Unlike birthdays, there is a somewhat handy tradition attached to anniversaries that gives us a vague outline or inspiration for what gift to get our loved one when the anniversary of our wedding day rolls around. Whilst some are well known and others more obscure, each anniversary year is coupled with a particular material, gaining in value as the years roll by. The first wedding anniversary is, for example, traditionally associated with paper, whereas the 10th is associated with aluminium, the 25th with silver and so the list goes on.

Just in the way that we make a special effort with regard to presents for milestone birthdays (18, 21 and multiples of ten thereon), wedding anniversaries also have milestones (most commonly the 1st, 10th, 25th, 30th, 40th and 50th) and so wedding anniversary gifts for these particular anniversaries require something a little more inspired than the bunches of flowers or boxes of chocolates you might exchange on less auspicious anniversaries. There’s no need to panic though, as whilst buying presents for friend’s and loved one’s No prescription cialis milestone birthdays can be a nightmare situation, there are lots of brilliant presents out there specifically designed to be given by lovers on their milestone anniversaries.

As has previously been mentioned, the first wedding anniversary is traditionally associated with paper and so those giving anniversary gifts celebrating one year of marriage might like to pick a gift that incorporates this tradition in some way. If that is the case, anniversary books make excellent anniversary gifts for first anniversaries. Not only are they in-keeping with tradition in that they’re made out of paper, but they also celebrate your marriage whilst looking forward to many more happy years together. Anniversary books are a place for couples to reflect on the last year together and write down thoughts, plans and happy memories to look back over in years to come. Another way of incorporating paper into first wedding anniversary gifts is through a personalised romance calendar. These calendars feature the name of the married couple in question and are a delightfully romantic way to celebrate your first year together, whilst looking forward to the second. If sticking to tradition isn’t your thing, however, there are still many other great anniversary gifts out there to commemorate first anniversaries, such as an anniversary photo canvas which might feature a favourite photo from your big day, or even a champagne balloon flight for two.

The next big anniversary after the 1st is a whole 24 years away! Like the 1st though, 25th wedding anniversaries are also associated with a material, namely silver. Anniversary gifts for 25th wedding anniversaries then rather unsurprisingly often incorporate silver. This could, of course, mean buying your loved one a beautiful piece of silver jewellery to celebrate the last 25 years together. It is even possible to get some items of jewellery (for example rings and cufflinks) engraved, making extra special anniversary gifts. If you want to incorporate silver but aren’t really one for jewellery but certainly have a sweet tooth, you could always go for an engraved ‘my last rolo’, or even an engraved silver love heart sweet! Silver ‘happy anniversary’ pebbles also make unusual anniversary gifts for those with green fingers. Less traditional though equally delightful anniversary gifts that are sure to go down well with your loved one include a vineyard tour for two, ballroom and Latin American dance lessons for two!

The next milestone anniversary after the 25th is the 30th, which is traditionally celebrated with anniversary gifts incorporating pearl. Great ideals for 30th wedding anniversary gifts then include Mother of Pearl photo albums and keepsake boxes, as well as jewellery featuring pearls. Like the 30th wedding anniversary, the 40th is also celebrated with a precious stone, namely ruby. Aside from jewellery, it can be a challenge incorporating ruby stones into anniversary gifts and for this reason the colour red is often popular in anniversary gifts celebrating 40 years of marriage. Beautiful red and white personalised ruby anniversary plates can then be a wonderful way of marking such an occasion, as is the red ‘big book of memories’. Other great ways of celebrating a 40th anniversary include a deluxe pampering day for two.

The 50th anniversary is celebrated with anniversary gifts incorporating gold and so a brilliant gift to truly celebrate such an occasion is a set of engraved golf-rimmed champagne flutes. Personalised champagne also makes a perfect accompaniment to the champagne flutes. Other wonderful, though perhaps less traditional, anniversary gifts to celebrate 50 years of marriage include canvas photo montages, a golden anniversary year book and lunch in Paris for two!

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