Traditional And Modern Wedding Anniversary Gifts
Anniversary gifts have moved from a traditional set of gifts to modern types of gifts, and both types still vary depending upon years of marriage. The first five years of the marriage are commemorated by traditional gift ideas made of paper, cotton, leather, fruit and flowers, and wood. The more modern alternative gifts replace these five sets with plastic, cotton and calico, crystal and glass, linen and silk, as well as silverware.
The second phase up to the tenth year finds gifts traditionally ranging from candy, copper and wool, bronze, pottery, and tin. These are then modernized by iron, brass, pottery, willow, and aluminum. By the eleventh to fifteenth year, the traditional versions of presents are steel, silk, lace, ivory, and crystal. Modern alternate versions of these gifts can be perfume or cologne, fine linen, barometers, clocks, and watches.
When a couple reaches that twenty year milestone in their marriage, fine china is both the traditional and modern accepted gift. Sometimes an alternate would be platinum, quite a pricey item, but it further emphasizes the obvious solidity of the relationship. Well known to many, the silver wedding anniversary makes a big mark in the lives of many couples, representing twenty five years in a solid and lasting relationship that will steadily strive to make it to the big fifty years. Silver gifts are the traditional and modern standards for this anniversary year.
As the years go by and the couple makes it to thirty years, it calls for another celebration with gifts of traditional and modern pearl. In the U. S., however, white diamonds are an alternative since this is the halfway mark towards the actual diamond year. By the fortieth year of marriage this is considered the year of the ruby, marking both traditional and modern gifts based on the ruby. Semiprecious and passionate, this is where the marriage and romance is at its peak when a couple has been through so much together, their relationship has bonded even tighter in trust and love.
The big fiftieth year marks the popular golden wedding anniversary that is usually celebrated with a big wedding ceremony and a renewal of vows. Reaching this stage is very rare for many couples, and so the gifts of gold are given with heartfelt pride and joy. As rare as the yellow diamond, the couple that celebrates their sixtieth wedding anniversary together is truly blessed. The traditional and modern merge once again in agreement that this year requires a celebration with yellow diamonds.
For those couples who reach the seventy fifth anniversaries, a gift combination of diamonds and gold are in order, and at times these are also celebrated with a renewal of vows. As the years go by, anniversary gifts become treasured heirlooms that can be passed on to the next generations as a memorable souvenir of love that has lasted the test of time.
