Milestone Anniversary gifts, party ideas and meanings behind the gifts

Milestone anniversary years have traditional and modern symbolic gifts assigned to them. Find out what you should give as a gift depending on the year, and find new and novel ways to represent the symbol in your gift.

Anniversary	Traditional	Modern
First	Paper	Clocks
Second	Cotton	China
Third	Leather	Crystal/Glass
Fourth	Fruit/Flowers Linen (Silk)	Appliances
Fifth	Wood	Silverware
Sixth	Candy/Iron	Wood
Seventh	Wool/Copper	Desk Sets
Eighth	Bronze/Pottery	Linens/Lace
Ninth	Pottery/Willow	Leather
Tenth	Tin/Aluminum	Diamond Jewelry
Eleventh	Steel	Fashion Jewelry
Twelfth	Silk/Linen	Pearls
Thirteenth	Lace	Textiles/Furs
Fourteenth	Ivory	Gold Jewelry
Fifteenth	Crystal	Watches
Twentieth	China	Platinum
Twenty-fifth	Silver	Silver
Thirtieth	Pearl	Diamond
Thirty-fifth	Coral (Jade)	Jade
Fortieth	Ruby	Ruby
Forty-fifth	Sapphire	Sapphire
Fiftieth	Gold	Gold
Fifty-fifth	Emerald	Emerald
Sixtieth	Diamond	Diamond
Seventieth	Diamond	Platinum
Seventy-fifth	Diamond	Diamond

Occasions

Milestone Anniversary gifts, party ideas and meanings behind the gifts

Anniversary

Traditional

Modern

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Sixth

Seventh

Eighth

Ninth

Tenth

Eleventh

Twelfth

Thirteenth

Fourteenth

Fifteenth

Twentieth

Twenty-fifth

Thirtieth

Thirty-fifth

Fortieth

Forty-fifth

Fiftieth

Fifty-fifth

Sixtieth

Seventieth

Seventy-fifth

Anniversary gifts by year

Milestone Anniversary gifts, party ideas and meanings behind the gifts