Wedding Anniversaries
Year | Traditional | Gemstones | Flowers |
1st | Cotton | Gold Jewellery | Carnation |
2nd | Paper | Garnet | Lily of the Valley |
3rd | Leather | Pearls | Sunflower |
4th | Books/fruit | Blue Topaz | Hydrangea |
5th | Wood | Sapphire | Daisy |
6th | Sugar | Amethyst | Calla Lily |
7th | Wool | Onyx | Freesia |
8th | Bronze/salt | Tourmaline | Lilac |
9th | Copper | Lapis Lazuli | Bird of Paradise |
10th | Aluminium/tin | Diamond | Daffodil |
15th | Crystal | Ruby | Rose |
20th | China | Emerald | Aster |
25th | Silver | Silver | Iris |
30th | Pearls | Pearls | Lily |
35th | Coral | Emerald | no symbol |
40th | Ruby | Ruby | Gladiolus |
45th | Sapphire | Sapphire | no symbol |
50th | Golden | Gold | Violet/Yellow Rose |
55th | Emerald | Alexandrite | no symbol |
60th | Diamond | Diamond | no symbol |
70th | Platinum | Sapphire | Dandelion |