Wedding Anniversary Gifts
Anniversary Gift Ideas For Your Husband, Wife, Parents and Grandparents
Wedding anniversary gifts are fantastic as its hows you just how special you both are to each other and to close family and friends.
The traditions of gifts for an anniversary has gone back centuries, right through to the middle ages when it was custom for a husband to give his wife a silver garland after 25 years of marriage.
It is believed that the gift giving has underlying superstitions of bringing luck to the couple and when you look at the anniversary gifts by year you can see that as the years go by, your gifts are more valuable.
The Victorians who seemed to love collcting and symbolising are the ones who started adding different anniversary gifts and not just silver and gold.
In 1922 Emily Post wrote a book that listed the eight anniversaries; 1st wedding anniversary, 5th anniversary, ten year wedding anniversary, 15 year wedding anniversary, 20th anniversary, 25th wedding anniversary, 50th wedding anniversary and 75th wedding anniversary. It has grown since then!
Traditional Anniversary Gifts For Every Year
The modern anniversary gift list was introduced in 1937 by the American National Retail Jewellery Association, and you have guessed right it has a large amount of jewellery on it! There are also a few gifts that are very practical, you could read that as being unromatic too! ;o)
Modern Wedding Anniversary Gift List Ideas
1937 was quite a few years have passed and what was modern in 1930s world might not be considered to be that up to date now!
Since the modern anniversary list was written there have been a number of other anniversary lists that have emerged; you now have the gemstone anniversary list, the floral anniversary list and colors that are associated with each anniversary. And thankfully flowers, gems and colors never go out of fashion!
Anniversary Symbols And Colors By Year
When you look back to your own wedding day and the years that you have been together it's the shared memories and love that you will remember.
Wedding anniversary gifts are just that a symbol of your love.
Here are some extra gift ideas to help you find teh best anniversary gift.
Unusual Anniversary Gift Ideas
Personalized Anniversary Gifts
And here are romantic ideas to improve your relationship and marriage.
Have a Happy Anniversary!
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