Anniversaries Made Easy
Don't know what to give for an anniversary gift? Just follow the numbers
My first anniversary is coming up. Like, soon! I tend to like a little (read: a lot) of direction when it comes to gift giving, but I’m also a bit traditionalist –in a nontraditional sense, if that makes sense.
A while back a came across this dish towel (no, that’s not the present!) from Anthropologie, the company behind the new BHLDN brand of wedding gowns and accessories, that listed all the big wedding anniversary gifts. I thought it’d be fun to try to stick to those themes over the years. Some are easy. (Leather: Heels! Wool: Cashmere fill-in-the-blank!) Others, not so much. (Iron: Skillet?).
Till then, I’m going put pen to paper (Anniversary No. 1) and maybe try to craft an old-fashioned love letter. After all, that’s more romantic than a $100 bill.
Here’s a full list of the all the big anniversary gifts:
First: Paper
Second: Cotton
Third: Leather
Fourth: Linen
Fifth: Wood
Sixth: Iron
Seventh: Wool
Eighth: Bronze
Ninth: Pottery
Tenth: Tin
Eleventh: Steel
Twelfth: Silk
Thirteenth: Lace
Fourteenth: Ivory
Fifteenth: Crystal
Twentieth: China
Twenty-fifth: Silver
Thirtieth: Pearls
Thirty-fifth: Jade
Fortieth: Rubies
Forty-fifth: Sapphires
Fiftieth: Gold
Fifty-fifth: Emeralds
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