo
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Reasons Why I Love You Journal
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Where We've Been World Map Travel Art
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Knock Knock
"What I Love about Us" Fill-in-the-Love Journal
1st anniversary gift idea
Penta Angel
Handmade Cherry Blossom Card
Dream of Flowers
Rose Teddy Bear
GAME HEROES
Happy Anniversary Couples Game
3D Innovation
3D Crystal Picture Engraved Heart
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SIGNALS
Loving Elephant Figurines
Sinvitron
Gold Dipped Rose
Patricia Carlin
Personalized Movie Marquee Photo Print
UncommonGoods
Personalized Hearts Four-Across Game
PaperGala
Personalized Ring Dish
UncommonGoods
The Anniversary Journal
Parlovable
Cross Band Slippers
Fossil
Riley Stainless Steel Watch
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ForeverMeGifts
Leather Anniversary Personalized Poem
PATTERN
On-the-Go Hair Kit
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Cotton Anniversary First Dance Song Print
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ForeverMonroes
Custom Beauty and The Beast Rose
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Custom Anniversary Chocolates
54 Thrones
Ghanaian Coconut and Moroccan Almond Butter
if she appreciates jewelry
Ten Wilde
Forever Heart Charm Hoops
Laura Bennett
Anniversary Flower Grow Kit
Frères Branchiaux
This Woman's Work Candle
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The list of wedding anniversary gifts for each year goes as far back as the Middle Ages. Each wedding anniversary gift gradually increases in value every year, representing how a couple’s marriage strengthens as time passes.
While there are traditional anniversary gifts for each year, people have too found a modern theme to substitute each year’s traditional theme.
If you want to know the meaning behind each gift or are looking for some unique anniversary gift ideas, you’ve come to the right place. You will find a complete break down of all the wedding anniversaries and their gifts, including all the anniversary gemstones, flowers, and colors.
Complete List of Anniversary Gifts by Year
Traditional Gift
Modern Gift
Flower
Gemstone
Color
Paper
Clock
Yellow
Cotton
China
Red
Leather
Crystal / Glass
White / Jade
Fruit / Flowers (US)
Linen / Silk (UK)Appliances
Hydrangea / Geranium
Blue / Green
Wood
Silverware
Daisy
Turquoise / Blue / Pink
Iron (US)
Sugar (UK)Wood
Purple / White / Turquoise
Copper (US)
Wool (UK)Desk Sets
Freesia
Yellow / Off-white
Bronze (US)
Salt (UK)Linen / Lace
Clematis
Bronze
Willow / Pottery (US)
Copper (UK)Leather
Terracotta
Tin / Aluminum (US)
Tin (UK)Diamond Jewelry
Silver / Blue
Steel
Fashion Jewelry
Turquoise
Silk (US)
Silk / Fine Linen (UK)Pearl
Oyster-White / Jade
Lace
Textile / Fur
White
Ivory
Gold Jewelry
Ivory
Crystal
Watch
Red
Wax
Silverware
Statice
Silver / Emerald Green
Furniture
Furniture
Yellow
Porcelain
Porcelain
Cat’s Eye
Blue
Bronze
Bronze
Bronze
China
Platinum
Emerald Green
Brass / Nickel
Brass / Nickel
Orange
22nd Year
Copper
Copper
None
Green
23rd Year
Silver Plate
Silver Plate
None
Silver
24th Year
Opal
Musical Instruments
None
Lavender
Silver
Silver
Silver
Pearl
Diamond
Green
Coral
Jade
None
Coral
Ruby
Ruby
Red
Sapphire
Sapphire
None
Blue
Gold
Gold
Gold
Emerald
Emerald
None
Emerald Green
Diamond
Diamond
None
Diamond-White
Blue Sapphire
Blue Sapphire
None
Blue
Platinum
Platinum
None
None
None
1 Year Anniversary Gift: Paper
Paper represents how your marriage is still in its beginning stages, and is delicate. Together you’ve only just completed the first year of marriage – there are many more blank pages for the two of you to fill.
2 Year Anniversary Gift: Cotton
Durable and versatile, cotton holds the qualities of a marriage that’s made it to its second year. Cotton gifts symbolize that your marriage needs to stay strong and intertwined like interwoven cotton fibers even when faced with difficult changes.
3 Year Anniversary Gift: Leather
Leather represents the shelter and security that has come from your three years of marriage together. Leather is a durable material that protects us from the elements, just as you are both protect each other.
4 Year Anniversary Gifts: Fruit / Flowers / Linen / Silk
Four years! At this stage, your marriage has really started to blossom and ripen. That means it’s time for some gorgeous fruit and flowers.
5 Year Anniversary Gift: Wood
Trees symbolize strength, wisdom, and time. With deep roots firmly cemented in the ground, your marriage can endure anything.
6 Year Anniversary Gifts: Candy / Iron
Six blissful years together. How sweet! Sugar serves as a reminder of how sugary sweet your love for one another is while iron symbolizes the strength and durability of your marriage.
7 Year Anniversary Gifts: Copper / Wool
Copper is an excellent heat conductor, symbolizing the heat, warmth, and stability of your seven years together. Similarly, cozy, fluffy wool symbolizes the comfort, durability, and security you provide each other.
8 Year Anniversary Gifts: Bronze / Salt
Did you know that bronze is a blend of copper and tin? Bronze represents the blending of two hearts, combined to become a single strong entity.
9 Year Anniversary Gifts: Willow / Pottery / Copper
Your relationship may have started as a lump of clay, but over the nine years spent together, it’s turned into something beautiful. Having gone through thick and thin, and the metaphorical furnace of life, together the two of you can handle anything.
10 Year Anniversary Gifts: Tin / Aluminum
Tin doesn’t rust or wear down, just like your marriage after a decade. It’s also traditionally used to store and preserve things, a nod to the preservation of your love. On the other hand, aluminum is a malleable metal representing the flexibility and durability require in 10 years of marriage.
11 Year Anniversary Gift: Steel
After 11 amazing years together and they are steel the one! Representing resistance and durability, steel is a reminder of the incredible strength of your love for your 11th wedding anniversary.
12 Year Anniversary Gifts: Silk / Linen
Luxurious linen is strong, durable, and expensive. On the other hand, sultry silk is as strong as it is sexy. Although your marriage is durable and reliable, you’ve still got that burning desire for each other.
13 Year Anniversary Gift: Lace
An intricate and sensual material, lace signifies unity and the complexity of marriage. Working with delicate fabric requires time and dedication, just as your relationship requires special care.
14 Year Anniversary Gift: Ivory
In African culture, ivory is a symbol of status and opulence. The majestic elephants are renowned for their wisdom, long memories, and loyalty, so it’s no surprise they’re symbolic of your devotion after all these years.
15 Year Anniversary Gift: Crystal
Sturdy yet delicate, like your marriage, crystal symbolizes the sparkling love the two of you have for each other. There is full transparency in your marriage at this point, and you’re stronger for it.
16 Year Anniversary Gift: Wax
A wonderful way to honor the fiery passion of your relationship and the sparks in them!
17 Year Anniversary Gift: Furniture
Like a good piece of furniture, your partner brings beauty and support, which is why both the modern and traditional gift for this special year is furniture.
18 Year Anniversary Gift: Porcelain
After 18 years, your marriage is a thing of beauty, but like the traditional gift for the 18th, it must be cherished.
19 Year Anniversary Gift: Bronze
Beautiful and durable, bronze is the traditional and modern gift for the occasion, and it’s more than appropriate. Celebrate a marriage that’s lasted through good times and bad.
20 Year Anniversary Gift: China
Elegant and beautiful, but also delicate and fragile, china is an overall representation of your marriage after two decades. Do not take it for granted or mishandle it, or it shall break.
25 Year Anniversary Gift: Silver
Silver needs hardly any introduction, as one of the most popular precious metals around. Having reached your 25th anniversary, the value of your marriage has reached new heights.
30 Year Anniversary Gift: Pearl
Hidden in the depths of the ocean, these precious white gems are known for their beauty, but also the considerable amount of time required to form. After three decades together, something beautiful – your marriage – has been created through longevity.
35 Year Anniversary Gift: Coral
This beautiful material is regarded as the stone of peace and transformation. It symbolizes longevity and strength, two traits that are certainly present in a marriage that has lasted this long.
40 Year Anniversary Gift: Ruby
A symbol of your deep and unwavering love for one another. Also known as the Ruby Anniversary, 40 years of marriage is a serious milestone celebration.
45 Year Anniversary Gift: Sapphire
It is said that should the wearer’s love begin to diminish, the color of the stone
will gradually transition from blue into green. When giving a
blue sapphire on this anniversary, they represent the lasting nature of your adoration for one another.
50 Year Anniversary Gift: Gold
Gold represents the strength, wisdom, prosperity, and significance of your marriage. As one of the most precious substances on the planet, it is a symbol of 50 years of marriage – something that cannot be replaced.
55 Year Anniversary Gift: Emerald
The perfect way to signify devotion.
60 Year Anniversary Gift: Diamond
Fun fact: the word diamond in Greek translates to “unconquerable”. As is your love for one another. Shining bright like a diamond, your marriage has stood the test of time.
65 Year Anniversary Gift: Blue Sapphire
Similar to the 45th anniversary theme, this rare and beautiful blue gemstone is a symbol of inner peace and loyalty, both of which are qualities that help a couple stay together through 65 years of marriage. A 65th anniversary is a relatively rare celebration, so celebrate your special day with gusto (and with a sumptuous blue sapphire gift, of course)!
70 Year Anniversary Gift: Platinum
More valuable than gold or silver, platinum is the quintessential symbol of prestige, luxury, and achievement. No wonder the precious metal, which also symbolizes true love, integrity, truth, and endurance. Your relationship with your spouse is enduring, and your love for them is true. Spoil them with platinum-themed traditional gifts.
With this complete list of wedding anniversaries and their associated gifts, you are more than prepared to get a meaningful gift no matter the recipient. Whether you are looking for traditional anniversary gifts or modern ones, just follow the guides and you are in safe hands!
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- Complete List of Anniversary Gifts by Year
- 1 Year Anniversary Gift: Paper
- 2 Year Anniversary Gift: Cotton
- 3 Year Anniversary Gift: Leather
- 4 Year Anniversary Gifts: Fruit / Flowers / Linen / Silk
- 5 Year Anniversary Gift: Wood
- 6 Year Anniversary Gifts: Candy / Iron
- 7 Year Anniversary Gifts: Copper / Wool
- 8 Year Anniversary Gifts: Bronze / Salt
- 9 Year Anniversary Gifts: Willow / Pottery / Copper
- 10 Year Anniversary Gifts: Tin / Aluminum
- 11 Year Anniversary Gift: Steel
- 12 Year Anniversary Gifts: Silk / Linen
- 13 Year Anniversary Gift: Lace
- 14 Year Anniversary Gift: Ivory
- 15 Year Anniversary Gift: Crystal
- 16 Year Anniversary Gift: Wax
- 17 Year Anniversary Gift: Furniture
- 18 Year Anniversary Gift: Porcelain
- 19 Year Anniversary Gift: Bronze
- 20 Year Anniversary Gift: China
- 25 Year Anniversary Gift: Silver
- 30 Year Anniversary Gift: Pearl
- 35 Year Anniversary Gift: Coral
- 40 Year Anniversary Gift: Ruby
- 45 Year Anniversary Gift: Sapphire
- 50 Year Anniversary Gift: Gold
- 55 Year Anniversary Gift: Emerald
- 60 Year Anniversary Gift: Diamond
- 65 Year Anniversary Gift: Blue Sapphire
- 70 Year Anniversary Gift: Platinum