Wedding Anniversary Gift - What Should I Buy My Wife
Yes as promised here is the list of the modern wedding anniversary gift categories I discusses in my previous post about the traditional wedding anniversary gift ideas. If your like me and many others you really never have a clue what exactly your supposed to be buying your wife or husband for your wedding anniversary. Yea we’d all like to think we do but do you really know what the modern anniversary gifts are supposed to be? Here is a list of what is currently considered to be the right gift to buy for your wife or buy for your husband for each year of your marriage.
1st Clocks - Are you kidding me I need to buy my wife a clock for our first wedding anniversary!!
2nd China
3rd Crystal & Glass
4th (silk)Electrical Appliances - I somehow doubt my wife would want me to buy here a dishwasher as an anniversary gift.
5th Silverware
6th Wood
7th (copper)Desk Sets
8th Linens & Lace - Ok maybe its time to spice it up a bit with some nice lingerie
9th (china) Leather
10th (aluminum) Diamond Jewelry - Diamond jewelry already
11th Fashion Jewelry, Accessories - Ah a nice Mary Frances Purse could just do the trick
12th Pearls, Colored Gems
13th Textiles & Furs
14th Gold Jewelry - Is it just me or does it seem like every wedding anniversary is calling for buying my wife jewelry.
15th Watches
20th Platinum - Can you really buy platinum wedding anniversary gifts?
25th Sterling Silver Jubilee
30th Diamond
35th Jade
40th Ruby
45th Sapphire
50th Gold
55th Emerald
60th Diamond - I’ll be dead or broke by the time we make it to 60 years of marriage that must be why they moved diamond jewelry up to the 10th anniversary also.

February 3rd, 2009 at 7:58 pm
My husband and I aren’t really big into gifts so we agreed to do something each year related to the item. So, for example, with the traditional list we learned origami together for “paper.” You’re right about diamonds being moved up, though, and if you’re tired of stressing over what to get each year, look into diamond link bracelets. Takes the guesswork out of anniversaries AND birthdays.