The selecting of one's partner for life and confirming that decision in the Marriage ceremony makes Marriage one of the most important events of life. It is appropriate that the Wedding Day is remembered and celebrated on the Anniversary of the date.

 

Over the years it has become traditional to give a gift on the Wedding Anniversary based on a theme. the glasgow girls wedding guide presents the traditional symbolic themes: 

Wedding Anniversary
Traditional Gift Theme
1st
Paper
2nd
Cotton
3rd
Leather
4th
Fruit / Flowers
5th
Wood
6th
Sugar / Iron
7th
Wool / Copper
8th
Bronze / Pottery
9th
Pottery / Willow
10th
Tin / Aluminium
11th
Steel
12th
Silk / Linen
13th
Lace
14th
Ivory
15th
Crystal
20th
China
25th
Silver
30th
Pearl
35th
Coral
40th
Ruby
45th
Sapphire
50th
Gold
55th
Emerald
60th
Diamond