Wedding Anniversaries

Some people choose to give gifts to their spouse according to the table below instead of an arbitrary gift. It can be quite fun and creative actually! Trying to make handmade gifts always has that special memory to it,
 Each of your wedding anniversary has an associated traditional gift, but if your like me and can never remember what year lace or steel and even china is today I bring you a list of exactly what year is what...

1st - paper
2nd - cotton
3rd - leather
4th - books
5th - Wood or Clocks
6th - Iron
7th - Copper, Bronze or Brass
8th - Electrical Appliances
9th - Pottery
10th- Tin, Aluminum
11th- Steel
12th- silk or linen
13th- lace
14th- Ivory
15th- Crystal
20th - China
25th - Silver
30th - pearl
35th - Coral, Jade
40th - Ruby
45th - Sapphire
50th - Gold
55th - Emerald
60th - Diamond

Diamond wedding anniversaries were formerly reserved for the75th anniversary. however when Queen Victoria celebrated her 60 years on the throne with a diamond jubilee it became popular to celebrate the same for a wedding anniversary.... However there is no wrong time to receive a diamond....