Wedding Anniversary Gift Chart
Up until Medieval times Wedding Anniversaries were not named. They were just referred to as the the year of marriage they celebrated past the wedding.
How the Wedding Anniversary Became Named
It was in Central Europe that the custom arose to give distinction to the 25th and 50th Wedding Anniversaries. The husband crowned his wife with a silver wreath on their 25th anniversary and with a gold wreath on their 50th.
Although the ritual crowning became obsolete, the name of each thus became known as the “Silver” and “Golden” Wedding Anniversaries.
The naming of the other anniversaries is of a much more modern origin. Over the years since other “milestone” names were given such as Ruby for the 40th and Diamond for the 60th.
Wedding Anniversary Gifts Should Always be Personal
The gifts need not be expensive or extravagant, but should always come from the heart. A well thought out written note or card may be treasured more than a costly ill-afforded present.
Stuck for Wedding anniversary Gift Ideas?
Take the time to reminisce the years you have been together and find special meaning in the times you have spent together. It is these moments you share that gives your marriage the juice of love and in sharing them, keeps them alive.
To begin with, think back to your wedding day; relive it in your mind’s eye. What was the thing you liked most about it? What was the thing you like least? What little details and romantic touches were chosen to make your wedding day memorable?
This little exercise will evoke the feelings and emotions of the day and give you a little bit if insight into what was important to you and your loved one at the time. Your heart will guide you to find the appropriate gift.
The Wedding Anniversary Gift Chart
The names in the chart are linked to a specific gift which is of a symbolic meaning that characterizes the couple’s relationship at that time. The sequence is not a sequential progression in actual durability or value.
It’s true that the value of the gift each passing year increases, however this is more of a reflection of the increase of the couple’s means than anything else.
Be creative in you interpretation of the gift idea. Paper can mean many things; a card, a hand written poem, an anniversary remembrance book, a photo album; You are only limited by your own imagination.
